Immigration Judge at Newark, NJ
Judge Chen, Shana W. serves at the Newark, NJ Immigration Court. With an asylum approval rate of 4.6%, this judge is below average compared to the national average. Data sourced from EOIR (Executive Office for Immigration Review).
| Nationality | Approval Rate | Granted | Denied | Decided |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Guatemala | 1.8% | 26 | 1,407 | 1,433 |
| Honduras | 3.9% | 35 | 874 | 909 |
| El Salvador | 6.8% | 31 | 426 | 457 |
| Peru | 0.5% | 2 | 420 | 422 |
| Ecuador | 3.1% | 12 | 369 | 381 |
| Colombia | 0.3% | 1 | 353 | 354 |
| Brazil | 3.9% | 12 | 292 | 304 |
| Mexico | 12.9% | 37 | 249 | 286 |
| Nicaragua | 0.6% | 1 | 159 | 160 |
| Venezuela | 7.5% | 10 | 124 | 134 |
| Dominican Republic | 7.1% | 7 | 91 | 98 |
| Haiti | 0.0% | 0 | 90 | 90 |
| Nigeria | 44.4% | 24 | 30 | 54 |
| India | 16.7% | 6 | 30 | 36 |
| Turkey | 0.0% | 0 | 33 | 33 |
| Costa Rica | 0.0% | 0 | 23 | 23 |
| Cuba | 0.0% | 0 | 21 | 21 |
| Ghana | 31.6% | 6 | 13 | 19 |
| Egypt | 37.5% | 6 | 10 | 16 |
| Georgia | 7.7% | 1 | 12 | 13 |
| Russia | 0.0% | 0 | 9 | 9 |
| China | 14.3% | 1 | 6 | 7 |
| Romania | 0.0% | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| Chile | 14.3% | 1 | 6 | 7 |
| Poland | 33.3% | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| Uzbekistan | 100.0% | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| Jamaica | 20.0% | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| Indonesia | 0.0% | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| United Arab Emirates | 100.0% | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| Kazakhstan | 0.0% | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| South Africa | 0.0% | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Belize | 0.0% | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Turkmenistan | 0.0% | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Argentina | 0.0% | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Ukraine | 0.0% | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Burkina Faso | 0.0% | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Philippines | 50.0% | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Paraguay | 0.0% | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Bolivia | 0.0% | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Jordan | 0.0% | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Year | Approval Rate | Granted | Denied | Decided |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 0.4% | 1 | 244 | 245 |
| 2025 | 3.7% | 46 | 1,197 | 1,243 |
| 2024 | 4.4% | 56 | 1,210 | 1,266 |
| 2023 | 3.8% | 42 | 1,053 | 1,095 |
| 2022 | 5.3% | 30 | 534 | 564 |
| 2021 | 11.5% | 40 | 309 | 349 |
| 2020 | 5.9% | 40 | 642 | 682 |