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Judge Megan R. Jackler

Immigration Judge at New Orleans, LA

4.0%
Approval Rate
48
Granted
1,155
Denied
1,203
Total Decided

Judge Megan R. Jackler serves at the New Orleans, LA Immigration Court. With an asylum approval rate of 4.0%, this judge is below average compared to the national average. Data sourced from EOIR (Executive Office for Immigration Review).

Community Discussion

DATA

News: Immigration Judge Megan R. Jackler reported removed from the bench

According to public news reporting, Immigration Judge Megan R. Jackler 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.jurist.org/news/2026/03/fired-us-immigration-judges-appeal-to-federal-court-following-administrative-board-denial/

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

Megan R. Jackler is listed with the New Orleans, LA Immigration Court. The headline asylum grant rate shown here is 4.0% 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 (523 decided, 0.4% grant rate), Guatemala (272 decided, 0.4% grant rate), and Nicaragua (144 decided, 9.7% 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 Other procedural outcomes, including terminated, withdrawn, administratively closed, or removed cases, are tracked separately where available and are not treated as asylum grants.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
Honduras 523 0.4%
Guatemala 272 0.4%
Nicaragua 144 9.7%
Mexico 63 6.3%
El Salvador 21 14.3%
Brazil 19 0.0%
Venezuela 18 44.4%
Cuba 11 0.0%

Yearly Trends

YearCasesGrant rate
2025 250 4.8%
2024 332 6.3%
2023 320 3.1%
2022 242 1.2%
2021 3 33.3%
2020 5 0.0%

Frequently Asked Questions

What is Judge Megan R. Jackler's asylum approval rate?

Judge Megan R. Jackler's asylum approval rate is 4.0% according to EOIR FOIA data.

How many asylum cases has Judge Megan R. Jackler decided?

The dataset lists 1,203 total asylum cases for Judge Megan R. Jackler.

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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