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New York - Varick Street Immigration Court — Asylum Decision Statistics

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

Court lifetime grant rate

33.4%

All recorded asylum decisions across judges

Lifetime total cases

23,326

All recorded asylum decisions

Last data refresh

2026-05-21

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

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Judges at this court

JudgeLifetime grant rateLifetime cases
Abrams, Steven R.39.9%223
Akalski, Maria I.1.2%83
Alexander, Erin0.0%1
Aliferis, Themistoklis42.3%201
Auh, Kyung S.35.6%219
Averwater, Richard J.69.8%53
Bain, Terry A.0.0%1
Balasquide, Javier E.0.0%2
Bartleson, Thomas60.0%5
Billings, Lucy53.7%298
Brennan, Noel A.28.6%7
Buchanan, Patricia L.11.9%42
Burnham, Shayne R.45.1%1,976
Burns, John0.0%5
Chew, George T.100.0%1
Christensen, Jesse B.25.0%4
Clemente, Jesus0.0%11
Cohen, Raisa0.0%4
Conroy, Charles R.13.7%1,053
Cortes, John W.34.3%490
DeCure, John20.9%1,341
Dodd, Diane100.0%3
Douchy, Evalyn P.0.0%3
Drucker, Richard36.8%1,352
Durkin, Jennifer54.2%369
Farber, Lauren T.15.8%190
Ferris, Noel A.34.6%78
Geisse, Loreto66.7%3
Gordon-Uruakpa, Vivienne E.50.0%4
Gordon, Cynthia0.0%3
Hart, Brandon L.100.0%1
Henderson, John0.0%1
Hewitt, Andrew0.0%5
Hinds Roach, Denise A.0.0%2
Hom, Sandy0.0%1
Hoover, Forrest W.47.7%172
Horton, Monte J.43.2%132
Johnson-Papillo, Carrie C.0.0%5
Khan, Amiena A.100.0%1
Kolbe, Margaret46.3%1,006
Kulick, Dawn0.0%1
Laforest, Brigitte0.0%4
Lalor, Kieran0.0%47
Lebreton, Tanawa0.0%1
Leeds, Frederic G.0.0%6
Ling, Lisa W.39.3%3,309
London, Charlesa E.26.6%124
Lopez, Silvia70.9%134
Loprest, F. James0.0%7
Lurye, Maria33.3%3
Lyons, Joren33.3%6
Mart, H. Kevin100.0%2
Mazzie, Sarah B.0.0%1
Mccarthy, James M.4.3%23
Mcfarland, Michael G.0.0%1
Mckee, James33.3%12
Mcmanus, Margaret100.0%1
Morace, Philip L.0.0%1
Mulligan, Thomas J.51.4%1,085
Mungoven, Thomas43.1%1,283
Nassar, Dania0.0%2
Nelson, Barbara A.0.0%3
Norkin, David66.7%480
Ouslander, Charles20.5%686
Page, Alan L.21.2%944
Palmer, Brian T.0.0%1
Peal, Tiesha16.7%12
Perl, Adam0.0%6
Poczter, Aviva L.14.3%7
Prieto, Francisco R.30.2%949
Ramirez, Laura L.100.0%3
Reid, Dara15.9%2,236
Renner, Renee L.15.8%19
Rey Caldas, Carmen43.8%16
Rohan, Patricia A.0.0%4
Rubin, Shifra74.9%283
Sagerman, Roger F.33.0%203
Schoppert, Douglas B.18.2%11
Segal, Alice0.0%1
Sichel, Helen12.5%8
Siemietkowski, John0.0%5
Sponzo, Jem C.20.0%5
Taylor, Khalilah43.5%23
Thompson, Donald W.5.3%19
Tsankov, Mimi14.6%192
ul-Haq, Ubaid22.9%131
Vargas-Padilla, Nelson A.0.0%1
Videla, Gabriel C.16.1%56
Vomacka, Alan A.9.2%1,158
Wedderburn, Wendy31.2%442
Weisel, Robert D.40.0%5
Wilson, Earle B28.6%7
Wright, Virna A.0.0%1
Wyke, William Van100.0%1
Zagzoug, Randa0.0%4

Frequently asked questions

What is the asylum grant rate at the New York - Varick Street Immigration Court?

Across all recorded asylum decisions, the New York - Varick Street Immigration Court has a lifetime grant rate of 33.4%, based on 23,326 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 New York - Varick Street Immigration Court?

95 immigration judges currently appear in the FOIA-released EOIR data for the New York - Varick Street 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
2026-05-21

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.