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Judge George W. Riggs

Immigration Judge at Charlotte, NC

5.7%
Approval Rate
201
Granted
3,341
Denied
3,542
Total Decided

Judge George W. Riggs serves at the Charlotte, NC Immigration Court. With an asylum approval rate of 5.7%, this judge is below average compared to the national average. Data sourced from EOIR (Executive Office for Immigration Review).

How to Interpret These Judge Statistics

George W. Riggs is listed with the Charlotte, NC Immigration Court. The headline asylum grant rate shown here is 5.7% based on granted and denied asylum decisions represented in the current dataset.

Among the largest nationality groups shown for this judge, the table highlights Honduras (549 decided, 4.4% grant rate), Guatemala (312 decided, 1.6% grant rate), and Mexico (192 decided, 9.4% 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 Other procedural outcomes, including terminated, withdrawn, administratively closed, or removed cases, are tracked separately where available and are not treated as asylum grants.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
Honduras 549 4.4%
Guatemala 312 1.6%
Mexico 192 9.4%
El Salvador 120 10.0%
Brazil 30 3.3%
India 6 16.7%
Nicaragua 5 40.0%
Democratic Republic Of Congo 3 0.0%

Yearly Trends

YearCasesGrant rate
2022 98 6.1%
2021 294 21.8%
2020 895 2.9%

Frequently Asked Questions

What is Judge George W. Riggs's asylum approval rate?

Judge George W. Riggs's asylum approval rate is 5.7% according to EOIR FOIA data.

How many asylum cases has Judge George W. Riggs decided?

The dataset lists 3,542 total asylum cases for Judge George W. Riggs.

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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Holmes-Simmons, Theresa 22.3% approval rate Lee, Amy T. 2.2% approval rate Criss, Scott D. 2.0% approval rate Lopez-Enriquez, Maria 6.9% approval rate Nance, Jeffery R. 1.4% approval rate Pettinato, Barry J. 9.9% approval rate Couch, V. Stuart 6.8% approval rate Brown, Charlotte D. 6.4% approval rate Brooks, Alicia 10.8% approval rate Batko-Taylor, Abby Anna. 6.1% approval rate

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