Immigration judge

Ellen Karesh

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Public EOIR asylum decision statistics

Status
active
Data source
EOIR Case Data

Grant rate

13.2%

67 / 509

Total decisions

509

Merits decision sample in current public statistics

Grant rate

13.2%

Grants: 67

Denial rate

86.8%

Denials: 442

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.

Ellen L. Karesh was appointed as a Unit Chief Immigration Judge to begin supervisory immigration court duties and hearing cases in October 2021. Judge Karesh earned a Bachelor of Science in 1990 from the University of South Carolina and a Juris Doctor in 1993 from the University of South Carolina School of Law. From 1995 to 2021, she served as a Berkeley County Summary Court Judge, in South Carolina. From 1994 to 2004, she worked in private practice, in Goose Creek, South Carolina. Judge Karesh is a member of the South Carolina Bar.

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Source: TRAC Judge Report · View original report

Outcome distribution

Grants67 / 509
Denials442 / 509
Other relief0 / 509

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Honduras

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Total decisions

95

Grants

10

Denials

85

Grant rate: 10.5%Denial rate: 89.5%

Guatemala

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Total decisions

53

Grants

7

Denials

46

Grant rate: 13.2%Denial rate: 86.8%

Mexico

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Total decisions

52

Grants

4

Denials

48

Grant rate: 7.7%Denial rate: 92.3%

Brazil

Sufficient sample
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Total decisions

45

Grants

0

Denials

45

Grant rate: 0.0%Denial rate: 100.0%

Colombia

Sufficient sample
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Total decisions

40

Grants

1

Denials

39

Grant rate: 2.5%Denial rate: 97.5%

Niue

Sufficient sample
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Total decisions

35

Grants

1

Denials

34

Grant rate: 2.9%Denial rate: 97.1%

Venezuela

Sufficient sample
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Total decisions

35

Grants

7

Denials

28

Grant rate: 20.0%Denial rate: 80.0%

Spain

Sufficient sample
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Total decisions

34

Grants

4

Denials

30

Grant rate: 11.8%Denial rate: 88.2%

India

Moderate sample
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Total decisions

11

Grants

6

Denials

5

Grant rate: 54.5%Denial rate: 45.5%

Cuba

Moderate sample
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Total decisions

10

Grants

1

Denials

9

Grant rate: 10.0%Denial rate: 90.0%

Russia

Small sample
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Total decisions

9

Grants

8

Denials

1

Grant rate: 88.9%Denial rate: 11.1%

Haiti

Small sample
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Total decisions

8

Grants

0

Denials

8

Grant rate: 0.0%Denial rate: 100.0%

Ecuador

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Total decisions

7

Grants

1

Denials

6

Grant rate: 14.3%Denial rate: 85.7%

Romania

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Total decisions

5

Grants

2

Denials

3

Grant rate: 40.0%Denial rate: 60.0%

Singapore

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Total decisions

5

Grants

0

Denials

5

Grant rate: 0.0%Denial rate: 100.0%

Vietnam

Small sample
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Total decisions

5

Grants

0

Denials

5

Grant rate: 0.0%Denial rate: 100.0%

Uzbekistan

Small sample
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Total decisions

4

Grants

0

Denials

4

Grant rate: 0.0%Denial rate: 100.0%

Angola

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Total decisions

3

Grants

1

Denials

2

Grant rate: 33.3%Denial rate: 66.7%

Bulgaria

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Total decisions

3

Grants

1

Denials

2

Grant rate: 33.3%Denial rate: 66.7%

Jordan

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Total decisions

3

Grants

1

Denials

2

Grant rate: 33.3%Denial rate: 66.7%

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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