Judge Loprest, F. James, JR.

39.1%

Approval Rate

662

Granted

2,266

Denied

2,928

Total Decided

Judge Loprest, F. James, JR. serves at the New York City, NY Immigration Court. With an asylum approval rate of 39.1%, this judge is average compared to the national average. Data sourced from EOIR (Executive Office for Immigration Review).

Community Discussion

DATA AsylumTracker Data 2026-05-22

Judge Loprest (New York City, NY) data snapshot: Overall rate fell from 37% to 4% in 3 years

A few numbers worth knowing if you have a hearing in front of Judge Loprest, F. James, JR. (IJ code JLP, New York City, NY):

Overall track record

34 years on the bench (since 1993), 7,432 cases total, lifetime grant rate 38.9%

Last 3 years (2023–2026): 2,566 cases, grant rate 18.0% — 3.7pp below the New York City court average (21.7%)

Nationality breakdown (2023–2026 cumulative)

Nationality / Cases / Grant rate
Ecuador                636    2.2%
China                  265   68.0%
Venezuela              220    1.4%
Colombia               204    1.5%
Guatemala              126    6.8%
Dominican Republic     103    3.3%
El Salvador             94   46.2%
Honduras                92   23.9%
India                   71   32.3%
Peru                    67    0.0%
Mexico                  64   22.6%

Year-by-year

2023:  478 cases, 37.5% grant rate
2024:  721 cases, 20.5% grant rate
2025:  945 cases, 12.8% grant rate
2026:  422 cases, 3.8% grant rate

If you've appeared before Judge Loprest, 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

Loprest, F. James, JR. is listed with the New York City, NY Immigration Court. The headline asylum grant rate shown here is 39.1% 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 (667 decided, 5.1% grant rate), China (333 decided, 69.7% grant rate), and Guatemala (225 decided, 16.0% 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
Ecuador	5.1%	34	633	667
China	69.7%	232	101	333
Guatemala	16.0%	36	189	225
Honduras	24.9%	52	157	209
Venezuela	1.0%	2	203	205
El Salvador	31.3%	63	138	201
Colombia	1.5%	3	196	199
India	40.0%	40	60	100
Dominican Republic	4.2%	4	91	95
Mexico	33.7%	29	57	86
Peru	1.4%	1	68	69
Bangladesh	61.4%	35	22	57
Uzbekistan	20.8%	10	38	48
Nicaragua	6.7%	3	42	45
Georgia	20.9%	9	34	43
Nepal	80.6%	29	7	36
Russia	55.9%	19	15	34
Haiti	2.9%	1	33	34
Senegal	9.4%	3	29	32
Chad	0.0%	0	29	29
Jamaica	18.5%	5	22	27
Pakistan	63.6%	14	8	22
Guinea	16.7%	3	15	18
Mauritania	6.7%	1	14	15
Egypt	45.5%	5	6	11
Albania	81.8%	9	2	11
Tajikistan (Tadzhik)	33.3%	3	6	9
Turkey	0.0%	0	8	8
Romania	0.0%	0	8	8
Panama	0.0%	0	8	8
Trinidad And Tobago	66.7%	4	2	6
Dominica	0.0%	0	6	6
Macedonia	100.0%	5	0	5
Paraguay	0.0%	0	5	5
Unknown Country	25.0%	1	3	4
Armenia	0.0%	0	4	4
Brazil	0.0%	0	4	4
Ghana	66.7%	2	1	3
Sri Lanka	50.0%	1	1	2
Yugoslavia	100.0%	2	0	2
Kirghizia (Kyrgyzstan)	50.0%	1	1	2
Ukraine	100.0%	1	0	1

Yearly Trends

Year	Approval Rate	Granted	Denied	Decided
2026	3.3%	12	349	361
2025	12.8%	116	787	903
2024	20.5%	140	543	683
2023	37.5%	163	272	435
2022	54.5%	122	102	224
2021	63.9%	46	26	72
2020	27.8%	114	296	410