Immigration Judge at Elizabeth, NJ
Judge Shana W. Chen serves at the Elizabeth, 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).
In May 2026, NorthJersey.com reported that a 288-detainee Delaney Hall letter singled out Newark Immigration Judge Shana Chen and two other judges for alleged due-process problems in rapid deportation and expulsion decisions.
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Shana W. Chen is listed with the Elizabeth, NJ Immigration Court. The headline asylum grant rate shown here is 4.6% based on granted and denied asylum decisions represented in the current dataset.
Among the largest nationality groups shown for this judge, the table highlights Guatemala (1,509 decided, 1.7% grant rate), Honduras (955 decided, 3.7% grant rate), and El Salvador (473 decided, 6.8% 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 Other procedural outcomes, including terminated, withdrawn, administratively closed, or removed cases, are tracked separately where available and are not treated as asylum grants.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 | Cases | Grant rate |
|---|---|---|
| Guatemala | 1,509 | 1.7% |
| Honduras | 955 | 3.7% |
| El Salvador | 473 | 6.8% |
| Peru | 462 | 1.3% |
| Ecuador | 433 | 3.0% |
| Colombia | 392 | 0.3% |
| Mexico | 323 | 13.0% |
| Brazil | 314 | 3.8% |
| Year | Cases | Grant rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 645 | 2.8% |
| 2025 | 1,243 | 3.7% |
| 2024 | 1,266 | 4.4% |
| 2023 | 1,095 | 3.8% |
| 2022 | 564 | 5.3% |
| 2021 | 349 | 11.5% |
| 2020 | 682 | 5.9% |
Judge Shana W. Chen's asylum approval rate is 4.6% according to EOIR FOIA data.
The dataset lists 6,366 total asylum cases for Judge Shana W. Chen.
The approval rate is calculated as granted divided by (granted + denied). It excludes terminations and withdrawals, and the source is EOIR FOIA data.