Immigration Judge at Indianapolis, IN
Judge Burch, Valerie A. serves at the Indianapolis, IN Immigration Court. With an asylum approval rate of 19.0%, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mexico | 13.2% | 27 | 178 | 205 |
| Guatemala | 6.7% | 7 | 98 | 105 |
| Venezuela | 34.5% | 30 | 57 | 87 |
| Honduras | 15.7% | 13 | 70 | 83 |
| Nicaragua | 16.9% | 13 | 64 | 77 |
| Nigeria | 15.7% | 11 | 59 | 70 |
| India | 9.5% | 6 | 57 | 63 |
| El Salvador | 20.0% | 11 | 44 | 55 |
| Haiti | 4.4% | 2 | 43 | 45 |
| Colombia | 14.0% | 6 | 37 | 43 |
| Russia | 60.0% | 15 | 10 | 25 |
| China | 30.0% | 6 | 14 | 20 |
| Cameroon | 37.5% | 6 | 10 | 16 |
| Jamaica | 21.4% | 3 | 11 | 14 |
| Ecuador | 0.0% | 0 | 13 | 13 |
| Cuba | 33.3% | 4 | 8 | 12 |
| Vietnam | 27.3% | 3 | 8 | 11 |
| Mauritania | 0.0% | 0 | 8 | 8 |
| Chile | 12.5% | 1 | 7 | 8 |
| Eritrea | 100.0% | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| Peru | 0.0% | 0 | 6 | 6 |
| Uzbekistan | 33.3% | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| Guinea | 50.0% | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| Niger | 0.0% | 0 | 6 | 6 |
| Afghanistan | 50.0% | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Democratic Republic Of Congo | 0.0% | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| Brazil | 0.0% | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Romania | 0.0% | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Belize | 33.3% | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Iran | 100.0% | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Sudan | 66.7% | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Georgia | 50.0% | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Turkey | 50.0% | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Guyana | 0.0% | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Armenia | 0.0% | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Ukraine | 0.0% | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Dominican Republic | 0.0% | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Ethiopia | 0.0% | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Egypt | 100.0% | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Costa Rica | 0.0% | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Year | Approval Rate | Granted | Denied | Decided |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2.9% | 4 | 135 | 139 |
| 2025 | 16.8% | 93 | 461 | 554 |
| 2024 | 19.0% | 27 | 115 | 142 |
| 2023 | 26.1% | 24 | 68 | 92 |
| 2022 | 19.7% | 15 | 61 | 76 |
| 2021 | 76.0% | 19 | 6 | 25 |
| 2020 | 23.9% | 11 | 35 | 46 |