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Judge Deborah E. Klahr

Immigration Judge at New York City, NY

20.0%
Approval Rate
796
Granted
3,176
Denied
3,972
Total Decided

Judge Deborah E. Klahr serves at the New York City, NY Immigration Court. With an asylum approval rate of 20.0%, this judge is below average compared to the national average. Data sourced from EOIR (Executive Office for Immigration Review).

Community Discussion

DATA

Judge Klahr (New York City, NY) data snapshot: Overall rate fell from 39% to 3% in 3 years

A few numbers worth knowing if you have a hearing in front of Judge Klahr, Deborah E. (IJ code DKR, New York City, NY):

32 years on the bench (since 1995), 4,044 cases total, lifetime grant rate 21.7%

Last 3 years (2023–2026): 3,124 cases, grant rate 15.6% — 6.1pp below the New York City court average (21.7%)

Nationality / Cases / Grant rate
Ecuador                784    1.2%
China                  386   54.7%
Colombia               232    1.4%
Venezuela              218    0.0%
India                  145   23.1%
Guatemala              114   14.7%
Honduras                99   10.6%
Dominican Republic      92    0.0%
Mexico                  87   16.2%
El Salvador             83   25.0%
Bangladesh              82   50.0%
2023:  500 cases, 38.7% grant rate
2024:  791 cases, 22.0% grant rate
2025: 1007 cases, 8.1% grant rate
2026:  826 cases, 3.3% grant rate

If you've appeared before Judge Klahr, 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

Deborah E. Klahr is listed with the New York City, NY Immigration Court. The headline asylum grant rate shown here is 20.0% 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 (873 decided, 1.9% grant rate), China (546 decided, 59.7% grant rate), and Colombia (259 decided, 1.5% 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 873 1.9%
China 546 59.7%
Colombia 259 1.5%
Venezuela 256 0.4%
India 208 37.5%
Guatemala 181 12.7%
Honduras 163 11.0%
Bangladesh 113 50.4%

Yearly Trends

YearCasesGrant rate
2026 1,041 2.7%
2025 927 8.1%
2024 749 22.0%
2023 478 38.7%
2022 348 57.2%
2021 40 67.5%
2020 306 35.3%

Frequently Asked Questions

What is Judge Deborah E. Klahr's asylum approval rate?

Judge Deborah E. Klahr's asylum approval rate is 20.0% according to EOIR FOIA data.

How many asylum cases has Judge Deborah E. Klahr decided?

The dataset lists 3,972 total asylum cases for Judge Deborah E. Klahr.

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.

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