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Judge Lucy Baez

Immigration Judge at Sterling, VA

11.0%
Approval Rate
249
Granted
2,023
Denied
2,272
Total Decided

Judge Lucy Baez serves at the Sterling, VA Immigration Court. With an asylum approval rate of 11.0%, this judge is below average compared to the national average. Data sourced from EOIR (Executive Office for Immigration Review).

How to Interpret These Judge Statistics

Lucy Baez is listed with the Sterling, VA Immigration Court. The headline asylum grant rate shown here is 11.0% based on granted and denied asylum decisions represented in the current dataset.

Among the largest nationality groups shown for this judge, the table highlights Honduras (459 decided, 9.2% grant rate), Guatemala (311 decided, 0.0% grant rate), and El Salvador (307 decided, 13.0% 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 Other procedural outcomes, including terminated, withdrawn, administratively closed, or removed cases, are tracked separately where available and are not treated as asylum grants.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 2026-07-01. 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
Honduras 459 9.2%
Guatemala 311 0.0%
El Salvador 307 13.0%
Peru 176 4.5%
Venezuela 168 15.5%
Mexico 162 3.1%
Colombia 117 0.9%
Nicaragua 89 21.3%

Yearly Trends

YearCasesGrant rate
2026 791 4.9%
2025 775 12.6%
2024 425 12.7%
2023 278 20.9%
2020 1 0.0%

Frequently Asked Questions

What is Judge Lucy Baez's asylum approval rate?

Judge Lucy Baez's asylum approval rate is 11.0% according to EOIR FOIA data.

How many asylum cases has Judge Lucy Baez decided?

The dataset lists 2,272 total asylum cases for Judge Lucy Baez.

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.

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Gillies, John M. 5.2% approval rate Pope, Jason L. 12.6% approval rate Bonet, Illya-Karina J. 8.5% approval rate Racine, Xavier Francois Nicola. 13.2% approval rate Snavely, Luther M. 4.3% approval rate Dehn, James T. 10.9% approval rate Padron, Kristie A. 15.1% approval rate Egy, Julia E. 10.9% approval rate Yeomans, Sarah Beth. 14.3% approval rate Wyrosdick, Laura 19.5% approval rate

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