Immigration court
New York City, NY Immigration Court
88 judges · NY
EOIR data through Oct 1, 2026 · updated monthly
- 193,590
- Granted
- 239,599
- Denied
- 88
- Judges
Distribution
How this court's judges compare
At New York City, NY, 80 judges range from 0.0% to 75.7%.
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): New York City, NY Immigration Court granted asylum in 9.0% of 62,806 decided cases. That is lower than the court's all-time rate of 44.7% (433,189 decided cases). Over the same months, the national rate was 5.0%.
What people ask about New York City, NY 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 and ICE arrest records.
Which judges at New York City, NY Immigration Court grant asylum most often?
Among the 54 judges at this court with at least 25 decided asylum cases in Oct 2024 – Sep 2026, the highest grant rates were: Vivienne E. Gordon-Uruakpa, 36.7% of 311 decided; Lori Adams, 32.0% of 778 decided; and Carmen Rey Caldas, 25.7% of 579 decided. The median judge among them granted 7.2%.
What is the asylum grant rate at New York City, NY Immigration Court?
In Oct 2024 – Sep 2026, the court granted asylum in 9.0% of 62,806 decided cases (grants plus denials). Across all years in EOIR data, it granted 44.7% of 433,189 decided cases. Over the same recent months, the national rate was 5.0%.
How many ICE arrests are recorded in New York, New York?
ICE recorded 3,639 arrests in New York, New York from Aug 2025 to Jul 2026, 355 of them in Jul 2026. The highest month in these records, which start in Oct 2022, was Jan 2023 with 791. These are arrests anywhere in the city, not only at the immigration court.
How often does New York City, NY Immigration Court grant motions?
Across all years of EOIR motion records for this court, the most common decided motions were: Motion for Change of Venue, granted in 93.6% of 91,131; Motion for Continuance, granted in 66.4% of 55,123; and Motion to Reopen, granted in 66.6% of 50,778. The rate counts every decided motion, including outcomes other than granted or denied.
How long is the wait from the first hearing to the individual hearing at New York City, NY 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 33 months. Cases still waiting for an individual hearing are not counted, so this is a floor, not an estimate for any one case.
How to Interpret This Court's Data
Court-level statistics aggregate the judges and cases assigned to the New York City, NY Immigration Court, so the court average can differ sharply from any one judge's profile.
High-volume judge profiles at this court include Nelson, Barbara A. (19,454 total cases), Rohan, Patricia A. (18,148 total cases), and Weisel, Robert D. (17,032 total cases). The largest nationality groups shown for this court (fiscal years 2020–2026) include Ecuador (25,658 decided, 6.3% grant rate), China (14,077 decided, 63.7% grant rate), and Guatemala (9,414 decided, 11.0% 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.
What This Court Profile's Data Shows
This profile ranks #1 by published decided outcomes among 74 courts with at least 5,000 decisions (433,189 outcomes).
Its 44.7% historical rate is 34.8 percentage points above the 9.9% median for those 74 courts.
The largest published nationality row is Ecuador: 25,658 decisions and a 6.3% grant rate in the nationality subset's stated scope.
These are descriptive historical aggregates. Court mix, judge assignment, representation, case facts, procedural posture, and changes in law are not controlled here, so the comparisons cannot predict an individual case.
