Immigration Judge at Newark, NJ
Judge Akalski, Maria I. serves at the Newark, NJ Immigration Court. With an asylum approval rate of 3.6%, this judge is below average compared to the national average. Data sourced from EOIR (Executive Office for Immigration Review).
| Nationality | Approval Rate | Granted | Denied | Decided |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ecuador | 2.3% | 24 | 1,001 | 1,025 |
| Peru | 1.3% | 10 | 752 | 762 |
| Brazil | 1.8% | 10 | 559 | 569 |
| Colombia | 0.7% | 4 | 540 | 544 |
| Guatemala | 2.3% | 9 | 377 | 386 |
| Honduras | 2.2% | 7 | 317 | 324 |
| Mexico | 15.2% | 34 | 189 | 223 |
| El Salvador | 2.7% | 3 | 110 | 113 |
| Dominican Republic | 2.2% | 2 | 88 | 90 |
| Venezuela | 1.1% | 1 | 87 | 88 |
| Nicaragua | 4.2% | 3 | 68 | 71 |
| Haiti | 4.3% | 3 | 66 | 69 |
| Turkey | 6.2% | 3 | 45 | 48 |
| India | 13.0% | 3 | 20 | 23 |
| Russia | 63.2% | 12 | 7 | 19 |
| Costa Rica | 27.8% | 5 | 13 | 18 |
| Chile | 0.0% | 0 | 17 | 17 |
| Unknown Nationality | 0.0% | 0 | 17 | 17 |
| Nigeria | 13.3% | 2 | 13 | 15 |
| Georgia | 40.0% | 6 | 9 | 15 |
| United Kingdom | 0.0% | 0 | 10 | 10 |
| Cuba | 44.4% | 4 | 5 | 9 |
| Turkmenistan | 0.0% | 0 | 9 | 9 |
| Jamaica | 33.3% | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| China | 0.0% | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| Pakistan | 60.0% | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| Dominica | 0.0% | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| Bangladesh | 25.0% | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| Panama | 0.0% | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| Bolivia | 0.0% | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| Argentina | 0.0% | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| Poland | 100.0% | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| Belize | 0.0% | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Belarus | 50.0% | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Liberia | 0.0% | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Democratic Republic Of Congo | 0.0% | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Uzbekistan | 0.0% | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Burkina Faso | 0.0% | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Ukraine | 100.0% | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Ghana | 100.0% | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Tajikistan (Tadzhik) | 0.0% | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Portugal | 0.0% | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Nepal | 0.0% | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Mauritania | 0.0% | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Vietnam | 0.0% | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Year | Approval Rate | Granted | Denied | Decided |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 0.0% | 0 | 494 | 494 |
| 2025 | 3.0% | 45 | 1,464 | 1,509 |
| 2024 | 4.2% | 61 | 1,387 | 1,448 |
| 2023 | 5.6% | 60 | 1,003 | 1,063 |
| 2022 | 0.0% | 0 | 40 | 40 |
| 2021 | 0.0% | 0 | 4 | 4 |