Immigration Judge at Chelsea, MA
Judge Griffiths, Nancy serves at the Chelsea, MA Immigration Court. With an asylum approval rate of 30.6%, this judge is average compared to the national average. Data sourced from EOIR (Executive Office for Immigration Review).
Griffiths, Nancy is listed with the Chelsea, MA Immigration Court. The headline asylum grant rate shown here is 30.6% based on granted and denied asylum decisions represented in the current dataset.
Among the largest nationality groups shown for this judge, the table highlights Brazil (83 decided, 25.3% grant rate), Guatemala (67 decided, 35.8% grant rate), and Ecuador (30 decided, 6.7% 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 Other procedural outcomes, including terminated, withdrawn, administratively closed, or removed cases, are tracked separately where available and are not treated as asylum grants.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 2026-05-08. It is for research and information only, not legal advice.
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| Nationality | Approval Rate | Granted | Denied | Decided |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brazil | 25.3% | 21 | 62 | 83 |
| Guatemala | 35.8% | 24 | 43 | 67 |
| Ecuador | 6.7% | 2 | 28 | 30 |
| Honduras | 35.3% | 6 | 11 | 17 |
| El Salvador | 23.5% | 4 | 13 | 17 |
| Colombia | 7.7% | 1 | 12 | 13 |
| Dominican Republic | 25.0% | 3 | 9 | 12 |
| Angola | 66.7% | 6 | 3 | 9 |
| Democratic Republic Of Congo | 100.0% | 8 | 0 | 8 |
| Venezuela | 0.0% | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| Romania | 0.0% | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| Mexico | 33.3% | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Haiti | 100.0% | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Cuba | 100.0% | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Nicaragua | 0.0% | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Turkey | 0.0% | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Year | Approval Rate | Granted | Denied | Decided |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 27.2% | 40 | 107 | 147 |
| 2024 | 34.5% | 49 | 93 | 142 |
| 2023 | 0.0% | 0 | 1 | 1 |