Judge Lee, Amy T.

Judge Lee, Amy T.

Immigration Judge at Charlotte, NC

2.4%

Approval Rate

141

Granted

14,474

Denied

14,615

Total Decided

Judge Lee, Amy T. serves at the Charlotte, NC Immigration Court. With an asylum approval rate of 2.4%, this judge is below average compared to the national average. Data sourced from EOIR (Executive Office for Immigration Review).

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DATA AsylumTracker Data 2026-05-22

Judge Lee (Charlotte, NC) data snapshot: 20,190 cases over 14 years, 2.3% grant rate

A few numbers worth knowing if you have a hearing in front of Judge Lee, Amy T. (IJ code ATL, Charlotte, NC):

Overall track record

14 years on the bench (since 2013), 20,190 cases total, lifetime grant rate 2.3%

Last 3 years (2023–2026): 13,899 cases, grant rate 0.6% — roughly in line with the Charlotte court average (1.9%)

Nationality breakdown (2023–2026 cumulative)

Nationality / Cases / Grant rate
Honduras              4983    0.3%
Guatemala             3282    0.2%
Mexico                2347    0.1%
Nicaragua              533    0.2%
Venezuela              516    0.0%
El Salvador            486    1.8%
Colombia               405    0.0%
Brazil                 368    0.6%
Cuba                   346   14.3%
Peru                   115    0.0%
Haiti                   99    0.0%

Year-by-year

2023: 3294 cases, 1.2% grant rate
2024: 2927 cases, 0.6% grant rate
2025: 4409 cases, 0.3% grant rate
2026: 3269 cases, 0.2% grant rate

If you've appeared before Judge Lee, I'd love to hear:

1. What's your nationality, and when was your most recent hearing?

2. How did your attorney prepare for this judge specifically?

Source: EOIR (U.S. Executive Office for Immigration Review) public statistics, May 2026 release, compiled by AsylumTracker. A judge's historical pattern does not predict the outcome of any individual case; this is shared to help set realistic expectations. Real-experience accounts from the community are welcome.

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How to Interpret These Judge Statistics

Lee, Amy T. is listed with the Charlotte, NC Immigration Court. The headline asylum grant rate shown here is 2.4% 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 (5,755 decided, 0.4% grant rate), Guatemala (3,838 decided, 0.2% grant rate), and Mexico (2,291 decided, 0.3% 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 2026-05-08. It is for research and information only, not legal advice.

Read the grant-rate methodology or learn how to read immigration judge statistics.

Approval Rate by Nationality

Nationality	Approval Rate	Granted	Denied	Decided
Honduras	0.4%	22	5,733	5,755
Guatemala	0.2%	9	3,829	3,838
Mexico	0.3%	8	2,283	2,291
El Salvador	2.8%	20	685	705
Nicaragua	0.6%	3	487	490
Venezuela	0.8%	3	371	374
Brazil	0.6%	2	350	352
Colombia	2.2%	7	315	322
Peru	0.0%	0	76	76
Haiti	0.0%	0	75	75
Ecuador	0.0%	0	74	74
Cameroon	72.1%	31	12	43
Cuba	29.4%	10	24	34
Dominican Republic	0.0%	0	32	32
Russia	40.0%	6	9	15
Costa Rica	0.0%	0	12	12
India	0.0%	0	11	11
Syria	100.0%	11	0	11
Chile	0.0%	0	11	11
Jamaica	22.2%	2	7	9
Romania	0.0%	0	8	8
Belize	0.0%	0	8	8
Kazakhstan	0.0%	0	7	7
Senegal	0.0%	0	7	7
Philippines	0.0%	0	6	6
Turkey	0.0%	0	6	6
China	40.0%	2	3	5
Congo	0.0%	0	5	5
Democratic Republic Of Congo	0.0%	0	4	4
Nigeria	75.0%	3	1	4
Armenia	33.3%	1	2	3
Israel	0.0%	0	3	3
Guadeloupe	0.0%	0	3	3
Bolivia	0.0%	0	3	3
Ghana	0.0%	0	3	3
United Kingdom	0.0%	0	3	3
Mauritania	0.0%	0	3	3
Vietnam	0.0%	0	2	2
Bangladesh	100.0%	1	0	1
Unknown Nationality	0.0%	0	1	1

Yearly Trends

Year	Approval Rate	Granted	Denied	Decided
2026	0.0%	1	2,188	2,189
2025	0.3%	13	4,024	4,037
2024	0.6%	16	2,660	2,676
2023	1.2%	37	3,170	3,207
2022	0.8%	15	1,798	1,813
2021	6.6%	31	436	467
2020	15.7%	55	296	351

Community Discussion

Judge Lee (Charlotte, NC) data snapshot: 20,190 cases over 14 years, 2.3% grant rate

How to Interpret These Judge Statistics

Approval Rate by Nationality

Yearly Trends

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