Immigration Judge at New York City, NY
Judge Nelson, Barbara A. serves at the New York City, NY Immigration Court. With an asylum approval rate of 28.8%, this judge is below average compared to the national average. Data sourced from EOIR (Executive Office for Immigration Review).
| Nationality | Approval Rate | Granted | Denied | Decided |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ecuador | 4.4% | 29 | 633 | 662 |
| China | 52.1% | 172 | 158 | 330 |
| Venezuela | 6.2% | 16 | 242 | 258 |
| Guatemala | 22.8% | 55 | 186 | 241 |
| Colombia | 2.8% | 6 | 209 | 215 |
| El Salvador | 36.9% | 76 | 130 | 206 |
| Honduras | 22.2% | 39 | 137 | 176 |
| India | 24.7% | 41 | 125 | 166 |
| Mexico | 20.6% | 22 | 85 | 107 |
| Dominican Republic | 19.4% | 18 | 75 | 93 |
| Peru | 5.2% | 4 | 73 | 77 |
| Bangladesh | 65.0% | 39 | 21 | 60 |
| Russia | 34.7% | 17 | 32 | 49 |
| Nepal | 21.3% | 10 | 37 | 47 |
| Uzbekistan | 10.6% | 5 | 42 | 47 |
| Haiti | 5.3% | 2 | 36 | 38 |
| Jamaica | 37.5% | 12 | 20 | 32 |
| Guinea | 54.8% | 17 | 14 | 31 |
| Georgia | 3.3% | 1 | 29 | 30 |
| Nicaragua | 0.0% | 0 | 26 | 26 |
| Albania | 46.2% | 12 | 14 | 26 |
| Chad | 3.8% | 1 | 25 | 26 |
| Sri Lanka | 52.0% | 13 | 12 | 25 |
| Senegal | 0.0% | 0 | 23 | 23 |
| Pakistan | 36.4% | 8 | 14 | 22 |
| Soviet Union | 75.0% | 15 | 5 | 20 |
| Nigeria | 89.5% | 17 | 2 | 19 |
| Trinidad And Tobago | 66.7% | 12 | 6 | 18 |
| Mauritania | 0.0% | 0 | 17 | 17 |
| Ivory Coast (Cote D'Ivoire) | 93.8% | 15 | 1 | 16 |
| Afghanistan | 50.0% | 8 | 8 | 16 |
| Turkey | 33.3% | 5 | 10 | 15 |
| Paraguay | 0.0% | 0 | 15 | 15 |
| Romania | 0.0% | 0 | 9 | 9 |
| Gambia | 88.9% | 8 | 1 | 9 |
| Panama | 0.0% | 0 | 9 | 9 |
| Brazil | 0.0% | 0 | 9 | 9 |
| Burkina Faso | 62.5% | 5 | 3 | 8 |
| Egypt | 37.5% | 3 | 5 | 8 |
| Guyana | 57.1% | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| Ireland | 0.0% | 0 | 6 | 6 |
| South Korea | 0.0% | 0 | 6 | 6 |
| Tajikistan (Tadzhik) | 33.3% | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| United Kingdom | 0.0% | 0 | 6 | 6 |
| Mali | 16.7% | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| Ghana | 75.0% | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| Ukraine | 50.0% | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Burma (Myanmar) | 100.0% | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| Dominica | 25.0% | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| Morocco | 0.0% | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| Democratic Republic Of Congo | 0.0% | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Mozambique | 100.0% | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Poland | 100.0% | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Turkmenistan | 0.0% | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Israel | 0.0% | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Yemen | 100.0% | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Year | Approval Rate | Granted | Denied | Decided |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2.5% | 12 | 465 | 477 |
| 2025 | 11.5% | 99 | 763 | 862 |
| 2024 | 17.5% | 124 | 585 | 709 |
| 2023 | 33.9% | 186 | 362 | 548 |
| 2022 | 57.1% | 233 | 175 | 408 |
| 2021 | 63.9% | 39 | 22 | 61 |
| 2020 | 26.7% | 104 | 285 | 389 |