Immigration Judge at Newark, NJ
Judge Finston, Leo A. serves at the Newark, NJ Immigration Court. With an asylum approval rate of 19.5%, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Guatemala | 9.3% | 36 | 350 | 386 |
| Honduras | 14.4% | 35 | 208 | 243 |
| Ecuador | 25.3% | 56 | 165 | 221 |
| Brazil | 12.2% | 18 | 130 | 148 |
| Mexico | 34.3% | 46 | 88 | 134 |
| El Salvador | 27.1% | 32 | 86 | 118 |
| Peru | 17.3% | 19 | 91 | 110 |
| Colombia | 18.5% | 20 | 88 | 108 |
| Dominican Republic | 20.0% | 14 | 56 | 70 |
| India | 31.7% | 19 | 41 | 60 |
| Venezuela | 44.1% | 26 | 33 | 59 |
| Nigeria | 86.4% | 51 | 8 | 59 |
| Turkey | 40.8% | 20 | 29 | 49 |
| Haiti | 18.2% | 8 | 36 | 44 |
| Nicaragua | 10.8% | 4 | 33 | 37 |
| Russia | 57.9% | 11 | 8 | 19 |
| Egypt | 57.9% | 11 | 8 | 19 |
| China | 31.6% | 6 | 13 | 19 |
| Jamaica | 44.4% | 8 | 10 | 18 |
| Georgia | 35.3% | 6 | 11 | 17 |
| Cuba | 40.0% | 6 | 9 | 15 |
| Sri Lanka | 41.7% | 5 | 7 | 12 |
| Ghana | 44.4% | 4 | 5 | 9 |
| Philippines | 75.0% | 6 | 2 | 8 |
| Burkina Faso | 71.4% | 5 | 2 | 7 |
| Costa Rica | 16.7% | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| Uzbekistan | 50.0% | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| Poland | 20.0% | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| Indonesia | 100.0% | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| Guinea | 40.0% | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| Bangladesh | 75.0% | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| Mauritania | 25.0% | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| Liberia | 33.3% | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Pakistan | 66.7% | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Guyana | 100.0% | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Jordan | 100.0% | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Kenya | 100.0% | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Ukraine | 100.0% | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Soviet Union | 100.0% | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Romania | 0.0% | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Portugal | 0.0% | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Macedonia | 0.0% | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Year | Approval Rate | Granted | Denied | Decided |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 8.3% | 23 | 253 | 276 |
| 2025 | 22.5% | 107 | 369 | 476 |
| 2024 | 26.0% | 102 | 291 | 393 |
| 2023 | 39.3% | 163 | 252 | 415 |
| 2022 | 37.5% | 107 | 178 | 285 |
| 2021 | 61.1% | 22 | 14 | 36 |
| 2020 | 19.9% | 64 | 257 | 321 |