The 2026-09-01 snapshot lists a 2.9% historical asylum grant rate for Nicole Lane at Newark, NJ, based on 142 grants and 4,728 denials (4,870 decided outcomes).
The 2026-09-01 EOIR snapshot lists Nicole Lane with Newark, NJ. With an asylum approval rate of 2.9%, this judge is below 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 Lane (Newark, NJ) data snapshot: 4,508 cases over 30 years, 3.8% grant rate
A few numbers worth knowing if you have a hearing in front of Judge Lane, Nicole (IJ code NBL, Newark, NJ):
Overall track record
30 years on the bench (since 1997), 4,508 cases total, lifetime grant rate 3.8%
Last 3 years (2023–2026): 4,396 cases, grant rate 3.8% — 7.8pp below the Newark court average (11.6%)
Nationality breakdown (2023–2026 cumulative)
Nationality / Cases / Grant rate
Ecuador 1021 3.0%
Peru 916 5.9%
Colombia 683 1.9%
Brazil 348 1.7%
Guatemala 271 0.9%
Honduras 199 1.9%
Mexico 175 0.0%
Cuba 130 0.0%
El Salvador 118 9.1%
Dominican Republic 108 0.0%
Venezuela 81 0.0%
Year-by-year
2023: 698 cases, 7.5% grant rate
2024: 1115 cases, 7.6% grant rate
2025: 1069 cases, 3.0% grant rate
2026: 1514 cases, 0.0% grant rate
If you've appeared before Judge Lane, 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, May 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
Nicole Lane is listed with the Newark, NJ Immigration Court. The headline asylum grant rate shown here is 2.9% 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 (1,176 decided, 2.4% grant rate), Peru (1,014 decided, 4.8% grant rate), and Colombia (749 decided, 1.6% 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.
Judge Nicole Lane granted asylum in 2.9% of 4,870 decided cases (grants plus denials), according to EOIR data.
Does Judge Nicole Lane grant asylum more or less often than other judges?
The rate (2.9%) is below the 16.6% national rate; the median judge at Newark, NJ grants 16.4%. 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.
