Immigration court
Arlington, VA Immigration Court
33 judges · VA
EOIR data through Oct 1, 2026 · updated monthly
- 2,730
- Granted
- 24,510
- Denied
- 33
- Judges
Distribution
How this court's judges compare
At Arlington, VA, 30 judges range from 1.6% to 49.5%.
Each judge's all-time EOIR decided outcomes across every court they have served in: granted ÷ (granted + denied). Judges now based at this court with at least 100 decided cases. A historical pattern — not a prediction for any case.
Recent decisions (Oct 2024 – Sep 2026): Arlington, VA Immigration Court granted asylum in 10.0% of 27,201 decided cases. That is about the same as the court's all-time rate of 10.0% (27,240 decided cases). Over the same months, the national rate was 5.0%.
What people ask about Arlington, VA Immigration Court
These are the questions people asked most about this court from Apr 2026 to Oct 2026. The answers come from EOIR immigration court data.
What is the asylum grant rate at Arlington, VA Immigration Court?
In Oct 2024 – Sep 2026, the court granted asylum in 10.0% of 27,201 decided cases (grants plus denials). Across all years in EOIR data, it granted 10.0% of 27,240 decided cases. Over the same recent months, the national rate was 5.0%.
How long is the wait from the first hearing to the individual hearing at Arlington, VA Immigration Court?
For cases at this court whose first individual hearing was held in Oct 2025 – Sep 2026, the median time from the first master calendar hearing to that individual hearing was about 16 months. Cases still waiting for an individual hearing are not counted, so this is a floor, not an estimate for any one case.
Which judges at Arlington, VA Immigration Court grant asylum most often?
Among the 29 judges at this court with at least 25 decided asylum cases in Oct 2024 – Sep 2026, the highest grant rates were: Nicole C. Lomartire, 46.8% of 156 decided; Rebecca J. Walters, 38.9% of 54 decided; and Lawrence O. Burman, 34.5% of 724 decided. The median judge among them granted 8.1%.
How to Interpret This Court's Data
Court-level statistics aggregate the judges and cases assigned to the Arlington, VA Immigration Court, so the court average can differ sharply from any one judge's profile.
High-volume judge profiles at this court include Burman, Lawrence O. (20,682 total cases), Mendez, Francisco (4,374 total cases), and Farrar-Crockett, Emily (4,114 total cases). The largest nationality groups shown for this court (fiscal years 2020–2026) include Honduras (4,867 decided, 6.5% grant rate), El Salvador (4,164 decided, 9.4% grant rate), and Guatemala (3,740 decided, 4.1% grant rate).
Asylum grant rate is calculated as granted / (granted + denied). Procedural outcomes are separated so users can distinguish merits decisions from docket-management outcomes.
This page uses public EOIR records last updated 2026-10-01. The data is informational and should not be treated as legal advice or a prediction for any individual case.
Read how EOIR data works or learn how to compare asylum approval rates.
