Immigration court
Chelmsford, MA Immigration Court
22 judges · MA
EOIR data through Oct 1, 2026 · updated monthly
- 1,544
- Granted
- 9,157
- Denied
- 22
- Judges
Distribution
How this court's judges compare
At Chelmsford, MA, 17 judges range from 0.4% to 41.8%.
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): Chelmsford, MA Immigration Court granted asylum in 14.3% of 10,665 decided cases. That is lower than the court's all-time rate of 14.4% (10,701 decided cases). Over the same months, the national rate was 5.0%.
What people ask about Chelmsford, MA 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.
Which judges at Chelmsford, MA Immigration Court grant asylum most often?
Among the 19 judges at this court with at least 25 decided asylum cases in Oct 2024 – Sep 2026, the highest grant rates were: Angela Munro, 51.0% of 145 decided; Jonathan Hall, 47.0% of 181 decided; and Juliana Menezes de Araujo, 36.0% of 75 decided. The median judge among them granted 19.1%.
How to Interpret This Court's Data
Court-level statistics aggregate the judges and cases assigned to the Chelmsford, MA Immigration Court, so the court average can differ sharply from any one judge's profile.
High-volume judge profiles at this court include Olson, Christine (3,441 total cases), Cho, Yul-mi (2,748 total cases), and Pappas, George (2,509 total cases). The largest nationality groups shown for this court (fiscal years 2020–2026) include Brazil (2,683 decided, 7.0% grant rate), Guatemala (1,819 decided, 24.1% grant rate), and Dominican Republic (1,295 decided, 2.3% 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 Chelmsford, MA Immigration Court is the assigned filing location for 1,190 ZIP codes. Main cities by state:
MA — Worcester, Lowell, Lynn, Haverhill, Lawrence, Acton, Framingham, Amesbury, Andover, Ashburnham, Ashby, Ashland, Athol, Auburn, Ayer and 136 more cities
ME — Portland, Orono, Abbot, Acton, Addison, Albion, Alfred, Alna, Andover, Anson, Ashland, Athens, Auburn, Augusta, Aurora and 407 more cities
NH — Manchester, Nashua, Rochester, Concord, Acworth, Alstead, Alton, Alton Bay, Amherst, Andover, Antrim, Ashland, Ashuelot, Atkinson, Auburn and 222 more cities
RI — Providence, Cranston, Warwick, Newport, Pawtucket, Albion, Ashaway, Barrington, Block Island, Bradford, Bristol, Carolina, Central Falls, Charlestown, Chepachet and 52 more cities
VT — Burlington, Barton, Colchester, White River Junction, Adamant, Albany, Alburgh, Arlington, Ascutney, Averill, Bakersfield, Barnard, Barnet, Barre, Beecher Falls and 245 more cities
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Judges at This Court
| Judge | Approval Rate | Granted | Denied | Decided |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Olson, Christine | 3.2% | 82 | 2,445 | 2,527 |
| Cho, Yul-mi | 7.8% | 177 | 2,095 | 2,272 |
| Pappas, George | 23.9% | 180 | 574 | 754 |
| McEwen, Justin | 40.9% | 157 | 227 | 384 |
| Smith, Natalie | 13.5% | 220 | 1,409 | 1,629 |
| Munro, Angela | 41.2% | 232 | 331 | 563 |
| Saldana Mistry, Lucero | 35.0% | 255 | 474 | 729 |
| Froes, Nina | 23.8% | 211 | 677 | 888 |
| Beverly, Jenny | 41.8% | 161 | 224 | 385 |
| Le, Huy | 18.2% | 138 | 619 | 757 |
| Hall, Jonathan | 40.9% | 130 | 188 | 318 |
| Ostrom, Donald | 20.6% | 115 | 442 | 557 |
| Griffiths, Nancy | 30.7% | 89 | 201 | 290 |
| Menezes de Araujo, Juliana | 16.5% | 69 | 349 | 418 |
| Dubuc, Luciana | 1.7% | 12 | 687 | 699 |
| Jordan, James | 0.4% | 2 | 513 | 515 |
| Frames, Kathryn E. | 2.0% | 3 | 144 | 147 |
| Nierva, Julian R. | 3.0% | 3 | 96 | 99 |
| Sullivan, Michael | 3.3% | 2 | 59 | 61 |
| Pearly, Brian | 0.0% | 0 | 18 | 18 |
| Schofield, Charles | 0.0% | 0 | 12 | 12 |
| Leonatti, Adam H. | 0.0% | 0 | 6 | 6 |
Roster entries without a usable profile denominator: Visiting Judge 8, Doyle, Kerry, Gaffney, Kevin. They are excluded from the rate table above.
