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Elizabeth Immigration Court — Asylum Decision Statistics

Aggregated asylum decision statistics across all immigration judges currently sitting at the Elizabeth Immigration Court, based on FOIA-released EOIR data.

Court lifetime grant rate

22.7%

All recorded asylum decisions across judges

Lifetime total cases

13,127

All recorded asylum decisions

Last data refresh

2026-09-03

From Deportation Data Project FOIA release

Lifetime aggregates use the same methodology as the per-judge trailing-12-month rates in the roster below — only the time window differs, which is why the two views can show different percentages.

Monthly grant-rate trend

0%25%50%75%100%

Judges at this court

JudgeLifetime grant rateLifetime cases
Abrams, Steven R.0.0%1
Addicott, Jacob T.0.0%94
Adkins-Blanch, Charles50.0%4
Ahmed, Sameer9.1%11
Akalski, Maria I.3.2%62
Anderson, David C.0.0%2
Arellano, Silvia R.66.7%12
Armstrong, Adrian N.14.4%187
Arthur, Andrew R.12.7%402
Auh, Kyung S.14.3%7
Bailey, Richard9.8%420
Bain, Quynh Vu19.7%137
Bain, Terry A.80.0%5
Balasquide, Javier E.14.3%7
Barrett, Bruce M.0.0%1
Bashore, Jacob D.20.0%5
Beatmann, Jerry A.0.0%6
Behne, Audra R.22.9%48
Brennan, Noel A.80.0%5
Brooks, Mark K.12.5%8
Brown, Lory G.6.4%47
Bukszpan, Joanna M.0.0%1
Burman, Lawrence O.28.6%14
Cabrera, Esmeralda46.8%363
Capistrano, Antonio100.0%1
Carle, John B.27.0%159
Chen, Shana W.2.3%129
Cheng, David0.0%18
Cho, Yul-mi0.0%1
Christensen, Jesse B.0.0%4
Cigarroa, Barbara Gonzalez100.0%1
Clemente, Jesus4.8%62
Clerical Transfer Code, 100.0%1
Cohen, Raisa0.0%1
Combs, Corey0.0%46
Connelly, Steven J.8.3%12
Conroy, Charles R.0.0%1
Corkery, Barbara4.3%69
Couch, V. Stuart0.0%1
Crews, John G.100.0%1
Crofts, James0.0%4
Crosland, David W.39.3%28
Cubas, Claudia44.4%9
D'Angelo, Matthew J.0.0%4
Daugherty, Daniel J.20.0%5
Davis-Gumbs, Xiomara Diana53.8%13
de Cardona, Lisa A.14.3%14
Defillo, Irma Lopez19.1%47
Diaz-Rex, Julia16.7%6
Diaz, Irma17.3%52
Dogin, Henry S.0.0%9
Donato, Robin7.1%14
Dornell, Lisa16.7%6
Douchy, Evalyn P.100.0%1
Dowell, J. Daniel0.0%4
Dufresne, Jill H.0.0%6
Durling, Walter A.31.9%1,059
Eller, Donald R.50.0%2
Ellington, John P.17.4%275
Ellison, Sarah M.100.0%1
Engel, Michael C.9.6%73
Farrar-Crockett, Emily0.0%11
Finston, Leo A.29.8%480
Fluke, Randall L.0.0%1
Freeman, D'Anna H.30.0%20
Furlong, John M.0.0%3
Gagnon, Paul M.55.0%20
Gallow, Sheila E.0.0%1
Gansallo, Ayodele25.0%8
Garcy, Annie S.35.7%14
Geisse, Loreto100.0%1
Gleich, Oren8.9%56
Golparvar, Kuyomars Q.13.8%458
Gossart, John F.0.0%5
Grant, Edward0.0%3
Guidry, Monica Thompson50.0%2
Guilloty, Crimilda41.2%17
Harbeck, Dorothy A.52.7%657
Hart, Brandon L.31.6%19
Hartye, Alice Song22.6%159
Hawkes, Joshua1.6%127
Hladylowycz, Roxanne C.8.0%125
Ho, Anna0.0%3
Hochul, Denise33.3%9
Holmes-Simmons, Theresa40.7%27
Honeyman, Charles M.36.4%11
Hoover, Forrest W.8.7%23
Hussey, Michael16.7%72
Imbacuan, Bruce0.0%5
Iskra, Wayne33.3%3
Jacobs, Richard C.0.0%1
Jeannopoulos, Amanda0.0%1
Johnson-Papillo, Carrie C.12.5%16
Josephson, Kenneth100.0%5
Kanellakos, Thanos11.1%27
Karesh, Ellen9.6%83
Kassell, Joseph1.4%72
Kaufman, Matthew W.60.0%5
Keenan, Sean H.25.0%4
Kessler, Elizabeth A.23.3%30
King, Jean C.50.0%2
Koelsch, David C.25.0%4
Kolbe, Margaret50.0%6
Lane, Nicole0.0%40
Lebreton, Tanawa0.0%1
Lee, Mary C.50.0%8
Leeds, Frederic G.20.0%5
Leonard, Joseph T.50.0%2
Lewandowski, Robert M.0.0%7
Lippman, Daniel0.0%2
Little, Anna C.20.0%5
Livingston, Donn L.25.0%4
Lohr, Brandi16.7%6
Loprest, F. James0.0%1
Luskin, Joshua D.0.0%1
Malloy, Rosalind K.16.7%6
Mangoli, Vimala S.10.3%39
Mannion, Steve3.2%31
Martinez, Hugo R.0.0%1
Martz, Nicholas A.0.0%10
May, Jennifer A.0.0%1
McCary, Peter T.50.0%2
Meisner, Daniel A.33.3%3
Menkin, Jeffrey L.25.0%8
Merriman, Joy A.100.0%3
Mills, Miriam K.0.0%1
Monsky, Megan Foote0.0%1
Moore, Carol0.0%7
Morley, Steven A.37.5%40
Morris, Daniel A.49.1%318
Mullican, Leila Mcneill.3.9%180
Murray, Winfield W.0.0%1
Napier, Wade Thomas100.0%1
Neal, Michael M.5.8%86
Nelson, Barbara A.0.0%1
Nevarez-Myrick, Nancy0.0%2
O'Sullivan, Maureen50.0%4
Owens, Jonathan W.0.0%1
Owens, Robert P.29.1%55
Page, Alan L.25.0%4
Palmer, Brian T.2.8%71
Panopoulos, Adam10.5%495
Pearsall, Gurney F.11.4%44
Pepper, S. Kathleen33.3%3
Perez-Guzman, Virginia100.0%2
Piateski, Jennifer E.9.8%61
Pope, Jason L.23.5%213
Poyurs, Yeshaya2.3%89
Pugliese, Eugene22.2%9
Purnell, Charles N.16.7%42
Quidley, Joshua D.0.0%32
Ranasinghe, Arya S.4.1%145
Randall, Anthony J.66.7%9
Rastegar, Ramin3.3%91
Reese, Agnelis L.0.0%2
Reichenberg, Margaret R.20.6%515
Reid, Dara100.0%1
Riefkohl, Alberto J.8.3%24
Riley, Teresa L.0.0%1
Riner, Phoebe100.0%1
Robertson, David0.0%6
Romig, Jeffrey L.0.0%32
Rubenstein, John S.4.5%22
Rubin, Shifra0.0%1
Ryan, Dennis2.5%243
Sagerman, Roger F.0.0%1
Santiago, Luisa10.0%20
Scott, Joseph C.0.0%3
Sease, Grace A.15.2%276
Segal, Alice100.0%3
Shirole, Pallavi S.18.4%152
Shusted, Thomas0.0%16
Sichel, Helen0.0%2
Siemietkowski, John0.0%1
Sonom, Ronald G.33.3%3
Straus, Michael W.0.0%9
Sydnor, Kelley N25.0%4
Tadal, Mirlande29.1%2,135
Talavera-Peraza, Elvin33.3%3
Thielemann, Christopher J.0.0%3
Tripi, Michael16.7%6
Uddin, Marium S.0.0%4
ul-Haq, Ubaid0.0%1
Vargas-Padilla, Nelson A.41.7%127
Verma, Dinesh C.43.6%39
Verrillo, Philip9.1%11
Videla, Gabriel C.50.0%24
Vinikoor, Robert D.33.3%6
Visiting Judge 1, 100.0%1
Visiting Judge 2, 0.0%1
Vomacka, Alan A.28.6%28
Ward, George James33.3%6
Watters, Matthew H15.2%33
Weil, Jack H.15.6%64
Wilson, Earle B0.0%3
Wilson, Tamar H.3.2%347
Wright, Virna A.50.0%8
Wyke, William Van62.9%159
Zagzoug, Randa100.0%1
Zerbe, Craig M.0.0%1