Areas Served by This Court
Based on the official EOIR ZIP-code assignment, the Arlington, VA Immigration Court is the assigned filing location for 307 ZIP codes. Main cities by state:
VA — Alexandria, Norfolk, Virginia Beach, Arlington, Hampton, Newport News, Portsmouth, Suffolk, Chesapeake, Fairfax, Falls Church, Springfield, Yorktown, Reston, Vienna and 191 more cities
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Judges at This Court
| Judge | Approval Rate | Granted | Denied | Decided |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Burman, Lawrence O. | 34.4% | 5,284 | 10,086 | 15,370 |
| Mendez, Francisco | 15.7% | 610 | 3,276 | 3,886 |
| Farrar-Crockett, Emily | 9.7% | 352 | 3,268 | 3,620 |
| Mccloskey, Paul A. | 4.6% | 161 | 3,320 | 3,481 |
| Nadkarni, Deepali | 18.4% | 588 | 2,612 | 3,200 |
| Choi, Raphael | 10.3% | 335 | 2,906 | 3,241 |
| Torg, Cynthia Shepherd | 10.1% | 353 | 3,142 | 3,495 |
| Donoso-Stevens, Karen | 17.4% | 440 | 2,082 | 2,522 |
| Campanella, Lorianne | 27.7% | 683 | 1,779 | 2,462 |
| Lukose, Lolita M. | 20.5% | 488 | 1,891 | 2,379 |
| Braun, Jason E. | 12.0% | 206 | 1,514 | 1,720 |
| Pratt, Sherease R. | 11.6% | 252 | 1,929 | 2,181 |
| Lewis, Michael A. | 11.1% | 229 | 1,843 | 2,072 |
| Vanveldhuisen, Richard W. | 12.7% | 236 | 1,624 | 1,860 |
| Lakomy, Michelle L. | 8.2% | 138 | 1,541 | 1,679 |
| Welsh, Alysha M. | 8.8% | 142 | 1,473 | 1,615 |
| Gardey, David A. | 5.6% | 78 | 1,324 | 1,402 |
| Gadson-Andrews, Ashley | 12.5% | 127 | 893 | 1,020 |
| Petit, Anam Rahman. | 17.4% | 153 | 728 | 881 |
| Gupta, Dimple | 3.5% | 25 | 686 | 711 |
| Perry, Jamie B. | 19.5% | 122 | 504 | 626 |
| O'Brien, Matthew J. | 4.9% | 24 | 463 | 487 |
| Walters, Rebecca J. | 33.9% | 111 | 216 | 327 |
| Soto, Jorene S. | 3.6% | 16 | 429 | 445 |
| Koss, Lenka J. | 7.7% | 28 | 334 | 362 |
| Eyes, Megan H. | 1.6% | 5 | 313 | 318 |
| Lomartire, Nicole C. | 49.5% | 139 | 142 | 281 |
| Sweet, Matthew | 6.1% | 13 | 201 | 214 |
| Mayberry, Karen E. | 25.4% | 16 | 47 | 63 |
| McBride, Kimberly C. | 43.4% | 53 | 69 | 122 |
| Bennett, Joshua L. | 11.2% | 12 | 95 | 107 |
| Tomicich, Mark A. | 12.5% | 2 | 14 | 16 |
| Day, Christopher | 87.5% | 7 | 1 | 8 |
Approval Rate by Nationality
Fiscal years 2020–2026 (Oct 2019 – Sep 2026).
| Nationality | Approval Rate | Granted | Denied | Decided |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Honduras | 6.5% | 318 | 4,549 | 4,867 |
| El Salvador | 9.4% | 392 | 3,772 | 4,164 |
| Guatemala | 4.1% | 153 | 3,587 | 3,740 |
| Bolivia | 4.9% | 152 | 2,935 | 3,087 |
| Mexico | 4.1% | 74 | 1,742 | 1,816 |
| Peru | 8.3% | 135 | 1,492 | 1,627 |
| Venezuela | 11.8% | 158 | 1,177 | 1,335 |
| Colombia | 6.5% | 62 | 897 | 959 |
| Nicaragua | 13.2% | 116 | 760 | 876 |
| Mauritania | 12.7% | 78 | 534 | 612 |
| Turkey | 29.3% | 101 | 244 | 345 |
| Afghanistan | 66.4% | 196 | 99 | 295 |
| Ecuador | 2.6% | 7 | 262 | 269 |
| Ethiopia | 50.8% | 122 | 118 | 240 |
| Haiti | 4.1% | 9 | 208 | 217 |
| Russia | 45.4% | 74 | 89 | 163 |
| India | 11.6% | 17 | 129 | 146 |
| China | 50.4% | 68 | 67 | 135 |
| Egypt | 36.1% | 43 | 76 | 119 |
| Brazil | 0.9% | 1 | 112 | 113 |
| Ghana | 21.5% | 23 | 84 | 107 |
| Pakistan | 15.9% | 17 | 90 | 107 |
