The 2026-09-01 snapshot lists a 12.8% historical asylum grant rate for Ramin Rastegar at Newark, NJ, based on 817 grants and 5,562 denials (6,379 decided outcomes).
The 2026-09-01 EOIR snapshot lists Ramin Rastegar with Newark, NJ. With an asylum approval rate of 12.8%, 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.
Community Discussion
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Judge Rastegar (Newark, NJ) data snapshot: Mexico vs Peru grant rates differ 23×
A few numbers worth knowing if you have a hearing in front of Judge Rastegar, Ramin (IJ code RR2, Newark, NJ):
Overall track record
32 years on the bench (since 1995), 7,193 cases total, lifetime grant rate 15.5%
Last 3 years (2023–2026): 4,292 cases, grant rate 7.1% — 3.6pp below the Newark court average (10.6%)
Nationality breakdown (2023–2026 cumulative)
Nationality / Cases / Grant rate
Ecuador 514 10.3%
Guatemala 473 3.9%
Peru 454 1.1%
Colombia 415 2.4%
Honduras 347 5.4%
Brazil 274 3.6%
Mexico 263 24.6%
Nicaragua 196 1.3%
Cuba 182 11.8%
El Salvador 179 3.7%
Dominican Republic 159 10.9%
Mexico applicants see a 24.6% grant rate versus 1.1% for Peru applicants — a 23.2× gap on this judge's docket.
Year-by-year
2023: 947 cases, 10.5% grant rate
2024: 999 cases, 8.3% grant rate
2025: 1053 cases, 4.7% grant rate
2026: 1293 cases, 5.0% grant rate
If you've appeared before Judge Rastegar, 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
Ramin Rastegar is listed with the Newark, NJ Immigration Court. The headline asylum grant rate shown here is 12.8% based on granted and denied asylum decisions represented in the current dataset.
Among the largest nationality groups shown for this judge, the table highlights Guatemala (877 decided, 2.7% grant rate), Ecuador (588 decided, 13.1% grant rate), and Honduras (532 decided, 4.5% 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.
Judge Ramin Rastegar granted asylum in 12.8% of 6,379 decided cases (grants plus denials), according to EOIR data.
Does Judge Ramin Rastegar grant asylum more or less often than other judges?
The rate (12.8%) 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.
