Immigration Judge at Ulster, NY
Judge Charles Ouslander serves at the Ulster, NY Immigration Court. With an asylum approval rate of 16.3%, this judge is below average compared to the national average. Data sourced from EOIR (Executive Office for Immigration Review).
On January 28, 2026, Immigration Judge Charles Ouslander granted asylum to Guan Heng, a Chinese national who filmed Xinjiang detention facilities, after finding he had a well-founded fear of persecution.
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Charles Ouslander is listed with the Ulster, NY Immigration Court. The headline asylum grant rate shown here is 16.3% 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 (125 decided, 2.4% grant rate), India (110 decided, 5.5% grant rate), and Honduras (104 decided, 9.6% 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 Other procedural outcomes, including terminated, withdrawn, administratively closed, or removed cases, are tracked separately where available and are not treated as asylum grants.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.
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| Nationality | Cases | Grant rate |
|---|---|---|
| Ecuador | 125 | 2.4% |
| India | 110 | 5.5% |
| Honduras | 104 | 9.6% |
| El Salvador | 86 | 10.5% |
| China | 82 | 23.2% |
| Turkey | 72 | 52.8% |
| Guatemala | 47 | 10.6% |
| Colombia | 42 | 14.3% |
| Year | Cases | Grant rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 223 | 4.0% |
| 2025 | 302 | 8.9% |
| 2024 | 179 | 21.8% |
| 2023 | 182 | 27.5% |
| 2022 | 106 | 34.9% |
Judge Charles Ouslander's asylum approval rate is 16.3% according to EOIR FOIA data.
The dataset lists 995 total asylum cases for Judge Charles Ouslander.
The approval rate is calculated as granted divided by (granted + denied). It excludes terminations and withdrawals, and the source is EOIR FOIA data.