Walter H. Ruehle
Court
Total Decisions
1233
Asylum Grant Rate
35.9%
Denials
64.1%
Other Relief Rate
0.0%
The sample size is relatively substantial, but it still cannot predict any individual case outcome.
Data updated: Aug 8, 2026
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Immigration Court
Buf Immigration Court
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Average Asylum Grant Rate
29.8%
1460 / 4899
Average Asylum Grant Rate
29.8%
Asylum grants
1460
Denials
3439
Judges indexed
7
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Judges indexed for this court
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Steven J Connelly
Court
Total Decisions
1062
Asylum Grant Rate
25.3%
Denials
74.7%
Other Relief Rate
0.0%
The sample size is relatively substantial, but it still cannot predict any individual case outcome.
Data updated: Aug 8, 2026
Mary C Baumgarten
Court
Total Decisions
1020
Asylum Grant Rate
11.6%
Denials
88.4%
Other Relief Rate
0.0%
The sample size is relatively substantial, but it still cannot predict any individual case outcome.
Data updated: Aug 8, 2026
Denise Hochul
Court
Total Decisions
834
Asylum Grant Rate
46.6%
Denials
53.4%
Other Relief Rate
0.0%
The sample size is relatively substantial, but it still cannot predict any individual case outcome.
Data updated: Aug 8, 2026
Michael Rocco
Court
Total Decisions
493
Asylum Grant Rate
18.9%
Denials
81.1%
Other Relief Rate
0.0%
The sample size is relatively substantial, but it still cannot predict any individual case outcome.
Data updated: Aug 8, 2026
Brandi Lohr
Court
Total Decisions
282
Asylum Grant Rate
26.2%
Denials
73.8%
Other Relief Rate
0.0%
The sample size is relatively substantial, but it still cannot predict any individual case outcome.
Data updated: Aug 8, 2026
Brandon Jaroch
Court
Total Decisions
3
Asylum Grant Rate
0.0%
Denials
100.0%
Other Relief Rate
0.0%
The sample size is small, so the statistic has limited reference value.
Data updated: Aug 8, 2026
Asylum Grant Rate · Nationalities
| Nationalities | Asylum Grant Rate | Asylum grants | Denials | Total Decisions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Guatemala | 9.4% | 43 | 416 | 459 |
| Ecuador | 7.3% | 19 | 241 | 260 |
| Switzerland | 39.8% | 82 | 124 | 206 |
| Cuba | 33.9% | 65 | 127 | 192 |
| Brazil | 6.9% | 12 | 162 | 174 |
| Venezuela | 31.0% | 54 | 120 | 174 |
| Mexico | 11.7% | 19 | 144 | 163 |
| Bulgaria | 35.1% | 54 | 100 | 154 |
| Russia | 74.1% | 109 | 38 | 147 |
| India | 23.8% | 31 | 99 | 130 |
| Pakistan | 22.2% | 28 | 98 | 126 |
| Spain | 15.3% | 19 | 105 | 124 |
| Colombia | 8.3% | 10 | 110 | 120 |
| Niue | 29.3% | 34 | 82 | 116 |
| Honduras | 25.5% | 28 | 82 | 110 |
| Afghanistan | 78.1% | 82 | 23 | 105 |
| Peru | 5.0% | 5 | 95 | 100 |
| Angola | 22.9% | 22 | 74 | 96 |
| Turkiye | 55.4% | 51 | 41 | 92 |
| Nicaragua | 34.2% | 27 | 52 | 79 |
| Democratic Republic Of Congo | 59.7% | 46 | 31 | 77 |
| Ukraine | 53.9% | 41 | 35 | 76 |
| Russia | 35.6% | 26 | 47 | 73 |
| Sri Lanka | 22.5% | 16 | 55 | 71 |
| Somalia | 42.9% | 30 | 40 | 70 |
| Haiti | 8.8% | 6 | 62 | 68 |
| Cameroon | 59.1% | 39 | 27 | 66 |
| Central African Republic | 53.0% | 35 | 31 | 66 |
