Immigration Judge at Elizabeth, NJ
Judge Pope, Jason L. serves at the Elizabeth, NJ Immigration Court. With an asylum approval rate of 13.9%, this judge is below average compared to the national average. Data sourced from EOIR (Executive Office for Immigration Review).
| Nationality | Approval Rate | Granted | Denied | Decided |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Honduras | 9.0% | 64 | 646 | 710 |
| Guatemala | 6.4% | 34 | 499 | 533 |
| El Salvador | 12.9% | 66 | 446 | 512 |
| Brazil | 4.7% | 18 | 361 | 379 |
| Ecuador | 18.9% | 69 | 296 | 365 |
| Mexico | 4.7% | 12 | 245 | 257 |
| Peru | 0.7% | 1 | 142 | 143 |
| Venezuela | 42.5% | 54 | 73 | 127 |
| Colombia | 10.3% | 9 | 78 | 87 |
| Nicaragua | 25.9% | 21 | 60 | 81 |
| Haiti | 12.8% | 6 | 41 | 47 |
| Dominican Republic | 8.7% | 4 | 42 | 46 |
| Turkey | 17.5% | 7 | 33 | 40 |
| Bolivia | 0.0% | 0 | 22 | 22 |
| Afghanistan | 63.6% | 14 | 8 | 22 |
| Egypt | 13.6% | 3 | 19 | 22 |
| Ghana | 33.3% | 5 | 10 | 15 |
| Jamaica | 7.1% | 1 | 13 | 14 |
| Romania | 0.0% | 0 | 12 | 12 |
| Cameroon | 91.7% | 11 | 1 | 12 |
| Chile | 9.1% | 1 | 10 | 11 |
| India | 50.0% | 5 | 5 | 10 |
| Costa Rica | 11.1% | 1 | 8 | 9 |
| Cuba | 66.7% | 6 | 3 | 9 |
| Mauritania | 22.2% | 2 | 7 | 9 |
| Vietnam | 0.0% | 0 | 8 | 8 |
| Uzbekistan | 100.0% | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| Russia | 16.7% | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| Bangladesh | 50.0% | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| Poland | 60.0% | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| Belarus | 100.0% | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| Azerbaijan | 100.0% | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| Unknown Nationality | 0.0% | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| Georgia | 0.0% | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Nigeria | 33.3% | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Liberia | 66.7% | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Panama | 33.3% | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Belize | 100.0% | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Ethiopia | 66.7% | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Senegal | 33.3% | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Pakistan | 0.0% | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Thailand | 0.0% | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Sierra Leone | 0.0% | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| China | 50.0% | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Nepal | 50.0% | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Year | Approval Rate | Granted | Denied | Decided |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 6.5% | 25 | 362 | 387 |
| 2025 | 10.8% | 93 | 765 | 858 |
| 2024 | 13.3% | 77 | 502 | 579 |
| 2023 | 28.9% | 91 | 224 | 315 |
| 2022 | 13.7% | 148 | 933 | 1,081 |
| 2021 | 12.7% | 21 | 145 | 166 |
| 2020 | 13.3% | 44 | 287 | 331 |