Immigration Judge at Buffalo, NY
Judge Hochul, Denise serves at the Buffalo, NY Immigration Court. With an asylum approval rate of 17.8%, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Guatemala | 7.3% | 26 | 330 | 356 |
| Turkey | 6.0% | 12 | 189 | 201 |
| Mexico | 18.0% | 35 | 159 | 194 |
| Ecuador | 2.6% | 5 | 188 | 193 |
| Colombia | 1.2% | 2 | 159 | 161 |
| Brazil | 3.7% | 5 | 129 | 134 |
| Nicaragua | 6.5% | 8 | 115 | 123 |
| Honduras | 13.6% | 15 | 95 | 110 |
| Venezuela | 13.9% | 15 | 93 | 108 |
| Cuba | 37.0% | 30 | 51 | 81 |
| Democratic Republic Of Congo | 19.2% | 15 | 63 | 78 |
| Sri Lanka | 3.3% | 2 | 59 | 61 |
| Peru | 8.9% | 5 | 51 | 56 |
| Angola | 13.0% | 7 | 47 | 54 |
| Dominican Republic | 4.2% | 2 | 46 | 48 |
| Haiti | 2.2% | 1 | 44 | 45 |
| India | 25.6% | 11 | 32 | 43 |
| Bangladesh | 78.0% | 32 | 9 | 41 |
| El Salvador | 28.9% | 11 | 27 | 38 |
| Russia | 51.4% | 18 | 17 | 35 |
| Canada | 36.7% | 11 | 19 | 30 |
| Afghanistan | 4.0% | 1 | 24 | 25 |
| Cameroon | 72.7% | 16 | 6 | 22 |
| Jamaica | 23.5% | 4 | 13 | 17 |
| China | 35.7% | 5 | 9 | 14 |
| Congo | 71.4% | 10 | 4 | 14 |
| Pakistan | 69.2% | 9 | 4 | 13 |
| Guyana | 41.7% | 5 | 7 | 12 |
| Iraq | 88.9% | 8 | 1 | 9 |
| Moldavia (Moldova) | 50.0% | 4 | 4 | 8 |
| Guinea | 14.3% | 1 | 6 | 7 |
| Uzbekistan | 100.0% | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| Chile | 0.0% | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| Nigeria | 33.3% | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| Eritrea | 66.7% | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| Ghana | 50.0% | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| Palestine | 100.0% | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| Nepal | 100.0% | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| Sierra Leone | 100.0% | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| Syria | 0.0% | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| Egypt | 100.0% | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Georgia | 66.7% | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Rwanda | 66.7% | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Thailand | 0.0% | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Ukraine | 100.0% | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Senegal | 33.3% | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Israel | 100.0% | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Romania | 0.0% | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Sudan | 0.0% | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Iran | 0.0% | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Year | Approval Rate | Granted | Denied | Decided |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 10.5% | 30 | 257 | 287 |
| 2024 | 14.2% | 77 | 465 | 542 |
| 2023 | 11.2% | 77 | 609 | 686 |
| 2022 | 25.5% | 109 | 318 | 427 |
| 2021 | 30.4% | 76 | 174 | 250 |
| 2020 | 19.7% | 78 | 317 | 395 |