Areas Served by This Court
Based on the official EOIR ZIP-code assignment, the New York City, NY Immigration Court is the assigned filing location for 185 ZIP codes. Main cities by state:
NY — New York, Brooklyn, Staten Island, Jamaica, Flushing, Astoria, Bayside, Queens Village, East Elmhurst, Far Rockaway, Fresh Meadows, Little Neck, Long Island City, Ozone Park, Arverne and 29 more cities
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Judges at This Court
| Judge | Approval Rate | Granted | Denied | Decided |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nelson, Barbara A. | 27.7% | 4,174 | 10,906 | 15,080 |
| Rohan, Patricia A. | 65.8% | 8,438 | 4,376 | 12,814 |
| Weisel, Robert D. | 52.9% | 7,200 | 6,409 | 13,609 |
| Videla, Gabriel C. | 32.6% | 3,558 | 7,353 | 10,911 |
| Bain, Terry A. | 71.9% | 8,719 | 3,412 | 12,131 |
| Hom, Sandy | 36.3% | 4,118 | 7,228 | 11,346 |
| Schoppert, Douglas B. | 57.9% | 6,768 | 4,928 | 11,696 |
| Elstein, Annette S. | 61.3% | 6,320 | 3,982 | 10,302 |
| Morace, Philip L. | 64.3% | 7,279 | 4,048 | 11,327 |
| Mcmanus, Margaret | 75.7% | 8,551 | 2,738 | 11,289 |
| Lamb, Elizabeth A. | 60.9% | 5,980 | 3,842 | 9,822 |
| Sichel, Helen | 55.4% | 5,247 | 4,222 | 9,469 |
| Gordon-Uruakpa, Vivienne E. | 63.0% | 5,924 | 3,473 | 9,397 |
| Bukszpan, Joanna M. | 47.6% | 4,035 | 4,440 | 8,475 |
| Leeds, Frederic G. | 38.4% | 3,086 | 4,959 | 8,045 |
| Harbeck, Dorothy A. | 21.1% | 1,778 | 6,658 | 8,436 |
| Wyke, William Van | 62.0% | 5,002 | 3,066 | 8,068 |
| Tsankov, Mimi | 27.8% | 1,836 | 4,762 | 6,598 |
| Burr, Sarah M. | 56.5% | 3,833 | 2,946 | 6,779 |
| Sponzo, Jem C. | 21.9% | 1,575 | 5,627 | 7,202 |
| Wright, Virna A. | 33.7% | 2,475 | 4,865 | 7,340 |
| Ferris, Noel A. | 42.6% | 2,508 | 3,385 | 5,893 |
| Zagzoug, Randa | 46.8% | 3,090 | 3,506 | 6,596 |
| Loprest, F. James, JR. | 36.1% | 2,504 | 4,441 | 6,945 |
| Segal, Alice | 44.8% | 2,845 | 3,504 | 6,349 |
| Little, Anna C. | 29.5% | 1,717 | 4,096 | 5,813 |
| Abrams, Steven R. | 25.7% | 1,610 | 4,644 | 6,254 |
| Khan, Amiena A. | 42.1% | 1,566 | 2,152 | 3,718 |
| Chase, Jeffrey S. | 28.7% | 1,246 | 3,097 | 4,343 |
| Peal, Tiesha | 5.7% | 324 | 5,364 | 5,688 |
| Douchy, Evalyn P. | 41.4% | 2,008 | 2,839 | 4,847 |
| Thompson, Donald W., JR. | 40.9% | 2,049 | 2,959 | 5,008 |
| Klahr, Deborah E. | 15.3% | 800 | 4,433 | 5,233 |
| Johnson-Papillo, Carrie C. | 10.7% | 509 | 4,252 | 4,761 |
| Factor, Samuel M. | 20.6% | 932 | 3,593 | 4,525 |
| Burns, John | 1.4% | 68 | 4,808 | 4,876 |
| Rosenberg, Sydney B. | 50.8% | 1,446 | 1,401 | 2,847 |
