Judge Ling, Lisa W.

Judge Ling, Lisa W.

30.4%

Approval Rate

1,255

Granted

3,021

Denied

4,276

Total Decided

Judge Ling, Lisa W. serves at the New York Varick 5th, NY Immigration Court. With an asylum approval rate of 30.4%, this judge is average compared to the national average. Data sourced from EOIR (Executive Office for Immigration Review).

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DATA AsylumTracker Data 2026-05-22

Judge Ling (New York Varick 5th, NY) data snapshot: Russia vs Guatemala grant rates differ 16×, overall rate fell from 30% to 4% in 3 years

A few numbers worth knowing if you have a hearing in front of Judge Ling, Lisa W. (IJ code LLG, New York Varick 5th, NY):

Overall track record

8 years on the bench (since 2019), 5,667 cases total, lifetime grant rate 29.8%

Last 3 years (2023–2026): 3,930 cases, grant rate 28.0% — 6.5pp above the New York Varick 5th court average (21.5%)

Nationality breakdown (2023–2026 cumulative)

Nationality / Cases / Grant rate
Ecuador               1277   18.3%
Honduras               441   15.7%
Guatemala              353    6.1%
El Salvador            337   15.1%
Colombia               306   29.2%
Peru                   304   26.3%
India                  112   71.3%
Russia                 111   97.3%
Mexico                  88    9.8%
Uzbekistan              74   94.6%
Venezuela               62   41.1%

Russia applicants see a 97.3% grant rate versus 6.1% for Guatemala applicants — a 15.9× gap on this judge's docket.

Year-by-year

2023:  972 cases, 30.3% grant rate
2024:  976 cases, 41.4% grant rate
2025: 1230 cases, 24.6% grant rate
2026:  752 cases, 4.0% grant rate

If you've appeared before Judge Ling, 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

Ling, Lisa W. is listed with the New York Varick 5th, NY Immigration Court. The headline asylum grant rate shown here is 30.4% 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 (1,687 decided, 18.9% grant rate), Honduras (416 decided, 16.8% grant rate), and Guatemala (329 decided, 7.6% 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	18.9%	318	1,369	1,687
Honduras	16.8%	70	346	416
Guatemala	7.6%	25	304	329
Colombia	28.6%	92	230	322
Peru	26.1%	75	212	287
El Salvador	15.9%	45	238	283
India	78.5%	135	37	172
Russia	97.4%	111	3	114
Uzbekistan	89.9%	89	10	99
China	82.4%	61	13	74
Mexico	17.8%	13	60	73
Venezuela	43.1%	28	37	65
Bangladesh	71.8%	28	11	39
Haiti	37.1%	13	22	35
Dominican Republic	15.6%	5	27	32
Nicaragua	0.0%	0	30	30
Jamaica	73.9%	17	6	23
Georgia	85.0%	17	3	20
Turkey	21.1%	4	15	19
Nepal	94.4%	17	1	18
Cameroon	86.7%	13	2	15
Brazil	0.0%	0	14	14
Ghana	100.0%	10	0	10
Unknown Nationality	90.0%	9	1	10
Guinea	100.0%	10	0	10
Tajikistan (Tadzhik)	100.0%	6	0	6
Ukraine	100.0%	6	0	6
Chile	33.3%	2	4	6
Burkina Faso	50.0%	3	3	6
United Kingdom	0.0%	0	6	6
Ethiopia	40.0%	2	3	5
Nigeria	100.0%	5	0	5
Cuba	50.0%	2	2	4
Sri Lanka	25.0%	1	3	4
Eritrea	75.0%	3	1	4
Belarus	100.0%	4	0	4
Singapore	100.0%	4	0	4
Egypt	25.0%	1	3	4
Ireland	0.0%	0	4	4
Albania	100.0%	3	0	3
Senegal	100.0%	3	0	3
Bermuda	100.0%	3	0	3
Vietnam	66.7%	2	1	3

Yearly Trends

Year	Approval Rate	Granted	Denied	Decided
2026	4.8%	19	381	400
2025	24.6%	246	754	1,000
2024	41.5%	397	560	957
2023	30.3%	291	668	959
2022	24.8%	178	540	718
2021	51.5%	34	32	66
2020	52.3%	150	137	287

Community Discussion

Judge Ling (New York Varick 5th, NY) data snapshot: Russia vs Guatemala grant rates differ 16×, overall rate fell from 30% to 4% in 3 years

How to Interpret These Judge Statistics

Approval Rate by Nationality

Yearly Trends

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