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Elizabeth Immigration Court

24.0% asylum grant rate across 5,432 merits decisions (FY2015–2025) - below the 48.2% national average.

Data updated 2026-06-21

24.0%
Asylum grant rate
76.0%
Asylum denial rate
189
Pending cases
11 mo
Time to decision

The verdict

The Elizabeth Immigration Court granted asylum in 24.0% of the 5,432 cases it decided on the merits - below the 48.2% national rate.

24.0%
Asylum grant rate
5,432
Merits decisions, FY2015–2025
36
Judges with reported asylum decisions
189
Pending cases (all types)
Statistical data only. Grant rates reflect historical case outcomes and are not predictive of any individual case result. Consult a licensed immigration attorney for legal advice.

Case Insights: Elizabeth Immigration Court

The Elizabeth Immigration Court, based in Elizabeth, NJ, decided 5,432 asylum cases on the merits between FY2015 and FY2025 - out of 138,862 total proceedings of all case types it handled. Of those asylum decisions, 1,305 were granted (24.0%) and 4,127 were denied (76.0%). The court has 36 immigration judges with enough asylum decisions to report, whose individual grant rates shape the court-wide average shown above.

Between fiscal year 2015 and fiscal year 2025, the grant rate at Elizabeth Immigration Court fell by 33.8 percentage points, moving from 40.7% to 6.9%. That window spans 11 fiscal years of reported data, covering shifts in bench composition, policy guidance, and nationality mix. The year-by-year table lower on this page shows the underlying annual case volume for every year in the series.

Outcomes vary substantially judge-to-judge. Judge MT decided the most asylum cases here - 527 merits decisions (27.1% grant rate). The spread between the highest-grant and lowest-grant judges at this court is 68.0 percentage points - DH at 68.9% versus DSR at 0.9%. These differences reflect case mix, nationality assignments, and docket type rather than any single factor, and they are why EOIR cautions readers against treating any judge's rate as predictive of an individual case.

24.0%
Asylum Grant Rate
76.0%
Asylum Denial Rate
5,432
Asylum Decisions
11 mo
Avg Time to Decision
Granted1305Denied4127
Asylum Outcomes at Elizabeth Immigration Court - 5,432 merits decisions, FY2015–2025

Asylum Grant Rate

24.0% of merits decisions

Asylum cases decided at Elizabeth Immigration Court

Pending Cases

189

Open proceedings (all case types)

Asylum Decisions

5,432

Merits decisions, FY2015–2025

Grant rate over time

Asylum grant rate by fiscal year at Elizabeth Immigration Court.

Fiscal year Decisions Grant rate
FY2015 481 40.7%
FY2016 556 33.6%
FY2017 857 33.7%
FY2018 492 28.7%
FY2019 689 26.7%
FY2020 523 18.4%
FY2021 277 12.6%
FY2022 156 15.4%
FY2023 413 12.8%
FY2024 377 15.4%
FY2025 611 6.9%

The judge lottery at Elizabeth Immigration Court

36 judges with enough asylum decisions to report. Grant rates run from 68.9% (148 decisions) down to 0.9% (110 decisions) - a 68.0-point spread on the same bench. Rates based on smaller decision counts carry more statistical noise.

Judge names below are the anonymized judge codes EOIR assigns in its public case-data release, not verified public identities. EOIR does not publish immigration judges' full names in this dataset. See our methodology for detail.

# Judge Decisions Asylum grant rate
1 Judge DH 148
68.9%
2 Judge DM 283
51.6%
3 Judge NVP 99
44.4%
4 Judge DCV 27
44.4%
5 Judge RPO 28
39.3%
6 Judge ASH 187
34.8%
7 Judge AAV 26
34.6%
8 Judge LAF 354
33.3%
9 Judge DHF 28
32.1%
10 Judge WAD 225
30.7%
11 Judge MT 527
27.1%
12 Judge ADA 97
25.8%
13 Judge ILD 35
25.7%
14 Judge ABE 41
24.4%
15 Judge JCA 154
22.1%
16 Judge PLE 134
21.6%
17 Judge JNP 218
21.1%
18 Judge QVB 146
17.1%
19 Judge APS 290
15.9%
20 Judge KQG 411
15.3%
21 Judge ARA 27
14.8%
22 Judge KAR 52
13.5%
23 Judge JPI 71
12.7%
24 Judge CNP 36
11.1%
25 Judge RDB 183
10.9%
26 Judge JPE 260
10.8%
27 Judge RCH 88
10.2%
28 Judge BTP 62
9.7%
29 Judge MMN 31
9.7%
30 Judge THW 152
9.2%
31 Judge JHW 70
8.6%
32 Judge ASR 41
7.3%
33 Judge VSM 37
5.4%
34 Judge JHK 46
2.2%
35 Judge LMM 96
2.1%
36 Judge DSR 110
0.9%

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the grant rate at the Elizabeth Immigration Court immigration court? ▼
The Elizabeth Immigration Court immigration court has an overall grant rate of 24.0% and a denial rate of 76.0%, based on 5,432 asylum merits decisions (FY2015–2025) from DOJ EOIR records.
How many immigration judges serve at Elizabeth Immigration Court? ▼
Elizabeth Immigration Court has 36 immigration judges on record. Grant rates vary significantly between judges, from 0.9% to 68.9%.
How long do cases take at Elizabeth Immigration Court? ▼
The average wait time at Elizabeth Immigration Court is approximately 11 months. Wait times vary based on case type, docket load, and whether continuances are granted.
Where is the Elizabeth Immigration Court immigration court located? ▼
The Elizabeth Immigration Court immigration court is located in Elizabeth, NJ. It is part of the DOJ Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR) system.
Does the grant rate predict my case outcome at Elizabeth Immigration Court? ▼
No. Grant rates are historical averages reflecting aggregate outcomes across all case types and judges. Individual outcomes depend on the specific facts of each case, the judge assigned, the type of relief sought, and whether you have legal representation. Always consult a licensed immigration attorney.
How has the Elizabeth Immigration Court grant rate changed over time? ▼
Between FY2015 and FY2025, the grant rate at Elizabeth Immigration Court decreased from 40.7% to 6.9%. Year-by-year data is shown in the trends table on this page.

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Source: U.S. EOIR, Immigration Court Statistics Immigration court outcomes by court and case type · 2025

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