| Cheng, Mary | 49.5% | 1,508 | 1,541 | 3,049 |
| Mcfarland, Michael G. | 27.1% | 1,097 | 2,944 | 4,041 |
| Sagesse, Cathy | 24.0% | 925 | 2,928 | 3,853 |
| Golovnin, Lena | 26.5% | 994 | 2,758 | 3,752 |
| Jankun, William F. | 15.8% | 460 | 2,448 | 2,908 |
| Lurye, Maria | 41.9% | 1,596 | 2,209 | 3,805 |
| Siemietkowski, John | 9.6% | 363 | 3,420 | 3,783 |
| Dandelet, Kyle | 26.1% | 837 | 2,365 | 3,202 |
| Kandah, Sabri | 60.9% | 1,177 | 756 | 1,933 |
| Nassar, Dania | 15.8% | 525 | 2,795 | 3,320 |
| Baez, Lucy | 9.4% | 265 | 2,549 | 2,814 |
| Jeannopoulos, Amanda | 22.8% | 550 | 1,864 | 2,414 |
| Gordon, Cynthia | 36.4% | 1,083 | 1,894 | 2,977 |
| Crawford, Carol A. | 15.8% | 484 | 2,577 | 3,061 |
| Ehrens, Lisa | 24.2% | 685 | 2,145 | 2,830 |
| Reingold, Jonathan | 14.3% | 368 | 2,214 | 2,582 |
| Cohen, Raisa | 60.8% | 1,476 | 953 | 2,429 |
| Adrian, Matthew T. | 40.4% | 749 | 1,107 | 1,856 |
| Kouris, Theodora N. | 38.7% | 929 | 1,470 | 2,399 |
| Maiellano, Gioia | 12.3% | 281 | 2,004 | 2,285 |
| Adams, Lori | 38.4% | 775 | 1,241 | 2,016 |
| Rey Caldas, Carmen | 17.2% | 247 | 1,189 | 1,436 |
| Kim, David | 37.0% | 463 | 789 | 1,252 |
| Lyons, Francis J. | 42.7% | 218 | 292 | 510 |
| Hristova, Linda | 1.7% | 15 | 868 | 883 |
| Menkin, Jeffrey L. | 5.3% | 43 | 769 | 812 |
| Donnolo, Paula | 47.2% | 342 | 383 | 725 |
| Cusmano, Christopher | 1.6% | 12 | 729 | 741 |
| Kilker, Jean M. | 2.8% | 16 | 561 | 577 |
| Lee-Lo, Adrien | 3.4% | 19 | 542 | 561 |
| Pieters, Edwin | 20.1% | 114 | 452 | 566 |
| Johnston, Paul L | 20.8% | 114 | 435 | 549 |
| Russelburg, Joseph | 30.7% | 134 | 303 | 437 |
| King, Metcalfe C. | 69.0% | 220 | 99 | 319 |
| Kitchen, James | 0.0% | 0 | 414 | 414 |
| Holloway, Richard | 3.8% | 13 | 330 | 343 |
| Samuels, Laurie | 0.0% | 0 | 359 | 359 |
| Gillman, Marla | 0.3% | 1 | 296 | 297 |
| Narain, Lucky | 3.5% | 5 | 136 | 141 |
| Moskow, Robert | 0.0% | 0 | 214 | 214 |
| Fraiden, David | 57.5% | 46 | 34 | 80 |
| Berich, Watson | 0.0% | 0 | 196 | 196 |
| Luba, Louis J. | 0.8% | 1 | 117 | 118 |
| Mishkin, Marion S | 6.0% | 7 | 109 | 116 |
| Territola, Toniann | 7.6% | 7 | 85 | 92 |
| Henry, Jennifer | 5.1% | 4 | 75 | 79 |
| Geiger, Brett | 0.0% | 0 | 28 | 28 |
| Gerry, Niles | 3.7% | 1 | 26 | 27 |
| Beschta, Susan M | 70.0% | 14 | 6 | 20 |
| Reynolds, James P. | 0.0% | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Echavarren, Daniel | 0.0% | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Roster entries without a usable profile denominator: Erickson, David, Status Docket Juvenile. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ecuador | 6.3% | 1,609 | 24,049 | 25,658 |