Frequently asked questions

What is the asylum grant rate at the Elizabeth Immigration Court?

Across all recorded asylum decisions, the Elizabeth Immigration Court has a lifetime grant rate of 22.7%, based on 13,127 merit decisions released by the EOIR under FOIA. This figure is weighted across every immigration judge who has sat at this court and uses the standard methodology of cases granted divided by cases granted plus cases ordered removed.

How many immigration judges sit at the Elizabeth Immigration Court?

200 immigration judges currently appear in the FOIA-released EOIR data for the Elizabeth Immigration Court. Each judge's per-case statistics are listed in the judge roster on this page; lifetime grant rates per judge can diverge from the court-wide aggregate because of caseload mix and decision volume.

Where does this data come from?

Case-level outcomes were released by the Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR) under the Freedom of Information Act and republished by the Deportation Data Project (UC Berkeley). Aggregates are corroborated by TRAC Immigration (Syracuse University). See the methodology footer for source links.

Is the grant rate predictive of an individual case outcome?

No. The grant rate is a statistical aggregate over completed decisions; it is not a prediction. Individual case outcomes depend on case-specific merits, evidence, country conditions, and the quality of counsel. This page is informational and does not constitute legal advice.

Methodology & sources

Primary source
Deportation Data Project (UC Berkeley) — FOIA-released EOIR case-level data from the Deportation Data Project (UC Berkeley).
Secondary source
TRAC Immigration (Syracuse University) — Independent corroboration of grant-rate aggregates from TRAC Immigration (Syracuse University).
Last data refresh
2026-09-03

Statistical data only. Case outcomes depend on case-specific merits, evidence, and counsel quality. This page is provided for informational purposes and does not constitute legal advice or a guarantee of any outcome.