Judge Virna A. Wright
Immigration Judge at New York City, NY
Snapshot answerThe 2026-07-01 snapshot lists a 36.2% historical asylum grant rate for Virna A. Wright at New York City, NY, based on 2,465 grants and 4,348 denials (6,813 decided outcomes).
The 2026-07-01 EOIR snapshot lists Virna A. Wright with New York City, NY. 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). Historical listings do not by themselves establish a current assignment.
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 Other procedural outcomes, including terminated, withdrawn, administratively closed, or removed cases, are tracked separately where available and are not treated as asylum grants.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
| Nationality | Cases | Grant 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
| Year | Cases | Grant 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.
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