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Judge Brandi Lohr

Immigration Judge at Buffalo, NY

5.6%
Approval Rate
105
Granted
1,764
Denied
1,869
Total Decided

Judge Brandi Lohr serves at the Buffalo, NY Immigration Court. With an asylum approval rate of 5.6%, this judge is below average compared to the national average. Data sourced from EOIR (Executive Office for Immigration Review).

Community Discussion

DATA

Judge Lohr (Buffalo, NY) data snapshot: Overall rate fell from 29% to 2% in 3 years

A few numbers worth knowing if you have a hearing in front of Judge Lohr, Brandi (IJ code BIL, Buffalo, NY):

5 years on the bench (since 2022), 2,219 cases total, lifetime grant rate 5.6%

Last 3 years (2023–2026): 2,195 cases, grant rate 5.6% — 3.0pp below the Buffalo court average (8.7%)

Nationality / Cases / Grant rate
Ecuador                398    0.6%
Venezuela              235    1.4%
Guatemala              192    0.6%
Cuba                   185    3.6%
Mexico                 173    0.6%
Colombia               142    0.0%
Honduras                84    0.0%
Brazil                  68    0.0%
India                   50    2.7%
Peru                    45    0.0%
Dominican Republic      44    0.0%
2023:   14 cases, 28.6% grant rate
2024:  344 cases, 7.4% grant rate
2025:  728 cases, 9.4% grant rate
2026: 1109 cases, 2.3% grant rate

If you've appeared before Judge Lohr, 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, July 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

Brandi Lohr is listed with the Buffalo, NY Immigration Court. The headline asylum grant rate shown here is 5.6% 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 (362 decided, 0.6% grant rate), Venezuela (205 decided, 0.5% grant rate), and Guatemala (178 decided, 0.6% 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

NationalityCasesGrant rate
Ecuador 362 0.6%
Venezuela 205 0.5%
Guatemala 178 0.6%
Mexico 169 0.6%
Colombia 126 0.0%
Honduras 81 0.0%
Brazil 62 0.0%
Nicaragua 40 10.0%

Yearly Trends

YearCasesGrant rate
2026 925 2.3%
2025 595 9.4%
2024 311 7.4%
2023 14 28.6%
2022 5 0.0%
2021 2 0.0%

Frequently Asked Questions

What is Judge Brandi Lohr's asylum approval rate?

Judge Brandi Lohr's asylum approval rate is 5.6% according to EOIR FOIA data.

How many asylum cases has Judge Brandi Lohr decided?

The dataset lists 1,869 total asylum cases for Judge Brandi Lohr.

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.

Other judges at this court

Montante Jr., Philip J. 15.8% approval rate Rocco, Michael 17.9% approval rate Ragno, Thomas M. 28.5% approval rate Ruehle, Walter H. 19.9% approval rate Connelly, Steven J. 9.9% approval rate Mc Carrick, John J. 42.4% approval rate Hochul, Denise 18.0% approval rate Baumgarten, Mary C. 2.9% approval rate Schultz, Eric 7.9% approval rate Sacks, Gordon W. 23.1% approval rate

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