The 2026-09-01 snapshot lists a 20.7% historical asylum grant rate for Lolita M. Lukose at Arlington, VA, based on 482 grants and 1,852 denials (2,334 decided outcomes).
The 2026-09-01 EOIR snapshot lists Lolita M. Lukose with Arlington, VA. With an asylum approval rate of 20.7%, this judge is above average compared to the national average. Data sourced from EOIR (Executive Office for Immigration Review). Historical listings do not by themselves establish a current assignment.
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Judge Lukose (Arlington, VA) data snapshot: Ethiopia vs Bolivia grant rates differ 51×, overall rate fell from 29% to 9% in 3 years
A few numbers worth knowing if you have a hearing in front of Judge Lukose, Lolita M. (IJ code LL1, Arlington, VA):
Overall track record
10 years on the bench (since 2017), 2,627 cases total, lifetime grant rate 20.3%
Last 3 years (2023–2026): 2,003 cases, grant rate 15.5% — 5.0pp above the Arlington court average (10.4%)
Nationality breakdown (2023–2026 cumulative)
Nationality / Cases / Grant rate
Honduras 387 10.7%
Guatemala 341 5.1%
El Salvador 273 20.6%
Bolivia 207 1.6%
Peru 115 6.1%
Mexico 112 10.0%
Venezuela 91 15.1%
Nicaragua 68 12.9%
Colombia 61 3.6%
Mauritania 33 15.2%
Ethiopia 29 81.5%
Ethiopia applicants see a 81.5% grant rate versus 1.6% for Bolivia applicants — a 51.1× gap on this judge's docket.
Year-by-year
2023: 259 cases, 28.7% grant rate
2024: 514 cases, 15.1% grant rate
2025: 658 cases, 14.4% grant rate
2026: 572 cases, 9.5% grant rate
If you've appeared before Judge Lukose, I'd love to hear:
1. What's your nationality, and when was your most recent hearing?
2. How did your attorney prepare for this judge specifically?
Source: EOIR (U.S. Executive Office for Immigration Review) public statistics, July 2026 release, compiled by AsylumTracker. A judge's historical pattern does not predict the outcome of any individual case; this is shared to help set realistic expectations. Real-experience accounts from the community are welcome.
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How to Interpret These Judge Statistics
Lolita M. Lukose is listed with the Arlington, VA Immigration Court. The headline asylum grant rate shown here is 20.7% based on granted and denied asylum decisions represented in the current dataset.
Among the largest nationality groups shown for this judge, the table highlights Honduras (411 decided, 13.6% grant rate), Guatemala (379 decided, 7.9% grant rate), and El Salvador (342 decided, 32.5% grant rate). Compare these rows with the judge's overall rate because nationality mix can materially change how the headline number should be read.
Grant rate is calculated as granted / (granted + denied). Other procedural outcomes, including terminated, withdrawn, administratively closed, or removed cases, are tracked separately where available and are not treated as asylum grants.
This page is based on public EOIR data last updated 2026-09-01. It is for research and information only, not legal advice.
What is Judge Lolita M. Lukose's asylum grant rate?
Judge Lolita M. Lukose granted asylum in 20.7% of 2,334 decided cases (grants plus denials), according to EOIR data.
Does Judge Lolita M. Lukose grant asylum more or less often than other judges?
The rate (20.7%) is above the 16.6% national rate; the median judge at Arlington, VA grants 11.2%. It is a historical average, not a prediction for any one case.
How is this grant rate calculated?
Grants divided by grants plus denials. Terminations, withdrawals and administrative closures are not counted.
