Immigration Judge at Buffalo, NY
Judge Connelly, Steven J. serves at the Buffalo, NY Immigration Court. With an asylum approval rate of 9.9%, 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 | 1.1% | 2 | 186 | 188 |
| Mexico | 5.8% | 10 | 161 | 171 |
| Guatemala | 1.4% | 2 | 137 | 139 |
| Venezuela | 3.7% | 5 | 129 | 134 |
| Brazil | 0.0% | 0 | 113 | 113 |
| Colombia | 4.6% | 5 | 103 | 108 |
| Nicaragua | 11.7% | 11 | 83 | 94 |
| Cuba | 26.3% | 20 | 56 | 76 |
| Turkey | 2.8% | 2 | 69 | 71 |
| Honduras | 2.0% | 1 | 50 | 51 |
| Cameroon | 62.2% | 28 | 17 | 45 |
| Sri Lanka | 2.2% | 1 | 44 | 45 |
| Afghanistan | 37.5% | 15 | 25 | 40 |
| Dominican Republic | 0.0% | 0 | 35 | 35 |
| India | 2.9% | 1 | 33 | 34 |
| Russia | 64.7% | 22 | 12 | 34 |
| Peru | 0.0% | 0 | 33 | 33 |
| Angola | 0.0% | 0 | 30 | 30 |
| Haiti | 10.3% | 3 | 26 | 29 |
| El Salvador | 12.0% | 3 | 22 | 25 |
| Bangladesh | 61.9% | 13 | 8 | 21 |
| Jamaica | 33.3% | 5 | 10 | 15 |
| Mauritania | 0.0% | 0 | 13 | 13 |
| China | 16.7% | 2 | 10 | 12 |
| Sudan | 36.4% | 4 | 7 | 11 |
| Nigeria | 40.0% | 4 | 6 | 10 |
| Senegal | 0.0% | 0 | 9 | 9 |
| Somalia | 77.8% | 7 | 2 | 9 |
| Canada | 66.7% | 6 | 3 | 9 |
| Romania | 0.0% | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| Turkmenistan | 0.0% | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| Guinea | 16.7% | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| Ghana | 16.7% | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| Democratic Republic Of Congo | 20.0% | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| Pakistan | 0.0% | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| Vietnam | 0.0% | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| Eritrea | 25.0% | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| Armenia | 0.0% | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Georgia | 0.0% | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Uzbekistan | 0.0% | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Trinidad And Tobago | 0.0% | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Niger | 100.0% | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Costa Rica | 0.0% | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Guyana | 33.3% | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Congo | 0.0% | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Bolivia | 0.0% | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Chad | 0.0% | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Jordan | 0.0% | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Ukraine | 0.0% | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Sierra Leone | 0.0% | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Israel | 0.0% | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Morocco | 0.0% | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Year | Approval Rate | Granted | Denied | Decided |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 11.3% | 50 | 393 | 443 |
| 2024 | 8.2% | 39 | 436 | 475 |
| 2023 | 5.5% | 18 | 310 | 328 |
| 2022 | 11.2% | 20 | 158 | 178 |
| 2021 | 21.7% | 28 | 101 | 129 |
| 2020 | 23.2% | 48 | 159 | 207 |