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Judge Mary Cheng

Immigration Judge at New York City, NY

49.4%
Approval Rate
1,508
Granted
1,543
Denied
3,051
Total Decided

Judge Mary Cheng serves at the New York City, NY Immigration Court. With an asylum approval rate of 49.4%, this judge is average compared to the national average. Data sourced from EOIR (Executive Office for Immigration Review).

Community Discussion

DATA

News: Immigration Judge Mary Cheng reported removed from the bench

According to public reporting, Immigration Judge Mary Cheng was reported to have left the EOIR immigration bench in 2025 (fired, terminated, or not renewed) as part of the 2025–2026 wave of immigration-judge dismissals.

Source: https://www.govexec.com/workforce/2025/01/ousted-career-execs-doj-are-considering-options-after-being-given-vague-rationale-firings/402459/

This post summarizes publicly reported news and links to the original source. Details may be updated as more information becomes available.

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How to Interpret These Judge Statistics

Mary Cheng is listed with the New York City, NY Immigration Court. The headline asylum grant rate shown here is 49.4% based on granted and denied asylum decisions represented in the current dataset.

Among the largest nationality groups shown for this judge, the table highlights Mexico (28 decided, 85.7% grant rate), Ecuador (15 decided, 80.0% grant rate), and Guatemala (8 decided, 37.5% 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 Other procedural outcomes, including terminated, withdrawn, administratively closed, or removed cases, are tracked separately where available and are not treated as asylum grants.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.

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Nationality Breakdown

NationalityCasesGrant rate
Mexico 28 85.7%
Ecuador 15 80.0%
Guatemala 8 37.5%
Honduras 6 0.0%
China 3 66.7%
El Salvador 3 100.0%

Yearly Trends

YearCasesGrant rate
2023 1 0.0%
2022 2 50.0%
2021 17 88.2%
2020 68 69.1%

Frequently Asked Questions

What is Judge Mary Cheng's asylum approval rate?

Judge Mary Cheng's asylum approval rate is 49.4% according to EOIR FOIA data.

How many asylum cases has Judge Mary Cheng decided?

The dataset lists 3,051 total asylum cases for Judge Mary Cheng.

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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