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LaSalle Immigration Court (Jena)

18.9% asylum grant rate across 6,053 merits decisions (FY2015–2025) - below the 48.2% national average.

Data updated 2026-06-21

18.9%
Asylum grant rate
81.1%
Asylum denial rate
79
Pending cases
5 mo
Time to decision

The verdict

The LaSalle Immigration Court (Jena) granted asylum in 18.9% of the 6,053 cases it decided on the merits - below the 48.2% national rate.

18.9%
Asylum grant rate
6,053
Merits decisions, FY2015–2025
45
Judges with reported asylum decisions
79
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: LaSalle Immigration Court (Jena)

The LaSalle Immigration Court (Jena), based in Jena, LA, decided 6,053 asylum cases on the merits between FY2015 and FY2025 - out of 94,169 total proceedings of all case types it handled. Of those asylum decisions, 1,144 were granted (18.9%) and 4,909 were denied (81.1%). The court has 45 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 LaSalle Immigration Court (Jena) rose by 11.3 percentage points, moving from 5.0% to 16.3%. 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 KKR decided the most asylum cases here - 479 merits decisions (20.3% grant rate). The spread between the highest-grant and lowest-grant judges at this court is 65.1 percentage points - DHG at 65.1% versus ALR at 0.0%. 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.

18.9%
Asylum Grant Rate
81.1%
Asylum Denial Rate
6,053
Asylum Decisions
5 mo
Avg Time to Decision
Granted1144Denied4909
Asylum Outcomes at LaSalle Immigration Court (Jena) - 6,053 merits decisions, FY2015–2025

Asylum Grant Rate

18.9% of merits decisions

Asylum cases decided at LaSalle Immigration Court (Jena)

Pending Cases

79

Open proceedings (all case types)

Asylum Decisions

6,053

Merits decisions, FY2015–2025

Grant rate over time

Asylum grant rate by fiscal year at LaSalle Immigration Court (Jena).

Fiscal year Decisions Grant rate
FY2015 60 5.0%
FY2016 72 5.6%
FY2017 164 6.7%
FY2018 112 7.1%
FY2019 815 7.1%
FY2020 1,406 22.3%
FY2021 225 40.4%
FY2022 218 36.7%
FY2023 457 29.1%
FY2024 670 21.0%
FY2025 1,854 16.3%

The judge lottery at LaSalle Immigration Court (Jena)

45 judges with enough asylum decisions to report. Grant rates run from 65.1% (63 decisions) down to 0.0% (48 decisions) - a 65.1-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 DHG 63
65.1%
2 Judge KAW 65
58.5%
3 Judge LLG 54
51.9%
4 Judge SJC 86
46.5%
5 Judge BC2 41
43.9%
6 Judge DHO 59
40.7%
7 Judge FPO 68
38.2%
8 Judge DNO 92
37.0%
9 Judge IRS 52
36.5%
10 Judge FHR 251
35.1%
11 Judge JOC 61
31.1%
12 Judge SEB 37
29.7%
13 Judge BHB 62
25.8%
14 Judge AMS 258
25.2%
15 Judge BRC 40
25.0%
16 Judge AJS 28
25.0%
17 Judge RRA 72
23.6%
18 Judge FSM 327
23.2%
19 Judge BTP 48
22.9%
20 Judge TMC 63
22.2%
21 Judge KKR 479
20.3%
22 Judge RCJ 151
19.9%
23 Judge DBC 131
19.8%
24 Judge DMP 31
19.4%
25 Judge ADL 45
17.8%
26 Judge JEC 98
16.3%
27 Judge MEG 170
15.3%
28 Judge AJB 178
14.6%
29 Judge IMY 109
13.8%
30 Judge CAT 207
12.1%
31 Judge JBS 40
10.0%
32 Judge ATP 32
9.4%
33 Judge JAM 267
9.0%
34 Judge DML 34
8.8%
35 Judge JPI 48
8.3%
36 Judge AWS 36
8.3%
37 Judge TAH 115
7.0%
38 Judge MGM 32
6.2%
39 Judge SBF 140
5.7%
40 Judge KBJ 152
5.3%
41 Judge JAD 78
5.1%
42 Judge BHL 338
5.0%
43 Judge GAC 244
4.9%
44 Judge PHE 51
3.9%
45 Judge ALR 48
0.0%

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the grant rate at the LaSalle Immigration Court (Jena) immigration court? ▼
The LaSalle Immigration Court (Jena) immigration court has an overall grant rate of 18.9% and a denial rate of 81.1%, based on 6,053 asylum merits decisions (FY2015–2025) from DOJ EOIR records.
How many immigration judges serve at LaSalle Immigration Court (Jena)? ▼
LaSalle Immigration Court (Jena) has 45 immigration judges on record. Grant rates vary significantly between judges, from 0.0% to 65.1%.
How long do cases take at LaSalle Immigration Court (Jena)? ▼
The average wait time at LaSalle Immigration Court (Jena) is approximately 5 months. Wait times vary based on case type, docket load, and whether continuances are granted.
Where is the LaSalle Immigration Court (Jena) immigration court located? ▼
The LaSalle Immigration Court (Jena) immigration court is located in Jena, LA. It is part of the DOJ Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR) system.
Does the grant rate predict my case outcome at LaSalle Immigration Court (Jena)? ▼
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 LaSalle Immigration Court (Jena) grant rate changed over time? ▼
Between FY2015 and FY2025, the grant rate at LaSalle Immigration Court (Jena) increased from 5.0% to 16.3%. 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

Every figure on PlainImmigration is rendered directly from federal immigration court records, no number is typed in by an editor. This page draws directly on DOJ EOIR case-level records, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error.