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Judge Karen Donoso-Stevens

Immigration Judge at Arlington, VA

17.5%
Approval Rate
440
Granted
2,078
Denied
2,518
Total Decided

Judge Karen Donoso-Stevens serves at the Arlington, VA Immigration Court. With an asylum approval rate of 17.5%, this judge is below average compared to the national average. Data sourced from EOIR (Executive Office for Immigration Review).

Community Discussion

DATA

Judge Donoso-Stevens (Arlington, VA) data snapshot: Overall rate fell from 26% to 10% in 3 years

A few numbers worth knowing if you have a hearing in front of Judge Donoso-Stevens, Karen (IJ code KD1, Arlington, VA):

Overall track record

21 years on the bench (since 2006), 3,349 cases total, lifetime grant rate 17.5%

Last 3 years (2023–2026): 1,746 cases, grant rate 15.1% — 4.7pp above the Arlington court average (10.4%)

Nationality breakdown (2023–2026 cumulative)

Nationality / Cases / Grant rate
El Salvador            393   24.5%
Honduras               293   13.9%
Guatemala              253    2.1%
Mexico                 253    2.6%
Venezuela               96   21.2%
Bolivia                 93    5.6%
Colombia                54    6.2%
Peru                    47    0.0%
Nicaragua               27   21.7%
Ecuador                 15    0.0%
Dominican Republic      11    0.0%

Year-by-year

2023:  256 cases, 25.9% grant rate
2024:  348 cases, 18.6% grant rate
2025:  583 cases, 12.8% grant rate
2026:  559 cases, 9.8% grant rate

If you've appeared before Judge Donoso-Stevens, 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, July 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

Karen Donoso-Stevens is listed with the Arlington, VA Immigration Court. The headline asylum grant rate shown here is 17.5% based on granted and denied asylum decisions represented in the current dataset.

Among the largest nationality groups shown for this judge, the table highlights El Salvador (402 decided, 21.4% grant rate), Honduras (274 decided, 15.3% grant rate), and Mexico (269 decided, 5.2% 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
El Salvador 402 21.4%
Honduras 274 15.3%
Mexico 269 5.2%
Guatemala 247 3.6%
Venezuela 84 20.2%
Bolivia 75 5.3%
Peru 38 0.0%
Colombia 32 6.2%

Yearly Trends

YearCasesGrant rate
2026 387 9.8%
2025 429 12.8%
2024 279 18.6%
2023 193 25.9%
2022 117 20.5%
2021 109 19.3%
2020 177 19.8%

Frequently Asked Questions

What is Judge Karen Donoso-Stevens's asylum approval rate?

Judge Karen Donoso-Stevens's asylum approval rate is 17.5% according to EOIR FOIA data.

How many asylum cases has Judge Karen Donoso-Stevens decided?

The dataset lists 2,518 total asylum cases for Judge Karen Donoso-Stevens.

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.

Other judges at this court

Burman, Lawrence O. 34.4% approval rate Mendez, Francisco 16.0% approval rate Farrar-Crockett, Emily 9.5% approval rate Nadkarni, Deepali 18.9% approval rate Torg, Cynthia Shepherd 9.6% approval rate Choi, Raphael 10.9% approval rate Mccloskey, Paul A. 5.2% approval rate Barnes, John C. 9.5% approval rate Campanella, Lorianne 28.8% approval rate Lukose, Lolita M. 20.3% approval rate

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Data from EOIR (U.S. DOJ) · Last updated 2026-07-01
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