Switzerland
Sufficient sampleTotal decisions
4190
Grants
3458
Denials
732
Grant rate: 82.5%Denial rate: 17.5%
Immigration judge
Brigitte Laforest
Community discussion · 0Public EOIR asylum decision statistics
- Status
- active
- Data source
- EOIR Case Data
Grant rate
75.5%
5767 / 7634
Total decisions
7634
Merits decision sample in current public statistics
Grant rate
75.5%
Grants: 5767
Denial rate
24.5%
Denials: 1867
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.
Judge Laforest was appointed as an Immigration Judge in April 1997. She received an undergraduate degree in 1981 from Princeton University, and a Juris Doctorate from Georgetown University Law Center in 1987. From 1987 to 1993, Judge Laforest worked as a staff attorney at the Brooklyn Neighborhood Office, Immigration Unit, Legal Aid Society, in Brooklyn. During this time, from 1988 to 1992, she also served as a coordinator for the Citywide Immigrants' Rights Project in New York. Judge Laforest worked as a staff attorney, Civil Appeals and Law Reform Unit, Legal Aid Society, New York, from 1993 to 1995 and again from 1996 to 1997. From 1995 to 1996, she served as assistant director of student affairs at Fordham University School of Law. Judge Laforest is a member of the New York Bar.
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Source: TRAC Judge Report · View original report
Outcome distribution
Grants5767 / 7634
Denials1867 / 7634
Other relief0 / 7634
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| Nationality | Total decisions | Grants | Denials | Grant rate | Denial rate | Distribution | Action |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Switzerland Sufficient sample | 4190 | 3458 | 732 | 82.5% | 17.5% | View details | |
India Sufficient sample | 303 | 199 | 104 | 65.7% | 34.3% | View details | |
Albania Sufficient sample | 269 | 226 | 43 | 84.0% | 16.0% | View details | |
Ecuador Sufficient sample | 230 | 61 | 169 | 26.5% | 73.5% | View details | |
Nepal Sufficient sample | 216 | 183 | 33 | 84.7% | 15.3% | View details | |
Bulgaria Sufficient sample | 177 | 132 | 45 | 74.6% | 25.4% | View details | |
Spain Sufficient sample | 165 | 60 | 105 | 36.4% | 63.6% | View details | |
Guinea Sufficient sample | 140 | 101 | 39 | 72.1% | 27.9% | View details | |
Honduras Sufficient sample | 135 | 49 | 86 | 36.3% | 63.7% | View details | |
Former Countries Sufficient sample | 119 | 104 | 15 | 87.4% | 12.6% | View details | |
Former Countries Sufficient sample | 112 | 90 | 22 | 80.4% | 19.6% | View details | |
Mauritania Sufficient sample | 94 | 60 | 34 | 63.8% | 36.2% | View details | |
Pakistan Sufficient sample | 89 | 58 | 31 | 65.2% | 34.8% | View details | |
Russia Sufficient sample | 85 | 77 | 8 | 90.6% | 9.4% | View details | |
Guatemala Sufficient sample | 84 | 17 | 67 | 20.2% | 79.8% | View details | |
Egypt Sufficient sample | 83 | 80 | 3 | 96.4% | 3.6% | View details | |
Colombia Sufficient sample | 65 | 45 | 20 | 69.2% | 30.8% | View details | |
Indonesia Sufficient sample | 63 | 46 | 17 | 73.0% | 27.0% | View details | |
Sri Lanka Sufficient sample | 56 | 46 | 10 | 82.1% | 17.9% | View details | |
Sierra Leone Sufficient sample | 51 | 30 | 21 | 58.8% | 41.2% | View details |
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India
Sufficient sampleTotal decisions
303
Grants
199
Denials
104
Grant rate: 65.7%Denial rate: 34.3%
Albania
Sufficient sampleTotal decisions
269
Grants
226
Denials
43
Grant rate: 84.0%Denial rate: 16.0%
Ecuador
Sufficient sampleTotal decisions
230
Grants
61
Denials
169
Grant rate: 26.5%Denial rate: 73.5%
Nepal
Sufficient sampleTotal decisions
216
Grants
183
Denials
33
Grant rate: 84.7%Denial rate: 15.3%
Bulgaria
Sufficient sampleTotal decisions
177
Grants
132
Denials
45
Grant rate: 74.6%Denial rate: 25.4%
Spain
Sufficient sampleTotal decisions
165
Grants
60
Denials
105
Grant rate: 36.4%Denial rate: 63.6%
Guinea
Sufficient sampleTotal decisions
140
Grants
101
Denials
39
Grant rate: 72.1%Denial rate: 27.9%
Honduras
Sufficient sampleTotal decisions
135
Grants
49
Denials
86
Grant rate: 36.3%Denial rate: 63.7%
Former Countries
Sufficient sampleTotal decisions
119
Grants
104
Denials
15
Grant rate: 87.4%Denial rate: 12.6%
Former Countries
Sufficient sampleTotal decisions
112
Grants
90
Denials
22
Grant rate: 80.4%Denial rate: 19.6%
Mauritania
Sufficient sampleTotal decisions
94
Grants
60
Denials
34
Grant rate: 63.8%Denial rate: 36.2%
Pakistan
Sufficient sampleTotal decisions
89
Grants
58
Denials
31
Grant rate: 65.2%Denial rate: 34.8%
Russia
Sufficient sampleTotal decisions
85
Grants
77
Denials
8
Grant rate: 90.6%Denial rate: 9.4%
Guatemala
Sufficient sampleTotal decisions
84
Grants
17
Denials
67
Grant rate: 20.2%Denial rate: 79.8%
Egypt
Sufficient sampleTotal decisions
83
Grants
80
Denials
3
Grant rate: 96.4%Denial rate: 3.6%
Colombia
Sufficient sampleTotal decisions
65
Grants
45
Denials
20
Grant rate: 69.2%Denial rate: 30.8%
Indonesia
Sufficient sampleTotal decisions
63
Grants
46
Denials
17
Grant rate: 73.0%Denial rate: 27.0%
Sri Lanka
Sufficient sampleTotal decisions
56
Grants
46
Denials
10
Grant rate: 82.1%Denial rate: 17.9%
Sierra Leone
Sufficient sampleTotal decisions
51
Grants
30
Denials
21
Grant rate: 58.8%Denial rate: 41.2%
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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