Immigration court
Lowell, MA Immigration Court
1 judge · MA
EOIR data through Oct 1, 2026 · updated monthly
- 679
- Granted
- 1,018
- Denied
- 1
- Judges
Recent decisions (Oct 2024 – Sep 2026): Lowell, MA Immigration Court granted asylum in 38.2% of 335 decided cases. That is lower than the court's all-time rate of 40.0% (1,697 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 Lowell, MA Immigration Court, so the court average can differ sharply from any one judge's profile.
High-volume judge profiles at this court include Ahmed, Sameer (2,737 total cases). The largest nationality groups shown for this court (fiscal years 2020–2026) include Brazil (385 decided, 20.5% grant rate), Guatemala (354 decided, 50.6% grant rate), and Dominican Republic (130 decided, 8.5% 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 Lowell, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ahmed, Sameer | 65.5% | 383 | 202 | 585 |
Approval Rate by Nationality
Fiscal years 2020–2026 (Oct 2019 – Sep 2026).
| Nationality | Approval Rate | Granted | Denied | Decided |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brazil | 20.5% | 79 | 306 | 385 |
| Guatemala | 50.6% | 179 | 175 | 354 |
| Dominican Republic | 8.5% | 11 | 119 | 130 |
| El Salvador | 54.8% | 57 | 47 | 104 |
| Ecuador | 24.7% | 22 | 67 | 89 |
| Angola | 65.7% | 44 | 23 | 67 |
| Honduras | 40.6% | 26 | 38 | 64 |
| Colombia | 2.0% | 1 | 48 | 49 |
| Mexico | 19.0% | 8 | 34 | 42 |
| Democratic Republic Of Congo | 76.5% | 26 | 8 | 34 |
| Congo | 89.7% | 26 | 3 | 29 |
| Venezuela | 63.0% | 17 | 10 | 27 |
| Uganda | 100.0% | 22 | 0 | 22 |
| Haiti | 31.6% | 6 | 13 | 19 |
| Nicaragua | 41.2% | 7 | 10 | 17 |
| India | 26.7% | 4 | 11 | 15 |
| Cameroon | 100.0% | 14 | 0 | 14 |
| Jamaica | 21.4% | 3 | 11 | 14 |
| Peru | 7.7% | 1 | 12 | 13 |
| Turkey | 45.5% | 5 | 6 | 11 |
| Kenya | 80.0% | 8 | 2 | 10 |
| Pakistan | 30.0% | 3 | 7 | 10 |
| Russia | 100.0% | 9 | 0 | 9 |
| Belarus | 100.0% | 8 | 0 | 8 |
| Indonesia | 87.5% | 7 | 1 | 8 |
| Rwanda | 87.5% | 7 | 1 | 8 |
| Cape Verde | 0.0% | 0 | 6 | 6 |
| China | 80.0% | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| Cuba | 20.0% | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| Portugal | 60.0% | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| Senegal | 60.0% | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| Burundi | 75.0% | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| Ghana | 25.0% | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| Liberia | 75.0% | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| Nigeria | 50.0% | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Bolivia | 66.7% | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Chile | 33.3% | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Iraq | 100.0% | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Bangladesh | 50.0% | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Canada | 50.0% | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Dominica | 0.0% | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Nepal | 50.0% | 1 | 1 | 2 |