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New York - Federal Plaza Immigration Court

74.9% asylum grant rate across 77,066 merits decisions (FY2015–2025) - above the 48.2% national average.

Data updated 2026-06-21

74.9%
Asylum grant rate
25.1%
Asylum denial rate
207,674
Pending cases
39 mo
Time to decision

The verdict

The New York - Federal Plaza Immigration Court granted asylum in 74.9% of the 77,066 cases it decided on the merits - above the 48.2% national rate.

74.9%
Asylum grant rate
77,066
Merits decisions, FY2015–2025
86
Judges with reported asylum decisions
207,674
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: New York - Federal Plaza Immigration Court

The New York - Federal Plaza Immigration Court, based in New York, NY, decided 77,066 asylum cases on the merits between FY2015 and FY2025 - out of 971,630 total proceedings of all case types it handled. Of those asylum decisions, 57,693 were granted (74.9%) and 19,373 were denied (25.1%). The court has 86 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 New York - Federal Plaza Immigration Court fell by 9.5 percentage points, moving from 83.9% to 74.4%. 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 BAN decided the most asylum cases here - 2,475 merits decisions (61.3% grant rate). The spread between the highest-grant and lowest-grant judges at this court is 88.2 percentage points - JB at 97.2% versus JLM at 9.0%. 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.

74.9%
Asylum Grant Rate
25.1%
Asylum Denial Rate
77,066
Asylum Decisions
39 mo
Avg Time to Decision
Granted57693Denied19373
Asylum Outcomes at New York - Federal Plaza Immigration Court - 77,066 merits decisions, FY2015–2025

Asylum Grant Rate

74.9% of merits decisions

Asylum cases decided at New York - Federal Plaza Immigration Court

Pending Cases

207,674

Open proceedings (all case types)

Asylum Decisions

77,066

Merits decisions, FY2015–2025

Grant rate over time

Asylum grant rate by fiscal year at New York - Federal Plaza Immigration Court.

Fiscal year Decisions Grant rate
FY2015 5,835 83.9%
FY2016 5,474 85.1%
FY2017 5,531 80.4%
FY2018 8,214 69.0%
FY2019 11,374 61.5%
FY2020 6,599 54.0%
FY2021 1,384 78.2%
FY2022 7,086 82.2%
FY2023 7,608 83.9%
FY2024 7,589 85.0%
FY2025 10,372 74.4%

The judge lottery at New York - Federal Plaza Immigration Court

86 judges with enough asylum decisions to report. Grant rates run from 97.2% (604 decisions) down to 9.0% (144 decisions) - a 88.2-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 JB 604
97.2%
2 Judge PMM 868
94.1%
3 Judge GTC 727
93.1%
4 Judge TAB 1,457
92.2%
5 Judge EAL 845
92.1%
6 Judge DDK 598
91.0%
7 Judge FGL 2,164
90.7%
8 Judge VGU 2,098
90.5%
9 Judge NB 2,019
89.4%
10 Judge ACL 872
88.9%
11 Judge AAK 1,144
88.7%
12 Judge PLM 516
88.2%
13 Judge HJS 1,289
87.2%
14 Judge LIA 848
87.0%
15 Judge JEB 190
86.3%
16 Judge OLC 1,308
85.9%
17 Judge PAR 462
85.5%
18 Judge RAC 1,403
85.4%
19 Judge MLY 1,848
85.0%
20 Judge TKS 1,014
84.7%
21 Judge CRC 237
84.4%
22 Judge RZA 2,417
83.8%
23 Judge DBS 1,805
82.7%
24 Judge DDF 40
82.5%
25 Judge MMT 1,030
82.4%
26 Judge IJC 782
82.2%
27 Judge ASL 2,221
81.6%
28 Judge JCS 2,054
81.5%
29 Judge DKR 1,018
81.2%
30 Judge KAN 569
79.8%
31 Judge BLF 1,730
79.7%
32 Judge WMD 591
79.7%
33 Judge CSE 1,187
79.6%
34 Judge EPD 2,168
79.3%
35 Judge PDO 389
79.2%
36 Judge STT 871
79.1%
37 Judge MEN 652
78.8%
38 Judge RDW 180
78.3%
39 Judge DH 1,213
78.0%
40 Judge TAP 888
77.0%
41 Judge DWT 2,380
75.4%
42 Judge MGK 699
75.0%
43 Judge MMC 196
74.5%
44 Judge LES 1,032
74.4%
45 Judge LTF 455
73.8%
46 Judge WVW 138
72.5%
47 Judge AJS 560
71.8%
48 Judge VAW 1,847
71.6%
49 Judge MMF 1,628
71.5%
50 Judge CYG 1,529
71.4%
51 Judge KED 983
71.1%
52 Judge DNA 616
70.5%
53 Judge LGN 1,411
69.3%
54 Judge JLP 2,049
68.1%
55 Judge EDP 156
66.0%
56 Judge ILD 32
65.6%
57 Judge LCA 396
65.2%
58 Judge GAM 353
64.0%
59 Judge MAU 127
63.8%
60 Judge SLR 34
61.8%
61 Judge BAN 2,475
61.3%
62 Judge SAF 1,191
60.5%
63 Judge JNR 694
59.9%
64 Judge AVP 1,601
58.8%
65 Judge AC2 399
57.4%
66 Judge CEL 28
57.1%
67 Judge JBC 1,587
56.1%
68 Judge LLG 107
54.2%
69 Judge CCJ 991
53.1%
70 Judge CC1 496
51.8%
71 Judge JNS 1,098
50.0%
72 Judge LPO 160
48.1%
73 Judge HH 624
45.4%
74 Judge BTP 692
42.5%
75 Judge SC2 37
40.5%
76 Judge JMM 1,012
38.9%
77 Judge AAV 517
36.4%
78 Judge SH 608
31.6%
79 Judge ODS 708
29.4%
80 Judge RFS 56
26.8%
81 Judge EBW 46
26.1%
82 Judge WPK 107
24.3%
83 Judge SHR 62
21.0%
84 Judge ABE 37
16.2%
85 Judge JHB 67
13.4%
86 Judge JLM 144
9.0%

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the grant rate at the New York - Federal Plaza Immigration Court immigration court? ▼
The New York - Federal Plaza Immigration Court immigration court has an overall grant rate of 74.9% and a denial rate of 25.1%, based on 77,066 asylum merits decisions (FY2015–2025) from DOJ EOIR records.
How many immigration judges serve at New York - Federal Plaza Immigration Court? ▼
New York - Federal Plaza Immigration Court has 86 immigration judges on record. Grant rates vary significantly between judges, from 9.0% to 97.2%.
How long do cases take at New York - Federal Plaza Immigration Court? ▼
The average wait time at New York - Federal Plaza Immigration Court is approximately 39 months. Wait times vary based on case type, docket load, and whether continuances are granted.
Where is the New York - Federal Plaza Immigration Court immigration court located? ▼
The New York - Federal Plaza Immigration Court immigration court is located in New York, NY. It is part of the DOJ Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR) system.
Does the grant rate predict my case outcome at New York - Federal Plaza 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 New York - Federal Plaza Immigration Court grant rate changed over time? ▼
Between FY2015 and FY2025, the grant rate at New York - Federal Plaza Immigration Court decreased from 83.9% to 74.4%. 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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