Immigration judge

Kolbe, Margaret

New York - Varick Street Immigration Court

How current these figures are

Captured October 23, 2026 — 14 days ago. Decisions made since then are not included.

1,113

Lifetime decisions on record

Grant rate, last 12 months on record

22.1%

453 decisions · 12 months ending September 2026

6.2%

FY2026 court average

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 ends22.1%66.7% — 12 months ending Oct 2023 (93 decisions)66.0% — 12 months ending Nov 2023 (106 decisions)61.1% — 12 months ending Dec 2023 (113 decisions)64.5% — 12 months ending Jan 2024 (121 decisions)67.8% — 12 months ending Feb 2024 (115 decisions)67.2% — 12 months ending Mar 2024 (116 decisions)68.0% — 12 months ending Apr 2024 (128 decisions)68.6% — 12 months ending May 2024 (140 decisions)67.6% — 12 months ending Jun 2024 (142 decisions)68.0% — 12 months ending Jul 2024 (153 decisions)68.2% — 12 months ending Aug 2024 (154 decisions)68.9% — 12 months ending Sep 2024 (167 decisions)69.9% — 12 months ending Oct 2024 (183 decisions)69.3% — 12 months ending Nov 2024 (192 decisions)73.5% — 12 months ending Dec 2024 (196 decisions)69.0% — 12 months ending Jan 2025 (200 decisions)67.8% — 12 months ending Feb 2025 (214 decisions)67.7% — 12 months ending Mar 2025 (217 decisions)67.4% — 12 months ending Apr 2025 (236 decisions)66.4% — 12 months ending May 2025 (250 decisions)63.4% — 12 months ending Jun 2025 (268 decisions)61.6% — 12 months ending Jul 2025 (271 decisions)62.3% — 12 months ending Aug 2025 (284 decisions)57.6% — 12 months ending Sep 2025 (302 decisions)51.8% — 12 months ending Oct 2025 (313 decisions)50.0% — 12 months ending Nov 2025 (300 decisions)46.1% — 12 months ending Dec 2025 (317 decisions)43.9% — 12 months ending Jan 2026 (319 decisions)40.5% — 12 months ending Feb 2026 (306 decisions)36.6% — 12 months ending Mar 2026 (325 decisions)30.7% — 12 months ending Apr 2026 (332 decisions)28.2% — 12 months ending May 2026 (355 decisions)27.0% — 12 months ending Jun 2026 (363 decisions)25.6% — 12 months ending Jul 2026 (399 decisions)21.5% — 12 months ending Aug 2026 (423 decisions)22.1% — 12 months ending Sep 2026 (453 decisions)

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

Monthly decisions

Showing the most recent 24 months on record. Months with no decisions are not listed.

Decisions and grant rate by month for this judge
MonthDecisionsGrant rate
September 20266832.4%
August 20265115.7%
July 20265923.7%
June 20263321.2%
May 20265433.3%
April 20264216.7%
March 20263414.7%
February 202611Not reported
January 202620Not reported
December 20253426.5%
November 202513Not reported
October 20253414.7%
September 20253834.2%
August 20252770.4%
July 202523Not reported
June 20252536.0%
May 20253164.5%
April 20253568.6%
March 202515Not reported
February 202524Not reported
January 202518Not reported
December 202417Not reported
November 20242661.5%
October 202423Not reported

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, 14 days ago. The record covers decisions from December 2019 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.

This page is informational only and is not legal advice. Reading it does not create an attorney-client relationship. Only the official EOIR record is authoritative.

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