| China | 63.7% | 8,972 | 5,105 | 14,077 |
| Guatemala | 11.0% | 1,032 | 8,382 | 9,414 |
| Venezuela | 3.7% | 331 | 8,604 | 8,935 |
| Colombia | 2.8% | 227 | 7,868 | 8,095 |
| Honduras | 16.9% | 1,209 | 5,942 | 7,151 |
| India | 49.6% | 3,188 | 3,233 | 6,421 |
| El Salvador | 30.4% | 1,653 | 3,783 | 5,436 |
| Mexico | 29.8% | 1,210 | 2,846 | 4,056 |
| Bangladesh | 64.5% | 2,457 | 1,355 | 3,812 |
| Dominican Republic | 8.3% | 266 | 2,948 | 3,214 |
| Peru | 4.6% | 134 | 2,784 | 2,918 |
| Russia | 41.2% | 1,054 | 1,504 | 2,558 |
| Uzbekistan | 20.3% | 390 | 1,530 | 1,920 |
| Georgia | 23.7% | 444 | 1,432 | 1,876 |
| Haiti | 5.6% | 99 | 1,666 | 1,765 |
| Nepal | 67.7% | 1,189 | 566 | 1,755 |
| Nicaragua | 9.5% | 142 | 1,347 | 1,489 |
| Jamaica | 19.4% | 221 | 916 | 1,137 |
| Turkey | 11.6% | 120 | 917 | 1,037 |
| Mauritania | 8.0% | 71 | 815 | 886 |
| Senegal | 11.2% | 97 | 770 | 867 |
| Pakistan | 52.5% | 428 | 387 | 815 |
| Guinea | 31.4% | 249 | 545 | 794 |
| Chad | 0.9% | 7 | 736 | 743 |
| Albania | 78.6% | 503 | 137 | 640 |
| Soviet Union | 82.1% | 513 | 112 | 625 |
| Romania | 5.4% | 27 | 477 | 504 |
| Nigeria | 59.7% | 259 | 175 | 434 |
| Burkina Faso | 63.7% | 268 | 153 | 421 |
| Sri Lanka | 35.8% | 138 | 248 | 386 |
| Brazil | 8.6% | 32 | 339 | 371 |
| Egypt | 46.5% | 165 | 190 | 355 |
| Ukraine | 69.3% | 226 | 100 | 326 |
| Kazakhstan | 36.9% | 120 | 205 | 325 |
| Guyana | 30.6% | 96 | 218 | 314 |
| Paraguay | 1.7% | 5 | 287 | 292 |
| Trinidad And Tobago | 38.8% | 106 | 167 | 273 |
| Tajikistan (Tadzhik) | 34.1% | 86 | 166 | 252 |
| Germany | 14.2% | 34 | 205 | 239 |
| Dominica | 1.3% | 3 | 234 | 237 |
| Panama | 4.3% | 10 | 224 | 234 |
| Morocco | 2.7% | 6 | 213 | 219 |
| Kosovo | 79.3% | 165 | 43 | 208 |
| Chile | 11.6% | 23 | 176 | 199 |
| Ghana | 45.2% | 90 | 109 | 199 |
| United Kingdom | 1.0% | 2 | 194 | 196 |
| Poland | 44.3% | 86 | 108 | 194 |
| Mali | 53.7% | 102 | 88 | 190 |
| Kirghizia (Kyrgyzstan) | 44.4% | 80 | 100 | 180 |
| Afghanistan | 29.5% | 52 | 124 | 176 |
| Sudan | 9.4% | 15 | 145 | 160 |
| Ivory Coast (Cote D'Ivoire) | 66.4% | 97 | 49 | 146 |
| Belarus | 76.1% | 102 | 32 | 134 |
| Democratic Republic Of Congo | 7.1% | 9 | 117 | 126 |
| Burma (Myanmar) | 83.7% | 103 | 20 | 123 |
| Turkmenistan | 16.4% | 20 | 102 | 122 |
| Ireland | 3.4% | 4 | 114 | 118 |
| Gambia | 65.4% | 68 | 36 | 104 |
| Israel | 40.4% | 42 | 62 | 104 |
| Azerbaijan | 44.3% | 43 | 54 | 97 |
| Philippines | 28.3% | 26 | 66 | 92 |
| Indonesia | 59.6% | 53 | 36 | 89 |
| Yemen | 66.3% | 57 | 29 | 86 |
| Angola | 17.6% | 15 | 70 | 85 |
