Judge May, Jennifer A.

Immigration Judge at Jena, LA

5.6%

Approval Rate

Granted

1,598

Denied

1,695

Total Decided

Judge May, Jennifer A. serves at the Jena, LA Immigration Court. With an asylum approval rate of 5.6%, this judge is below average compared to the national average. Data sourced from EOIR (Executive Office for Immigration Review).

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DATA AsylumTracker Data 2026-05-22

Judge May (Jena, LA) data snapshot: 3,206 cases over 8 years, 5.6% grant rate

A few numbers worth knowing if you have a hearing in front of Judge May, Jennifer A. (IJ code JAM, Jena, LA):

Overall track record

8 years on the bench (since 2019), 3,206 cases total, lifetime grant rate 5.6%

Last 3 years (2023–2026): 1,808 cases, grant rate 5.7% — roughly in line with the Jena court average (6.5%)

Nationality breakdown (2023–2026 cumulative)

Nationality / Cases / Grant rate
Mexico                 474    1.6%
Guatemala              253    1.6%
Honduras               200    0.7%
Venezuela               98    2.6%
China                   77   11.3%
El Salvador             73    3.4%
Colombia                70    0.0%
Nicaragua               68    4.3%
Ecuador                 64    0.0%
Cuba                    41    7.4%
India                   29    6.7%

Year-by-year

2023:  422 cases, 5.6% grant rate
2024:  213 cases, 5.1% grant rate
2025:  593 cases, 7.1% grant rate
2026:  580 cases, 4.0% grant rate

If you've appeared before Judge May, 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

May, Jennifer A. is listed with the Jena, LA Immigration Court. The headline asylum grant rate shown here is 5.6% based on granted and denied asylum decisions represented in the current dataset.

Among the largest nationality groups shown for this judge, the table highlights Mexico (543 decided, 2.6% grant rate), Guatemala (246 decided, 1.6% grant rate), and Honduras (229 decided, 0.9% 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 2026-05-08. It is for research and information only, not legal advice.

Read the grant-rate methodology or learn how to read immigration judge statistics.

Approval Rate by Nationality

Nationality	Approval Rate	Granted	Denied	Decided
Mexico	2.6%	14	529	543
Guatemala	1.6%	4	242	246
Honduras	0.9%	2	227	229
El Salvador	3.4%	4	112	116
Nicaragua	10.4%	12	103	115
Venezuela	6.3%	4	59	63
China	10.9%	6	49	55
Ecuador	0.0%	0	45	45
Colombia	0.0%	0	41	41
Cuba	10.3%	4	35	39
Cameroon	39.4%	13	20	33
Georgia	15.8%	3	16	19
Peru	0.0%	0	15	15
Dominican Republic	0.0%	0	13	13
Afghanistan	53.8%	7	6	13
India	0.0%	0	13	13
Turkey	50.0%	6	6	12
Russia	72.7%	8	3	11
Iran	18.2%	2	9	11
Uzbekistan	12.5%	1	7	8
Haiti	0.0%	0	6	6
Romania	0.0%	0	5	5
Nepal	20.0%	1	4	5
Mauritania	0.0%	0	5	5
Eritrea	50.0%	2	2	4
Somalia	25.0%	1	3	4
Jamaica	0.0%	0	4	4
Vietnam	25.0%	1	3	4
Brazil	25.0%	1	3	4
Nigeria	0.0%	0	3	3
Jordan	0.0%	0	3	3
Egypt	33.3%	1	2	3
Pakistan	0.0%	0	3	3
Morocco	0.0%	0	2	2

Yearly Trends

Year	Approval Rate	Granted	Denied	Decided
2026	3.3%	8	236	244
2025	7.1%	34	445	479
2024	5.1%	8	148	156
2023	5.6%	19	321	340
2022	13.6%	19	121	140
2021	9.3%	9	88	97
2020	5.1%	18	336	354

Community Discussion

Judge May (Jena, LA) data snapshot: 3,206 cases over 8 years, 5.6% grant rate

How to Interpret These Judge Statistics

Approval Rate by Nationality

Yearly Trends

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