Immigration judge

Nicolas Orechwa

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Public EOIR asylum decision statistics

Status
active
Data source
EOIR Case Data

Grant rate

9.9%

35 / 352

Total decisions

352

Merits decision sample in current public statistics

Grant rate

9.9%

Grants: 35

Denial rate

90.1%

Denials: 317

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.

Nicolas Orechwa was appointed as an immigration judge to begin hearing cases in May 2023. Judge Orechwa earned a Bachelor of Arts in 1997 from the University of Iowa and a Juris Doctor in 2001 from Loyola University of New Orleans School of Law. From 2017 to 2023, he served as an administrative law judge with the Office of Administrative Hearings for the State of Maryland. From 2006 to 2017, he was an associate, and then partner, at the law firm of Brodsky, Renehan, Pearlstein, and Bouquet CHTD in Gaithersburg, Maryland. From 2005 to 2006, he was a contractor with the U.S. Navy Marine Corps Court of Criminal Appeals. In 2005 he was a contractor with the U.S. Department of Defense Inspector General. From 2001 to 2004, he served as an assistant district attorney with the Orleans Parish District Attorney’s Office in New Orleans. Judge Orechwa is a member of the District of Columbia Bar, the Louisiana Bar, and the Maryland Bar.

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Source: TRAC Judge Report · View original report

Outcome distribution

Grants35 / 352
Denials317 / 352
Other relief0 / 352

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Mexico

Sufficient sample
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Total decisions

54

Grants

0

Denials

54

Grant rate: 0.0%Denial rate: 100.0%

Guatemala

Moderate sample
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Total decisions

26

Grants

0

Denials

26

Grant rate: 0.0%Denial rate: 100.0%

Cuba

Moderate sample
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Total decisions

21

Grants

1

Denials

20

Grant rate: 4.8%Denial rate: 95.2%

Russia

Moderate sample
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Total decisions

21

Grants

9

Denials

12

Grant rate: 42.9%Denial rate: 57.1%

Colombia

Moderate sample
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Total decisions

19

Grants

1

Denials

18

Grant rate: 5.3%Denial rate: 94.7%

Venezuela

Moderate sample
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Total decisions

17

Grants

3

Denials

14

Grant rate: 17.6%Denial rate: 82.4%

Switzerland

Moderate sample
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Total decisions

14

Grants

2

Denials

12

Grant rate: 14.3%Denial rate: 85.7%

Cameroon

Moderate sample
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Total decisions

13

Grants

1

Denials

12

Grant rate: 7.7%Denial rate: 92.3%

Peru

Moderate sample
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Total decisions

11

Grants

0

Denials

11

Grant rate: 0.0%Denial rate: 100.0%

Ecuador

Small sample
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Total decisions

9

Grants

0

Denials

9

Grant rate: 0.0%Denial rate: 100.0%

Georgia

Small sample
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Total decisions

9

Grants

0

Denials

9

Grant rate: 0.0%Denial rate: 100.0%

Afghanistan

Small sample
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Total decisions

7

Grants

4

Denials

3

Grant rate: 57.1%Denial rate: 42.9%

Honduras

Small sample
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Total decisions

7

Grants

0

Denials

7

Grant rate: 0.0%Denial rate: 100.0%

Egypt

Small sample
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Total decisions

6

Grants

1

Denials

5

Grant rate: 16.7%Denial rate: 83.3%

India

Small sample
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Total decisions

6

Grants

0

Denials

6

Grant rate: 0.0%Denial rate: 100.0%

Iran

Small sample
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Total decisions

6

Grants

1

Denials

5

Grant rate: 16.7%Denial rate: 83.3%

Spain

Small sample
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Total decisions

6

Grants

0

Denials

6

Grant rate: 0.0%Denial rate: 100.0%

Tonga

Small sample
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Total decisions

6

Grants

2

Denials

4

Grant rate: 33.3%Denial rate: 66.7%

Armenia

Small sample
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Total decisions

5

Grants

0

Denials

5

Grant rate: 0.0%Denial rate: 100.0%

Pakistan

Small sample
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Total decisions

5

Grants

0

Denials

5

Grant rate: 0.0%Denial rate: 100.0%

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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