| Yugoslavia | 80.5% | 66 | 16 | 82 |
| South Korea | 20.3% | 15 | 59 | 74 |
| Unknown Country | 64.5% | 40 | 22 | 62 |
| Belize | 14.5% | 9 | 53 | 62 |
| Jordan | 14.5% | 9 | 53 | 62 |
| Malaysia | 53.4% | 31 | 27 | 58 |
| Grenada | 24.6% | 14 | 43 | 57 |
| Cuba | 5.3% | 3 | 54 | 57 |
| Bhutan | 36.5% | 19 | 33 | 52 |
| Togo | 46.8% | 22 | 25 | 47 |
| Bolivia | 4.3% | 2 | 45 | 47 |
| Unknown Nationality | 2.1% | 1 | 46 | 47 |
| Vietnam | 36.4% | 16 | 28 | 44 |
| Argentina | 16.3% | 7 | 36 | 43 |
| Cameroon | 51.3% | 20 | 19 | 39 |
| Armenia | 43.6% | 17 | 22 | 39 |
| Hungary | 36.1% | 13 | 23 | 36 |
| Algeria | 14.3% | 5 | 30 | 35 |
| Congo | 17.1% | 6 | 29 | 35 |
| Benin | 25.7% | 9 | 26 | 35 |
| Montenegro | 54.5% | 18 | 15 | 33 |
| Costa Rica | 6.1% | 2 | 31 | 33 |
| Moldavia (Moldova) | 48.4% | 15 | 16 | 31 |
| Sierra Leone | 45.2% | 14 | 17 | 31 |
| Comoro Islands | 41.9% | 13 | 18 | 31 |
| Italy | 26.7% | 8 | 22 | 30 |
| Singapore | 0.0% | 0 | 30 | 30 |
| Bermuda | 25.9% | 7 | 20 | 27 |
| Niger | 14.8% | 4 | 23 | 27 |
| Thailand | 15.4% | 4 | 22 | 26 |
| Canada | 26.1% | 6 | 17 | 23 |
| St. Vincent And The Grenadines | 26.1% | 6 | 17 | 23 |
| France | 8.7% | 2 | 21 | 23 |
| Spain | 8.7% | 2 | 21 | 23 |
| Syria | 69.6% | 16 | 7 | 23 |
| St. Lucia | 22.7% | 5 | 17 | 22 |
| Saudi Arabia | 62.5% | 10 | 6 | 16 |
| Taiwan | 18.8% | 3 | 13 | 16 |
| Liberia | 33.3% | 5 | 10 | 15 |
| Iran | 40.0% | 6 | 9 | 15 |
| Barbados | 21.4% | 3 | 11 | 14 |
| AC | 20.0% | 2 | 8 | 10 |
| Suriname | 80.0% | 8 | 2 | 10 |
| Stateless - Alien Unable To Name A Country | 80.0% | 8 | 2 | 10 |
| Serbia Montenegro | 60.0% | 6 | 4 | 10 |
| Macedonia | 100.0% | 9 | 0 | 9 |
| Japan | 22.2% | 2 | 7 | 9 |
| United Arab Emirates | 28.6% | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| Lebanon | 42.9% | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| Somalia | 14.3% | 1 | 6 | 7 |
| Hong Kong | 16.7% | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| Latvia | 16.7% | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| Iraq | 100.0% | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| South Africa | 100.0% | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| Australia | 0.0% | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| Guinea Bissau | 25.0% | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| Czech Republic | 0.0% | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Serbia | 0.0% | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Tunisia | 0.0% | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Uruguay | 0.0% | 0 | 2 | 2 |