Immigration Judge at Newark, NJ
Judge Chen, Shana W. serves at the Newark, NJ Immigration Court. With an asylum approval rate of 4.6%, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Guatemala | 1.8% | 24 | 1,296 | 1,320 |
| Honduras | 3.6% | 30 | 801 | 831 |
| Peru | 0.5% | 2 | 417 | 419 |
| El Salvador | 6.2% | 25 | 375 | 400 |
| Ecuador | 3.2% | 12 | 364 | 376 |
| Colombia | 0.6% | 2 | 352 | 354 |
| Brazil | 4.0% | 12 | 285 | 297 |
| Mexico | 13.3% | 37 | 242 | 279 |
| Nicaragua | 0.6% | 1 | 159 | 160 |
| Venezuela | 7.5% | 10 | 124 | 134 |
| Dominican Republic | 8.2% | 8 | 89 | 97 |
| Haiti | 0.0% | 0 | 90 | 90 |
| Nigeria | 47.3% | 26 | 29 | 55 |
| India | 16.2% | 6 | 31 | 37 |
| Turkey | 0.0% | 0 | 35 | 35 |
| Costa Rica | 0.0% | 0 | 23 | 23 |
| Cuba | 0.0% | 0 | 21 | 21 |
| Ghana | 30.0% | 6 | 14 | 20 |
| Egypt | 33.3% | 6 | 12 | 18 |
| Georgia | 7.1% | 1 | 13 | 14 |
| Russia | 16.7% | 2 | 10 | 12 |
| Jamaica | 20.0% | 2 | 8 | 10 |
| China | 12.5% | 1 | 7 | 8 |
| Romania | 0.0% | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| Burkina Faso | 14.3% | 1 | 6 | 7 |
| Chile | 14.3% | 1 | 6 | 7 |
| Uzbekistan | 83.3% | 5 | 1 | 6 |
| Indonesia | 0.0% | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| Kazakhstan | 0.0% | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| Philippines | 25.0% | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| United Arab Emirates | 100.0% | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| Turkmenistan | 0.0% | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| Argentina | 0.0% | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| Bangladesh | 0.0% | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Paraguay | 0.0% | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Poland | 0.0% | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| South Africa | 0.0% | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Belize | 0.0% | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Ivory Coast (Cote D'Ivoire) | 0.0% | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Namibia | 0.0% | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Ukraine | 0.0% | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Israel | 100.0% | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Jordan | 0.0% | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Sierra Leone | 0.0% | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Trinidad And Tobago | 0.0% | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Democratic Republic Of Congo | 0.0% | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Guinea | 0.0% | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Nepal | 100.0% | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Mauritania | 100.0% | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Bolivia | 0.0% | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Pakistan | 0.0% | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Kenya | 0.0% | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Guyana | 100.0% | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Dominica | 0.0% | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Afghanistan | 0.0% | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Chad | 0.0% | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Liberia | 0.0% | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Panama | 0.0% | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Cameroon | 0.0% | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Year | Approval Rate | Granted | Denied | Decided |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 0.0% | 0 | 100 | 100 |
| 2025 | 4.2% | 46 | 1,038 | 1,084 |
| 2024 | 3.8% | 48 | 1,218 | 1,266 |
| 2023 | 3.4% | 38 | 1,082 | 1,120 |
| 2022 | 4.5% | 31 | 657 | 688 |
| 2021 | 11.2% | 45 | 357 | 402 |
| 2020 | 6.8% | 34 | 464 | 498 |