Immigration Judge at Buffalo, NY
Judge Connelly, Steven J. serves at the Buffalo, NY Immigration Court. With an asylum approval rate of 9.9%, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ecuador | 1.1% | 2 | 186 | 188 |
| Mexico | 5.6% | 10 | 167 | 177 |
| Guatemala | 1.2% | 2 | 159 | 161 |
| Venezuela | 5.8% | 8 | 130 | 138 |
| Brazil | 0.0% | 0 | 111 | 111 |
| Colombia | 4.6% | 5 | 103 | 108 |
| Nicaragua | 19.8% | 20 | 81 | 101 |
| Honduras | 1.0% | 1 | 96 | 97 |
| Cuba | 26.3% | 20 | 56 | 76 |
| Turkey | 2.8% | 2 | 69 | 71 |
| Cameroon | 62.2% | 28 | 17 | 45 |
| Sri Lanka | 2.3% | 1 | 42 | 43 |
| Afghanistan | 37.5% | 15 | 25 | 40 |
| El Salvador | 8.1% | 3 | 34 | 37 |
| Russia | 64.7% | 22 | 12 | 34 |
| Peru | 0.0% | 0 | 33 | 33 |
| India | 3.2% | 1 | 30 | 31 |
| Dominican Republic | 0.0% | 0 | 31 | 31 |
| Angola | 0.0% | 0 | 30 | 30 |
| Haiti | 11.1% | 3 | 24 | 27 |
| Bangladesh | 58.8% | 10 | 7 | 17 |
| China | 16.7% | 2 | 10 | 12 |
| Sudan | 36.4% | 4 | 7 | 11 |
| Jamaica | 27.3% | 3 | 8 | 11 |
| Mauritania | 0.0% | 0 | 10 | 10 |
| Somalia | 75.0% | 6 | 2 | 8 |
| Nigeria | 40.0% | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| Canada | 80.0% | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| Turkmenistan | 0.0% | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| Romania | 0.0% | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| Vietnam | 0.0% | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| Guinea | 0.0% | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| Ghana | 33.3% | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Trinidad And Tobago | 0.0% | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Eritrea | 0.0% | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Chad | 0.0% | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Guyana | 33.3% | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Democratic Republic Of Congo | 0.0% | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Niger | 100.0% | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Senegal | 0.0% | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Pakistan | 0.0% | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Year | Approval Rate | Granted | Denied | Decided |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 13.7% | 13 | 82 | 95 |
| 2025 | 9.5% | 43 | 410 | 453 |
| 2024 | 8.3% | 40 | 444 | 484 |
| 2023 | 6.1% | 16 | 248 | 264 |
| 2022 | 11.7% | 19 | 143 | 162 |
| 2021 | 23.9% | 34 | 108 | 142 |
| 2020 | 19.6% | 52 | 213 | 265 |