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Judge Virna A. Wright

Immigration Judge at New York City, NY

36.2%
Approval Rate
2,465
Granted
4,348
Denied
6,813
Total Decided

Judge Virna A. Wright serves at the New York City, NY Immigration Court. With an asylum approval rate of 36.2%, this judge is average compared to the national average. Data sourced from EOIR (Executive Office for Immigration Review).

How to Interpret These Judge Statistics

Virna A. Wright is listed with the New York City, NY Immigration Court. The headline asylum grant rate shown here is 36.2% 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 (621 decided, 4.5% grant rate), China (408 decided, 67.6% grant rate), and Venezuela (219 decided, 4.6% 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 Other procedural outcomes, including terminated, withdrawn, administratively closed, or removed cases, are tracked separately where available and are not treated as asylum grants.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 621 4.5%
China 408 67.6%
Venezuela 219 4.6%
Colombia 207 3.4%
Honduras 188 20.2%
India 179 36.3%
Guatemala 153 16.3%
Bangladesh 108 74.1%

Yearly Trends

YearCasesGrant rate
2026 811 3.6%
2025 673 14.7%
2024 491 30.5%
2023 441 44.4%
2022 319 58.6%
2021 70 65.7%
2020 316 45.9%

Frequently Asked Questions

What is Judge Virna A. Wright's asylum approval rate?

Judge Virna A. Wright's asylum approval rate is 36.2% according to EOIR FOIA data.

How many asylum cases has Judge Virna A. Wright decided?

The dataset lists 6,813 total asylum cases for Judge Virna A. Wright.

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

Nelson, Barbara A. 28.3% approval rate Rohan, Patricia A. 65.8% approval rate Weisel, Robert D. 52.9% approval rate Videla, Gabriel C. 32.6% approval rate Bain, Terry A. 71.9% approval rate Hom, Sandy 36.3% approval rate Schoppert, Douglas B. 57.9% approval rate Elstein, Annette S. 61.3% approval rate Morace, Philip L. 64.3% approval rate Mcmanus, Margaret 75.7% approval rate

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