Guatemala
Sufficient sampleTotal decisions
129
Grants
23
Denials
106
Grant rate: 17.8%Denial rate: 82.2%
Immigration judge
Denise Hochul
Community discussion · 0Public EOIR asylum decision statistics
- Status
- active
- Data source
- EOIR Case Data
Grant rate
46.6%
389 / 834
Total decisions
834
Merits decision sample in current public statistics
Grant rate
46.6%
Grants: 389
Denial rate
53.4%
Denials: 445
Other relief rate
0.0%
Other relief: 0
Judge profile
This profile is summarized from public sources for background context only. It is not an ImmJudge evaluation.
Attorney General Loretta E. Lynch appointed Judge Hochul to begin hearing cases in January 2016. Judge Hochul received a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1980 from the State University of New York at Buffalo and a Juris Doctor in 1985 from the Ohio Northern University, Claude W. Pettit College of Law. From 1996 through 2015, Judge Hochul served in the Office of the Chief Counsel, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), Department of Homeland Security, in Buffalo, in various capacities, including: senior attorney; assistant chief counsel; designated human rights law special interest attorney; designated national security special interest attorney; member of the Trial Advocacy Training Team; and as a special assistant U.S. attorney in the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Western District of New York. From 1987 through 1996, she served as an assistant district attorney in the Erie County District Attorney’s Office in Buffalo. Judge Hochul is a member of the New York Bar.
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Source: TRAC Judge Report · View original report
Outcome distribution
Grants389 / 834
Denials445 / 834
Other relief0 / 834
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| Nationality | Total decisions | Grants | Denials | Grant rate | Denial rate | Distribution | Action |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Guatemala Sufficient sample | 129 | 23 | 106 | 17.8% | 82.2% | View details | |
Cuba Sufficient sample | 55 | 27 | 28 | 49.1% | 50.9% | View details | |
Mexico Sufficient sample | 47 | 6 | 41 | 12.8% | 87.2% | View details | |
Honduras Sufficient sample | 38 | 11 | 27 | 28.9% | 71.1% | View details | |
Bulgaria Sufficient sample | 34 | 28 | 6 | 82.4% | 17.6% | View details | |
Brazil Sufficient sample | 33 | 5 | 28 | 15.2% | 84.8% | View details | |
India Sufficient sample | 32 | 14 | 18 | 43.8% | 56.3% | View details | |
Ecuador Sufficient sample | 31 | 3 | 28 | 9.7% | 90.3% | View details | |
Cameroon Moderate sample | 29 | 21 | 8 | 72.4% | 27.6% | View details | |
Democratic Republic Of Congo Moderate sample | 25 | 18 | 7 | 72.0% | 28.0% | View details | |
Spain Moderate sample | 25 | 8 | 17 | 32.0% | 68.0% | View details | |
Angola Moderate sample | 24 | 8 | 16 | 33.3% | 66.7% | View details | |
Russia Moderate sample | 22 | 17 | 5 | 77.3% | 22.7% | View details | |
Venezuela Moderate sample | 20 | 14 | 6 | 70.0% | 30.0% | View details | |
Nicaragua Moderate sample | 18 | 6 | 12 | 33.3% | 66.7% | View details | |
Central African Republic Moderate sample | 17 | 16 | 1 | 94.1% | 5.9% | View details | |
Switzerland Moderate sample | 16 | 8 | 8 | 50.0% | 50.0% | View details | |
Iraq Moderate sample | 15 | 14 | 1 | 93.3% | 6.7% | View details | |
Pakistan Moderate sample | 14 | 11 | 3 | 78.6% | 21.4% | View details | |
Nepal Moderate sample | 12 | 7 | 5 | 58.3% | 41.7% | View details |
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Cuba
Sufficient sampleTotal decisions
55
Grants
27
Denials
28
Grant rate: 49.1%Denial rate: 50.9%
Mexico
Sufficient sampleTotal decisions
47
Grants
6
Denials
41
Grant rate: 12.8%Denial rate: 87.2%
Honduras
Sufficient sampleTotal decisions
38
Grants
11
Denials
27
Grant rate: 28.9%Denial rate: 71.1%
Bulgaria
Sufficient sampleTotal decisions
34
Grants
28
Denials
6
Grant rate: 82.4%Denial rate: 17.6%
Brazil
Sufficient sampleTotal decisions
33
Grants
5
Denials
28
Grant rate: 15.2%Denial rate: 84.8%
India
Sufficient sampleTotal decisions
32
Grants
14
Denials
18
Grant rate: 43.8%Denial rate: 56.3%
Ecuador
Sufficient sampleTotal decisions
31
Grants
3
Denials
28
Grant rate: 9.7%Denial rate: 90.3%
Cameroon
Moderate sampleTotal decisions
29
Grants
21
Denials
8
Grant rate: 72.4%Denial rate: 27.6%
Democratic Republic Of Congo
Moderate sampleTotal decisions
25
Grants
18
Denials
7
Grant rate: 72.0%Denial rate: 28.0%
Spain
Moderate sampleTotal decisions
25
Grants
8
Denials
17
Grant rate: 32.0%Denial rate: 68.0%
Angola
Moderate sampleTotal decisions
24
Grants
8
Denials
16
Grant rate: 33.3%Denial rate: 66.7%
Russia
Moderate sampleTotal decisions
22
Grants
17
Denials
5
Grant rate: 77.3%Denial rate: 22.7%
Venezuela
Moderate sampleTotal decisions
20
Grants
14
Denials
6
Grant rate: 70.0%Denial rate: 30.0%
Nicaragua
Moderate sampleTotal decisions
18
Grants
6
Denials
12
Grant rate: 33.3%Denial rate: 66.7%
Central African Republic
Moderate sampleTotal decisions
17
Grants
16
Denials
1
Grant rate: 94.1%Denial rate: 5.9%
Switzerland
Moderate sampleTotal decisions
16
Grants
8
Denials
8
Grant rate: 50.0%Denial rate: 50.0%
Iraq
Moderate sampleTotal decisions
15
Grants
14
Denials
1
Grant rate: 93.3%Denial rate: 6.7%
Pakistan
Moderate sampleTotal decisions
14
Grants
11
Denials
3
Grant rate: 78.6%Denial rate: 21.4%
Nepal
Moderate sampleTotal decisions
12
Grants
7
Denials
5
Grant rate: 58.3%Denial rate: 41.7%
These statistics come from public EOIR data. They reflect historical statistics only, are not legal advice, and cannot predict any individual case outcome.
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