Immigration court

New York - Federal Plaza Immigration Court

New York, NY, 10278

How current these figures are

Captured October 23, 2026 — 13 days ago. Decisions made since then are not included.

Quick answer

New York - Federal Plaza Immigration Court is one of the U.S. immigration courts in this record. The court-wide asylum grant rate in the release is 5.9%. Individual judges at the same court differ substantially, so open a judge below for their own figures. These are historical figures, not a prediction about any case.

FY2026 court average

5.9%

The latest complete fiscal year (Oct 2025 - Sep 2026), not a lifetime figure.

211,526

Decisions on record

229

Judges

Court location

26 Federal Plaza, 12th Floor, Room 1237

New York, NY, 10278

Grant-rate trend

Each point is the grant rate across the 12 months ending in that month — a rolling window, not a single month on its own. A point appears only where those 12 months hold at least 25 decisions. A rolling window covers a much shorter span than the lifetime figure above, so the two can differ materially; both are correct measures of different periods.

0%25%50%75%100%Oct 2023May 2024Dec 2024Jul 2025Feb 2026Sep 2026Month each 12-month window ends5.9%76.6% — 12 months ending Oct 2023 (8,102 decisions)76.9% — 12 months ending Nov 2023 (8,177 decisions)76.9% — 12 months ending Dec 2023 (8,159 decisions)76.8% — 12 months ending Jan 2024 (8,176 decisions)76.3% — 12 months ending Feb 2024 (8,031 decisions)75.4% — 12 months ending Mar 2024 (7,771 decisions)75.1% — 12 months ending Apr 2024 (7,784 decisions)74.6% — 12 months ending May 2024 (7,758 decisions)73.5% — 12 months ending Jun 2024 (7,671 decisions)73.3% — 12 months ending Jul 2024 (7,661 decisions)71.9% — 12 months ending Aug 2024 (7,568 decisions)69.9% — 12 months ending Sep 2024 (7,575 decisions)67.5% — 12 months ending Oct 2024 (7,555 decisions)64.9% — 12 months ending Nov 2024 (7,468 decisions)63.2% — 12 months ending Dec 2024 (7,438 decisions)60.2% — 12 months ending Jan 2025 (7,461 decisions)57.2% — 12 months ending Feb 2025 (7,608 decisions)54.0% — 12 months ending Mar 2025 (7,804 decisions)51.0% — 12 months ending Apr 2025 (7,948 decisions)47.7% — 12 months ending May 2025 (8,136 decisions)44.2% — 12 months ending Jun 2025 (8,665 decisions)40.0% — 12 months ending Jul 2025 (9,157 decisions)37.3% — 12 months ending Aug 2025 (9,825 decisions)34.5% — 12 months ending Sep 2025 (10,533 decisions)31.2% — 12 months ending Oct 2025 (11,432 decisions)28.9% — 12 months ending Nov 2025 (12,101 decisions)25.6% — 12 months ending Dec 2025 (12,708 decisions)22.0% — 12 months ending Jan 2026 (13,427 decisions)19.0% — 12 months ending Feb 2026 (14,214 decisions)16.5% — 12 months ending Mar 2026 (15,646 decisions)14.1% — 12 months ending Apr 2026 (16,621 decisions)12.2% — 12 months ending May 2026 (17,374 decisions)10.1% — 12 months ending Jun 2026 (19,114 decisions)8.4% — 12 months ending Jul 2026 (21,740 decisions)6.8% — 12 months ending Aug 2026 (23,020 decisions)5.9% — 12 months ending Sep 2026 (24,503 decisions)

5 months are not plotted: the 12 months ending there held fewer than 25 decisions.