| Dominican Republic | 6.8% | 6 | 82 | 88 |
| Burkina Faso | 15.9% | 13 | 69 | 82 |
| Argentina | 1.4% | 1 | 72 | 73 |
| Bangladesh | 19.2% | 14 | 59 | 73 |
| Azerbaijan | 53.5% | 38 | 33 | 71 |
| Cuba | 21.5% | 14 | 51 | 65 |
| Jamaica | 6.2% | 4 | 60 | 64 |
| Morocco | 11.7% | 7 | 53 | 60 |
| Romania | 1.7% | 1 | 59 | 60 |
| Nepal | 15.5% | 9 | 49 | 58 |
| Cameroon | 42.1% | 24 | 33 | 57 |
| Senegal | 10.7% | 6 | 50 | 56 |
| Somalia | 37.5% | 21 | 35 | 56 |
| Vietnam | 20.0% | 10 | 40 | 50 |
| Jordan | 14.3% | 7 | 42 | 49 |
| Iran | 53.3% | 24 | 21 | 45 |
| Sierra Leone | 23.7% | 9 | 29 | 38 |
| Nigeria | 16.7% | 6 | 30 | 36 |
| Uzbekistan | 38.9% | 14 | 22 | 36 |
| Mongolia | 8.6% | 3 | 32 | 35 |
| Eritrea | 55.9% | 19 | 15 | 34 |
| Sudan | 38.2% | 13 | 21 | 34 |
| Guinea | 37.9% | 11 | 18 | 29 |
| South Korea | 13.8% | 4 | 25 | 29 |
| Georgia | 53.8% | 14 | 12 | 26 |
| Iraq | 57.7% | 15 | 11 | 26 |
| Philippines | 9.1% | 2 | 20 | 22 |
| Turkmenistan | 35.0% | 7 | 13 | 20 |
| Tajikistan (Tadzhik) | 26.3% | 5 | 14 | 19 |
| Ukraine | 21.1% | 4 | 15 | 19 |
| Chile | 11.1% | 2 | 16 | 18 |
| Thailand | 11.8% | 2 | 15 | 17 |
| Panama | 6.2% | 1 | 15 | 16 |
| Costa Rica | 0.0% | 0 | 13 | 13 |
| Congo | 8.3% | 1 | 11 | 12 |
| Unknown Nationality | 33.3% | 4 | 8 | 12 |
| Serbia | 16.7% | 2 | 10 | 12 |
| Democratic Republic Of Congo | 9.1% | 1 | 10 | 11 |
| Tunisia | 18.2% | 2 | 9 | 11 |
| United Kingdom | 9.1% | 1 | 10 | 11 |
| Kazakhstan | 30.0% | 3 | 7 | 10 |
| Canada | 10.0% | 1 | 9 | 10 |
| Yemen | 0.0% | 0 | 10 | 10 |
| Indonesia | 11.1% | 1 | 8 | 9 |
| Togo | 22.2% | 2 | 7 | 9 |
| Saudi Arabia | 12.5% | 1 | 7 | 8 |
| Belize | 0.0% | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| Ireland | 0.0% | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| Kenya | 14.3% | 1 | 6 | 7 |
| Moldavia (Moldova) | 33.3% | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| Belarus | 16.7% | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| Germany | 16.7% | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| Tanzania | 0.0% | 0 | 6 | 6 |
| Albania | 80.0% | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| Bulgaria | 20.0% | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| Sri Lanka | 60.0% | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| Malawi | 20.0% | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| Netherlands | 0.0% | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| France | 0.0% | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| Gambia | 50.0% | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Trinidad And Tobago | 25.0% | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| Israel | 0.0% | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| South Africa | 0.0% | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| Stateless - Alien Unable To Name A Country | 0.0% | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| Syria | 75.0% | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| Algeria | 0.0% | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Italy | 0.0% | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Libya | 0.0% | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Liberia | 0.0% | 0 | 1 | 1 |