Approval Rate by Nationality
Fiscal years 2020–2026 (Oct 2019 – Sep 2026).
| Nationality | Approval Rate | Granted | Denied | Decided |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brazil | 7.0% | 188 | 2,495 | 2,683 |
| Guatemala | 24.1% | 438 | 1,381 | 1,819 |
| Dominican Republic | 2.3% | 30 | 1,265 | 1,295 |
| Ecuador | 9.0% | 71 | 721 | 792 |
| El Salvador | 27.1% | 125 | 336 | 461 |
| Colombia | 6.2% | 28 | 424 | 452 |
| Honduras | 15.9% | 65 | 343 | 408 |
| Haiti | 4.7% | 18 | 365 | 383 |
| Angola | 32.3% | 107 | 224 | 331 |
| Mexico | 13.4% | 33 | 214 | 247 |
| Venezuela | 8.9% | 18 | 185 | 203 |
| Democratic Republic Of Congo | 42.6% | 69 | 93 | 162 |
| Nicaragua | 6.1% | 7 | 107 | 114 |
| Peru | 5.9% | 6 | 96 | 102 |
| India | 12.5% | 11 | 77 | 88 |
| Jamaica | 5.4% | 4 | 70 | 74 |
| Turkey | 14.1% | 9 | 55 | 64 |
| Congo | 42.6% | 26 | 35 | 61 |
| China | 22.4% | 11 | 38 | 49 |
| Russia | 53.2% | 25 | 22 | 47 |
| Cameroon | 65.9% | 29 | 15 | 44 |
| Cape Verde | 4.7% | 2 | 41 | 43 |
| Uganda | 47.5% | 19 | 21 | 40 |
| Dominica | 0.0% | 0 | 35 | 35 |
| Burundi | 55.2% | 16 | 13 | 29 |
| Ghana | 34.5% | 10 | 19 | 29 |
| Rwanda | 55.6% | 15 | 12 | 27 |
| Chile | 4.0% | 1 | 24 | 25 |
| Nigeria | 40.9% | 9 | 13 | 22 |
| Romania | 0.0% | 0 | 22 | 22 |
| Bolivia | 23.8% | 5 | 16 | 21 |
| Senegal | 35.0% | 7 | 13 | 20 |
| Egypt | 21.1% | 4 | 15 | 19 |
| Kenya | 44.4% | 8 | 10 | 18 |
| Belarus | 88.2% | 15 | 2 | 17 |
| Cuba | 29.4% | 5 | 12 | 17 |
| Guinea | 25.0% | 4 | 12 | 16 |
| Vietnam | 13.3% | 2 | 13 | 15 |
| Indonesia | 42.9% | 6 | 8 | 14 |
| Jordan | 14.3% | 2 | 12 | 14 |
| Afghanistan | 33.3% | 4 | 8 | 12 |
| Nepal | 58.3% | 7 | 5 | 12 |
| Portugal | 25.0% | 3 | 9 | 12 |
| Unknown Nationality | 16.7% | 2 | 10 | 12 |
| Morocco | 10.0% | 1 | 9 | 10 |
| Ireland | 0.0% | 0 | 9 | 9 |
| Mauritania | 11.1% | 1 | 8 | 9 |
| Pakistan | 55.6% | 5 | 4 | 9 |
| Ukraine | 0.0% | 0 | 9 | 9 |
| Albania | 12.5% | 1 | 7 | 8 |
| Azerbaijan | 12.5% | 1 | 7 | 8 |
| Djibouti | 50.0% | 4 | 4 | 8 |
| Ethiopia | 100.0% | 8 | 0 | 8 |
| Argentina | 0.0% | 0 | 8 | 8 |
| Sri Lanka | 0.0% | 0 | 8 | 8 |
| Somalia | 37.5% | 3 | 5 | 8 |
| Canada | 14.3% | 1 | 6 | 7 |
| Panama | 16.7% | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| Cambodia | 20.0% | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| Costa Rica | 0.0% | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| Guadeloupe | 40.0% | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| Georgia | 0.0% | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| Liberia | 75.0% | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| Sierra Leone | 50.0% | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Spain | 75.0% | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| Sudan | 33.3% | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Israel | 0.0% | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| FG | 0.0% | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Poland | 0.0% | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Turkmenistan | 0.0% | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| United Kingdom | 0.0% | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| South Africa | 0.0% | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Belize | 100.0% | 1 | 0 | 1 |