Judge Shirley Lazare-Raphael
Immigration Judge at New York Broadway, NY
Snapshot answerThe 2026-07-01 snapshot lists a 15.5% historical asylum grant rate for Shirley Lazare-Raphael at New York Broadway, NY, based on 507 grants and 2,767 denials (3,274 decided outcomes).
The 2026-07-01 EOIR snapshot lists Shirley Lazare-Raphael with New York Broadway, NY. With an asylum approval rate of 15.5%, 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
Shirley Lazare-Raphael is listed with the New York Broadway, NY Immigration Court. The headline asylum grant rate shown here is 15.5% based on granted and denied asylum decisions represented in the current dataset.
Among the largest nationality groups shown for this judge, the table highlights Ecuador (1,430 decided, 9.5% grant rate), Colombia (351 decided, 16.5% grant rate), and Peru (206 decided, 12.6% 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 Other procedural outcomes, including terminated, withdrawn, administratively closed, or removed cases, are tracked separately where available and are not treated as asylum grants.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 |
|---|
| Ecuador |
1,430 |
9.5% |
| Colombia |
351 |
16.5% |
| Peru |
206 |
12.6% |
| Honduras |
197 |
13.2% |
| Guatemala |
169 |
5.3% |
| Dominican Republic |
116 |
3.4% |
| El Salvador |
99 |
13.1% |
| Venezuela |
64 |
7.8% |
Yearly Trends
| Year | Cases | Grant rate |
|---|
| 2026 |
704 |
4.0% |
| 2025 |
833 |
10.6% |
| 2024 |
649 |
19.9% |
| 2023 |
708 |
22.2% |
| 2022 |
348 |
24.7% |
| 2021 |
31 |
61.3% |
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Judge Shirley Lazare-Raphael's asylum approval rate?
Judge Shirley Lazare-Raphael's asylum approval rate is 15.5% according to EOIR FOIA data.
How many asylum cases has Judge Shirley Lazare-Raphael decided?
The dataset lists 3,274 total asylum cases for Judge Shirley Lazare-Raphael.
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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