Judges on record at this court

Judges at this court, with lifetime grant rate and decisions on record
JudgeDecisions
Nelson, Barbara A.6,895
Laforest, Brigitte6,878
Bain, Terry A.6,717
Schoppert, Douglas B.6,528
Morace, Philip L.6,428
Brennan, Noel A.6,352
Gordon-Uruakpa, Vivienne E.6,206
Chew, George T.5,821
Sichel, Helen5,703
Mcmanus, Margaret5,540
Lamb, Elizabeth A.5,396
Rohan, Patricia A.4,716
Bukszpan, Joanna M.4,325
Wright, Virna A.4,209
Loprest, F. James, JR.3,714
Weisel, Robert D.3,691
Zagzoug, Randa3,654
Hom, Sandy3,491
Segal, Alice3,412
Wyke, William Van3,349
Thompson, Donald W., JR.3,100
Christensen, Jesse B.3,068
Burr, Sarah M.2,988
Elstein, Annette S.2,975
Sponzo, Jem C.2,965
Poczter, Aviva L.2,954
Leeds, Frederic G.2,936
Klahr, Deborah E.2,799
Peal, Tiesha2,728
Little, Anna C.2,719
Balasquide, Javier E.2,529
Holmes-Simmons, Theresa2,494
Mulligan, Thomas J.2,475
Douchy, Evalyn P.2,444
Videla, Gabriel C.2,314
Factor, Samuel M.2,289
Sagesse, Cathy2,255
Mcfarland, Michael G.2,253
Lurye, Maria2,116
Golovnin, Lena2,060
Defonzo, Paul2,028
Harbeck, Dorothy A.1,935
Siemietkowski, John1,886
Nassar, Dania1,758
Gordon, Cynthia1,735
Ferris, Noel A.1,649
Cohen, Raisa1,634
Cheng, Mary1,619
Johnson-Papillo, Carrie C.1,489
Cassin, Olivia L.1,487
Vomacka, Alan A.1,464
Crawford, Carol A.1,462
Dandelet, Kyle1,352
Chase, Jeffrey S.1,320
Kouris, Theodora N.1,305
Khan, Amiena A.1,296
Reingold, Jonathan1,275
Maiellano, Gioia1,065
Tsankov, Mimi1,064
Adams, Lori1,030
Abrams, Steven R.1,021
Ehrens, Lisa1,001
Hladylowycz, Roxanne C.989
Opaciuch, Adam988
Ghartey, Victoria L.967
Mccarthy, James M.937
Thomsen, Scott914
Jeannopoulos, Amanda881
Navarro, Maria E.786
Jankun, William F.781
Kolbe, Margaret774
Nazaire, Karen736
Palmer, Brian T.710
Baez, Lucy677
Mcdermott, William668
Spencer, Oshea627
Hristova, Linda626
Kim, David618
Hom, Howard C.583
Conroy, Charles R.499
Adrian, Matthew T.476
Farber, Lauren T.473
Burns, John471
Cusmano, Christopher459
Donnolo, Paula449
Campanella, Lorianne435
Opaciuch, John433
Honeyman, Charles M.417
Mills, Miriam K.414
Chugh, Amit391
Lee-Lo, Adrien384
Kilker, Jean M.364
Russelburg, Joseph298
Kitchen, James269
Samuels, Laurie246
Rey Caldas, Carmen241
Gillman, Marla240
Holloway, Richard211
Pieters, Edwin191
Pierro, Laura N.178
Berich, Watson152
Rubenstein, John S.147
Ubarri, Maria137
Dean, Larry R.131
Jones, David M.123
Menkin, Jeffrey L.110
Moskow, Robert107
Mishkin, Marion S106
Ling, Lisa W.89
Verma, Dinesh C.89
Speer, John K.88
Niburg, Rebecca79
Territola, Toniann77
Igoe, Alison72
Bowens, Tanisha71
Luba, Louis J.70
Kanellakos, Thanos66
Bain, Quynh Vu63
Taylor, Khalilah60
Singh, Rantideva59
Sagerman, Roger F.55
Kessler, Elizabeth A.47
Henry, Jennifer44
Josephson, Kenneth41
Wilson, Earle B41
Sukkar, Elisa M.38
Romig, Jeffrey L.36
Defillo, Irma Lopez35
Behne, Audra R.34
Reichenberg, Margaret R.34
Johnston, Paul L33
Fraiden, David31
Peterson, William C.31
Sanders, Charles J.31
Mcnulty, Sheila30
Kandler, Edward R.29
London, Charlesa E.29
Kelly, Wynne P.28
Carle, John B.27
Criss, Scott D.27
Parchert, Brett M.27
Sandron, Ira26
Buchanan, Patricia L.25
Alexander, Scott G.24
Kulick, Dawn24
Lazare-Raphael, Shirley23
Alexander, Erin22
Imburgia, Joseph S.22
Randall, Anthony J.22
Kleinfeld, Seymour R.21
Karesh, Ellen18
Levinsky, Mitchell A.18
Ruehle, Walter H.18
Barcus, E. Mark17
Bither, Christine A.17
Gagnon, Paul M.17
Gerry, Niles17
Mccormack, Nancy R.17
Klein, Eliza15
Lipiec, Keith15
Livingston, Donn L.15
Mccullough, Charles M.15
Adams, Julie14
Hurewitz, Kenneth S.14
Renner, Renee L.14
Chapa, Teofilo13
Miranda, Pedro A.13
Beschta, Susan M12
Lane, Denise A. Marks10
Clemente, Jesus8
Hochul, Denise8
O'Leary, Thomas Michael8
Perl, Adam8
Slavin, Denise N.8
Solow, Bruce W.8
Benton, Jimmie Lee7
Coleman, Sandra S.7
Horn, Michael C.7
Shapiro, Leonard I.7
Duck, John A., JR.6
Ferguson, Jason D.6
Ford, Rex J.6
Ho, Anna6
Sonom, Ronald G.5
Torreh-Bayouth, Lilliana5
Karden, Stuart F.4
Mart, H. Kevin4
Ward, Robert Q.4
Cole, Samuel B.3
Herndon, Megan B.3
Latimore, Jan D.3
O'Leary, Brian M.3
Owens, Robert P.3
Page, Alan L.3
Williams, Phillip T.3
Anderson, David C.2
Bartolomei, Rico J.2
LaBrosse, Melynda L.2
Martin, William J.2
Martinez, Hugo R.2
Narain, Lucky2
Schmidt, Paul W.2
Vinikoor, Robert D.2
Winklosky, Devin A.2
Bradley, Kevin G.1
Burman, Lawrence O.1
Burnham, Shayne R.1
Calcador, Kerri1
Echavarren, Daniel1
Grogan, Edward1
Holliday, Carey R.1
Hoover, Forrest W., III1
Iskra, Wayne1
Johnson, Kelly S.1
Joyce, William1
Koppenhofer, Andrea1
Lalor, Kieran1
Lewandowski, Robert M.1
Lopez-Enriquez, Maria1
Malvin, Daniel H.1
Manuel, Elise1
Miller, Joe D.1
Ragno, Thomas M.1
Rastegar, Ramin1
Riley, Teresa L.1
Tadal, Mirlande1
Taylor, John D.1
Vargas-Padilla, Nelson A.1
Williams, Keith C.1

Source and method

These figures come from case data released by the Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR) under the Freedom of Information Act, published by the Deportation Data Project. Imigrar did not produce or estimate them.

Captured on October 23, 2026, 13 days ago. The record covers decisions from October 1997 through September 2026; nothing filed or decided after September 2026 appears here.

Grant rates are historical aggregates. They describe decisions already made. They do not predict the outcome of any individual case, and no figure on this page should be read as a forecast of what will happen in yours.

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