Judge Lucy Baez
Immigration Judge at Sterling, VA
Snapshot answerThe 2026-07-01 snapshot lists a 11.0% historical asylum grant rate for Lucy Baez at Sterling, VA, based on 249 grants and 2,023 denials (2,272 decided outcomes).
The 2026-07-01 EOIR snapshot lists Lucy Baez with Sterling, VA. With an asylum approval rate of 11.0%, this judge is below average compared to the national average. Data sourced from EOIR (Executive Office for Immigration Review). Historical listings do not by themselves establish a current assignment.
How to Interpret These Judge Statistics
Lucy Baez is listed with the Sterling, VA Immigration Court. The headline asylum grant rate shown here is 11.0% based on granted and denied asylum decisions represented in the current dataset.
Among the largest nationality groups shown for this judge, the table highlights Honduras (459 decided, 9.2% grant rate), Guatemala (311 decided, 0.0% grant rate), and El Salvador (307 decided, 13.0% grant rate). Compare these rows with the judge's overall rate because nationality mix can materially change how the headline number should be read.
Grant rate is calculated as granted / (granted + denied). Other procedural outcomes, including terminated, withdrawn, administratively closed, or removed cases, are tracked separately where available and are not treated as asylum grants.
This page is based on public EOIR data last updated 2026-07-01. It is for research and information only, not legal advice.
Read the grant-rate methodology or learn how to read immigration judge statistics.
Nationality Breakdown
| Nationality | Cases | Grant rate |
|---|
| Honduras |
459 |
9.2% |
| Guatemala |
311 |
0.0% |
| El Salvador |
307 |
13.0% |
| Peru |
176 |
4.5% |
| Venezuela |
168 |
15.5% |
| Mexico |
162 |
3.1% |
| Colombia |
117 |
0.9% |
| Nicaragua |
89 |
21.3% |
Yearly Trends
| Year | Cases | Grant rate |
|---|
| 2026 |
791 |
4.9% |
| 2025 |
775 |
12.6% |
| 2024 |
425 |
12.7% |
| 2023 |
278 |
20.9% |
| 2020 |
1 |
0.0% |
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Judge Lucy Baez's asylum approval rate?
Judge Lucy Baez's asylum approval rate is 11.0% according to EOIR FOIA data.
How many asylum cases has Judge Lucy Baez decided?
The dataset lists 2,272 total asylum cases for Judge Lucy Baez.
How is this approval rate calculated?
The approval rate is calculated as granted divided by (granted + denied). It excludes terminations and withdrawals, and the source is EOIR FOIA data.
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