Immigration court
Baton Rouge, LA Immigration Court
6 judges · LA
EOIR data through Oct 1, 2026 · updated monthly
- 20
- Granted
- 5,478
- Denied
- 6
- Judges
Distribution
How this court's judges compare
At Baton Rouge, LA, 6 judges range from 0.5% to 11.3%.
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): Baton Rouge, LA Immigration Court granted asylum in 0.4% of 5,498 decided cases. That is about the same as the court's all-time rate of 0.4% (5,498 decided cases). Over the same months, the national rate was 5.0%.
How to Interpret This Court's Data
Court-level statistics aggregate the judges and cases assigned to the Baton Rouge, LA Immigration Court, so the court average can differ sharply from any one judge's profile.
High-volume judge profiles at this court include Thogersen, Cassie A. (4,583 total cases), Holliday, Carey R. (4,487 total cases), and White, Romaine (3,036 total cases). The largest nationality groups shown for this court (fiscal years 2020–2026) include Honduras (2,304 decided, 0.0% grant rate), Mexico (1,173 decided, 0.0% grant rate), and Guatemala (754 decided, 0.1% 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 Baton Rouge, LA Immigration Court is the assigned filing location for 70 ZIP codes. Main cities by state:
LA — Baton Rouge, Shreveport, Lake Charles, Lafayette, Alexandria, Houma, Bossier City, Denham Springs, Mandeville, Cut Off, Gonzales, Morgan City
MS — Jackson, Biloxi, Hattiesburg, Brandon, Laurel
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Judges at This Court
| Judge | Approval Rate | Granted | Denied | Decided |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thogersen, Cassie A. | 2.0% | 65 | 3,192 | 3,257 |
| Holliday, Carey R. | 11.3% | 404 | 3,174 | 3,578 |
| White, Romaine | 4.6% | 126 | 2,613 | 2,739 |
| Laragy, W. Scott | 2.1% | 45 | 2,100 | 2,145 |
| Comans, Jamee E. | 0.7% | 14 | 2,016 | 2,030 |
| Moore, Patrick E. | 0.5% | 5 | 1,041 | 1,046 |
Approval Rate by Nationality
Fiscal years 2020–2026 (Oct 2019 – Sep 2026).
| Nationality | Approval Rate | Granted | Denied | Decided |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Honduras | 0.0% | 1 | 2,303 | 2,304 |
| Mexico | 0.0% | 0 | 1,173 | 1,173 |
| Guatemala | 0.1% | 1 | 753 | 754 |
| Nicaragua | 0.3% | 1 | 387 | 388 |
| Venezuela | 0.0% | 0 | 213 | 213 |
| El Salvador | 0.7% | 1 | 135 | 136 |
| India | 0.0% | 0 | 96 | 96 |
| Colombia | 0.0% | 0 | 72 | 72 |
| Vietnam | 0.0% | 0 | 48 | 48 |
| Brazil | 0.0% | 0 | 38 | 38 |
| Senegal | 5.9% | 2 | 32 | 34 |
| China | 21.4% | 6 | 22 | 28 |
| Mauritania | 3.7% | 1 | 26 | 27 |
| Ecuador | 0.0% | 0 | 25 | 25 |
| Haiti | 0.0% | 0 | 25 | 25 |
| Dominican Republic | 0.0% | 0 | 15 | 15 |
| Turkey | 0.0% | 0 | 13 | 13 |
| Cuba | 0.0% | 0 | 12 | 12 |
| Jordan | 18.2% | 2 | 9 | 11 |
| Panama | 0.0% | 0 | 9 | 9 |
| Jamaica | 0.0% | 0 | 8 | 8 |
| Belize | 0.0% | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| Indonesia | 0.0% | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| Bolivia | 0.0% | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| Costa Rica | 0.0% | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| Nigeria | 0.0% | 0 | 5 | 5 |