Immigration Judge at New York Varick 5th, NY
Judge Dara Reid serves at the New York Varick 5th, NY Immigration Court. With an asylum approval rate of 11.5%, this judge is below average compared to the national average. Data sourced from EOIR (Executive Office for Immigration Review).
Immigration Judge Dara Reid was reported in July 2025 to have twice granted bond to a detained Venezuelan man after rejecting ICE's gang allegation, in a case DHS continued to contest.
Source: https://brooklyneagle.com/329656/inside-the-court-where-ice-keeps-immigrants/
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Dara Reid is listed with the New York Varick 5th, NY Immigration Court. The headline asylum grant rate shown here is 11.5% 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 (1,664 decided, 4.7% grant rate), Colombia (335 decided, 9.6% grant rate), and Honduras (272 decided, 5.9% 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 Other procedural outcomes, including terminated, withdrawn, administratively closed, or removed cases, are tracked separately where available and are not treated as asylum grants.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 | 1,664 | 4.7% |
| Colombia | 335 | 9.6% |
| Honduras | 272 | 5.9% |
| Peru | 203 | 3.4% |
| Guatemala | 174 | 4.6% |
| El Salvador | 173 | 5.8% |
| Russia | 88 | 88.6% |
| Mexico | 72 | 5.6% |
| Year | Cases | Grant rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 276 | 3.3% |
| 2025 | 415 | 14.9% |
| 2024 | 974 | 11.5% |
| 2023 | 923 | 15.9% |
| 2022 | 836 | 7.5% |
| 2021 | 75 | 13.3% |
| 2020 | 57 | 10.5% |
Judge Dara Reid's asylum approval rate is 11.5% according to EOIR FOIA data.
The dataset lists 3,567 total asylum cases for Judge Dara Reid.
The approval rate is calculated as granted divided by (granted + denied). It excludes terminations and withdrawals, and the source is EOIR FOIA data.