Immigration court
Batavia, NY Immigration Court
3 judges · NY
EOIR data through Oct 1, 2026 · updated monthly
- 501
- Granted
- 11,167
- Denied
- 3
- Judges
Recent decisions (Oct 2024 – Sep 2026): none in this snapshot. All-time, the court granted asylum in 4.3% of 11,668 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 Batavia, NY Immigration Court, so the court average can differ sharply from any one judge's profile.
High-volume judge profiles at this court include Reid, John B. (10,136 total cases), Aikman, Susan, F (487 total cases), and Merriman, Joy A. (279 total cases). Nationality rows are shown when enough decided cases are available in the source data.
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.
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Areas Served by This Court
Based on the official EOIR ZIP-code assignment, the Batavia, NY Immigration Court is the assigned filing location for 1 ZIP codes. Main cities by state:
NY — Batavia
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Judges at This Court
| Judge | Approval Rate | Granted | Denied | Decided |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reid, John B. | 4.6% | 417 | 8,635 | 9,052 |
| Aikman, Susan, F | 16.2% | 65 | 335 | 400 |
| Merriman, Joy A. | 8.0% | 17 | 195 | 212 |
Approval Rate by Nationality
Fiscal years 2020–2026 (Oct 2019 – Sep 2026).
| Nationality | Approval Rate | Granted | Denied | Decided |
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