Immigration Judge at New York Varick 5th, NY
Judge Margaret Kolbe serves at the New York Varick 5th, NY Immigration Court. With an asylum approval rate of 38.6%, this judge is average compared to the national average. Data sourced from EOIR (Executive Office for Immigration Review).
Margaret Kolbe is listed with the New York Varick 5th, NY Immigration Court. The headline asylum grant rate shown here is 38.6% based on granted and denied asylum decisions represented in the current dataset.
Among the largest nationality groups shown for this judge, the table highlights Ecuador (304 decided, 26.0% grant rate), El Salvador (265 decided, 23.4% grant rate), and Honduras (210 decided, 12.4% 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 Other procedural outcomes, including terminated, withdrawn, administratively closed, or removed cases, are tracked separately where available and are not treated as asylum grants.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 2026-07-01. It is for research and information only, not legal advice.
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| Nationality | Cases | Grant rate |
|---|---|---|
| Ecuador | 304 | 26.0% |
| El Salvador | 265 | 23.4% |
| Honduras | 210 | 12.4% |
| Guatemala | 161 | 15.5% |
| Peru | 129 | 17.1% |
| India | 122 | 56.6% |
| Nicaragua | 115 | 28.7% |
| Colombia | 109 | 17.4% |
| Year | Cases | Grant rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 447 | 16.8% |
| 2025 | 545 | 38.2% |
| 2024 | 474 | 30.4% |
| 2023 | 220 | 37.7% |
| 2022 | 178 | 40.4% |
| 2021 | 46 | 50.0% |
| 2020 | 144 | 34.0% |
Judge Margaret Kolbe's asylum approval rate is 38.6% according to EOIR FOIA data.
The dataset lists 3,312 total asylum cases for Judge Margaret Kolbe.
The approval rate is calculated as granted divided by (granted + denied). It excludes terminations and withdrawals, and the source is EOIR FOIA data.