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Judge Nicole Lane

Immigration Judge at Newark, NJ

3.4%
Approval Rate
142
Granted
4,058
Denied
4,200
Total Decided

Judge Nicole Lane serves at the Newark, NJ Immigration Court. With an asylum approval rate of 3.4%, this judge is below average compared to the national average. Data sourced from EOIR (Executive Office for Immigration Review).

Community Discussion

DATA

Judge Lane (Newark, NJ) data snapshot: 4,508 cases over 30 years, 3.8% grant rate

A few numbers worth knowing if you have a hearing in front of Judge Lane, Nicole (IJ code NBL, Newark, NJ):

30 years on the bench (since 1997), 4,508 cases total, lifetime grant rate 3.8%

Last 3 years (2023–2026): 4,396 cases, grant rate 3.8% — 7.8pp below the Newark court average (11.6%)

Nationality / Cases / Grant rate
Ecuador               1021    3.0%
Peru                   916    5.9%
Colombia               683    1.9%
Brazil                 348    1.7%
Guatemala              271    0.9%
Honduras               199    1.9%
Mexico                 175    0.0%
Cuba                   130    0.0%
El Salvador            118    9.1%
Dominican Republic     108    0.0%
Venezuela               81    0.0%
2023:  698 cases, 7.5% grant rate
2024: 1115 cases, 7.6% grant rate
2025: 1069 cases, 3.0% grant rate
2026: 1514 cases, 0.0% grant rate

If you've appeared before Judge Lane, 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

Nicole Lane is listed with the Newark, NJ Immigration Court. The headline asylum grant rate shown here is 3.4% 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 (1,045 decided, 2.7% grant rate), Peru (922 decided, 5.3% grant rate), and Colombia (697 decided, 1.7% 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.

Read the grant-rate methodology or learn how to read immigration judge statistics.

Nationality Breakdown

NationalityCasesGrant rate
Ecuador 1,045 2.7%
Peru 922 5.3%
Colombia 697 1.7%
Brazil 306 1.6%
Guatemala 249 0.8%
Honduras 188 1.6%
Mexico 165 0.0%
Dominican Republic 102 0.0%

Yearly Trends

YearCasesGrant rate
2026 1,811 0.1%
2025 792 3.0%
2024 900 7.6%
2023 613 7.5%
2022 13 7.7%
2021 1 0.0%
2020 2 0.0%

Frequently Asked Questions

What is Judge Nicole Lane's asylum approval rate?

Judge Nicole Lane's asylum approval rate is 3.4% according to EOIR FOIA data.

How many asylum cases has Judge Nicole Lane decided?

The dataset lists 4,200 total asylum cases for Judge Nicole Lane.

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.

Other judges at this court

Riefkohl, Alberto J. 29.5% approval rate Reichenberg, Margaret R. 16.8% approval rate Meisner, Daniel A. 24.4% approval rate Dogin, Henry S. 25.0% approval rate Pugliese, Eugene 17.5% approval rate Finston, Leo A. 18.9% approval rate Strasser, William 42.5% approval rate Sagerman, Roger F. 4.8% approval rate Speer, John K. 54.4% approval rate Rastegar, Ramin 15.5% approval rate

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