| Guinea | 27.0% | 17 | 46 | 63 |
| Ethiopia | 31.9% | 15 | 32 | 47 |
| Ghana | 32.6% | 15 | 31 | 46 |
| Iraq | 72.7% | 32 | 12 | 44 |
| Jamaica | 30.0% | 12 | 28 | 40 |
| Yemen | 22.5% | 9 | 31 | 40 |
| Myanmar (Burma) | 24.3% | 9 | 28 | 37 |
| Iran | 45.9% | 17 | 20 | 37 |
| Mauritania | 5.9% | 2 | 32 | 34 |
| Albania | 34.4% | 11 | 21 | 32 |
| Guyana | 3.1% | 1 | 31 | 32 |
| Dominican Republic | 3.7% | 1 | 26 | 27 |
| Singapore | 7.4% | 2 | 25 | 27 |
| Belize | 68.0% | 17 | 8 | 25 |
| Kazakhstan | 62.5% | 15 | 9 | 24 |
| Nepal | 50.0% | 12 | 12 | 24 |
| Eritrea | 65.2% | 15 | 8 | 23 |
| Argentina | 31.8% | 7 | 15 | 22 |
| Sierra Leone | 77.3% | 17 | 5 | 22 |
| Uzbekistan | 45.0% | 9 | 11 | 20 |
| Syria | 42.1% | 8 | 11 | 19 |
| Uganda | 52.6% | 10 | 9 | 19 |
| Belarus | 50.0% | 9 | 9 | 18 |
| Iceland | 11.8% | 2 | 15 | 17 |
| South Africa | 58.8% | 10 | 7 | 17 |
| Former Countries | 37.5% | 6 | 10 | 16 |
| Lebanon | 18.8% | 3 | 13 | 16 |
| Egypt | 53.3% | 8 | 7 | 15 |
| Ivory Coast (Cote D'Ivoire) | 13.3% | 2 | 13 | 15 |
| Moldova | 53.3% | 8 | 7 | 15 |
| Romania | 46.7% | 7 | 8 | 15 |
| Antigua & Barbuda | 57.1% | 8 | 6 | 14 |
| Kenya | 14.3% | 2 | 12 | 14 |
| Stateless — person unable to name a country | 30.8% | 4 | 9 | 13 |
| Georgia | 8.3% | 1 | 11 | 12 |
| Liechtenstein | 33.3% | 4 | 8 | 12 |
| Malawi | 8.3% | 1 | 11 | 12 |
| Vietnam | 50.0% | 6 | 6 | 12 |
| Türkiye | 81.8% | 9 | 2 | 11 |
| Armenia | 30.0% | 3 | 7 | 10 |
| Bermuda | 30.0% | 3 | 7 | 10 |
| Myanmar (Burma) | 40.0% | 4 | 6 | 10 |
| Congo - Kinshasa | 33.3% | 3 | 6 | 9 |
| Former Countries | 66.7% | 6 | 3 | 9 |
| Jordan | 11.1% | 1 | 8 | 9 |
| Laos | 33.3% | 3 | 6 | 9 |
| Congo - Brazzaville | 44.4% | 4 | 5 | 9 |
| Côte d’Ivoire | 0.0% | 0 | 8 | 8 |
| Djibouti | 62.5% | 5 | 3 | 8 |
| Tonga | 12.5% | 1 | 7 | 8 |
| Zimbabwe | 12.5% | 1 | 7 | 8 |
| St. Barthélemy | 0.0% | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| Canada | 14.3% | 1 | 6 | 7 |
| Rwanda | 71.4% | 5 | 2 | 7 |
| Bolivia | 83.3% | 5 | 1 | 6 |
| Bahamas | 0.0% | 0 | 6 | 6 |
| Indonesia | 0.0% | 0 | 6 | 6 |
| Pitcairn Islands | 100.0% | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| Saudi Arabia | 66.7% | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| South Africa | 33.3% | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| Chad | 0.0% | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| Burundi | 50.0% | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Serbia | 25.0% | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| Nigeria | 100.0% | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| Poland | 0.0% | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| Thailand | 50.0% | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Azerbaijan | 100.0% | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Bahrain | 0.0% | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Cocos (Keeling) Islands | 33.3% | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Former Countries | 33.3% | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Gabon | 33.3% | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Hungary | 33.3% | 1 | 2 | 3 |
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