Spain
Sufficient sampleTotal decisions
289
Grants
13
Denials
276
Grant rate: 4.5%Denial rate: 95.5%
Immigration judge
Shana W Chen
Community discussion · 0Public EOIR asylum decision statistics
- Status
- active
- Data source
- EOIR Case Data
Grant rate
8.5%
114 / 1338
Total decisions
1338
Merits decision sample in current public statistics
Grant rate
8.5%
Grants: 114
Denial rate
91.5%
Denials: 1224
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.
Then-Acting Attorney General Matthew Whitaker appointed Shana W. Chen to begin hearingcases in March 2019. Judge Chen earned a Bachelor of Arts in 1998 from the University of California, Berkeley, and a Juris Doctor in 2001 from the Georgetown University Law Center.From 2006 to 2019, Judge Chen served as an assistant U.S. attorney in the District of New Jersey. From 2004 to 2005, she was a judicial law clerk in the Southern District of New York.From 2001 through 2004, Judge Chen worked as a litigation associate at two private law firms in New York City, Mc Dermott, Will & Emery and Curtis, and Mallet-Prevost, Colt & Mosle. Judge Chen is a member of the New Jersey and New York State Bars.
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Source: TRAC Judge Report · View original report
Outcome distribution
Grants114 / 1338
Denials1224 / 1338
Other relief0 / 1338
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| Nationality | Total decisions | Grants | Denials | Grant rate | Denial rate | Distribution | Action |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Spain Sufficient sample | 289 | 13 | 276 | 4.5% | 95.5% | View details | |
Honduras Sufficient sample | 262 | 11 | 251 | 4.2% | 95.8% | View details | |
Guatemala Sufficient sample | 248 | 4 | 244 | 1.6% | 98.4% | View details | |
Ecuador Sufficient sample | 107 | 2 | 105 | 1.9% | 98.1% | View details | |
Brazil Sufficient sample | 63 | 0 | 63 | 0.0% | 100.0% | View details | |
Peru Sufficient sample | 42 | 0 | 42 | 0.0% | 100.0% | View details | |
India Sufficient sample | 41 | 12 | 29 | 29.3% | 70.7% | View details | |
Venezuela Sufficient sample | 41 | 10 | 31 | 24.4% | 75.6% | View details | |
Colombia Sufficient sample | 40 | 0 | 40 | 0.0% | 100.0% | View details | |
Nicaragua Sufficient sample | 39 | 26 | 13 | 66.7% | 33.3% | View details | |
Mexico Sufficient sample | 30 | 1 | 29 | 3.3% | 96.7% | View details | |
Niue Moderate sample | 19 | 0 | 19 | 0.0% | 100.0% | View details | |
Turkiye Moderate sample | 15 | 3 | 12 | 20.0% | 80.0% | View details | |
Haiti Moderate sample | 11 | 0 | 11 | 0.0% | 100.0% | View details | |
Dominican Republic Small sample | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0.0% | 100.0% | View details | |
Egypt Small sample | 8 | 5 | 3 | 62.5% | 37.5% | View details | |
Ghana Small sample | 8 | 4 | 4 | 50.0% | 50.0% | View details | |
Georgia Small sample | 7 | 1 | 6 | 14.3% | 85.7% | View details | |
Russia Small sample | 6 | 3 | 3 | 50.0% | 50.0% | View details | |
Cuba Small sample | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0.0% | 100.0% | View details |
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Honduras
Sufficient sampleTotal decisions
262
Grants
11
Denials
251
Grant rate: 4.2%Denial rate: 95.8%
Guatemala
Sufficient sampleTotal decisions
248
Grants
4
Denials
244
Grant rate: 1.6%Denial rate: 98.4%
Ecuador
Sufficient sampleTotal decisions
107
Grants
2
Denials
105
Grant rate: 1.9%Denial rate: 98.1%
Brazil
Sufficient sampleTotal decisions
63
Grants
0
Denials
63
Grant rate: 0.0%Denial rate: 100.0%
Peru
Sufficient sampleTotal decisions
42
Grants
0
Denials
42
Grant rate: 0.0%Denial rate: 100.0%
India
Sufficient sampleTotal decisions
41
Grants
12
Denials
29
Grant rate: 29.3%Denial rate: 70.7%
Venezuela
Sufficient sampleTotal decisions
41
Grants
10
Denials
31
Grant rate: 24.4%Denial rate: 75.6%
Colombia
Sufficient sampleTotal decisions
40
Grants
0
Denials
40
Grant rate: 0.0%Denial rate: 100.0%
Nicaragua
Sufficient sampleTotal decisions
39
Grants
26
Denials
13
Grant rate: 66.7%Denial rate: 33.3%
Mexico
Sufficient sampleTotal decisions
30
Grants
1
Denials
29
Grant rate: 3.3%Denial rate: 96.7%
Niue
Moderate sampleTotal decisions
19
Grants
0
Denials
19
Grant rate: 0.0%Denial rate: 100.0%
Turkiye
Moderate sampleTotal decisions
15
Grants
3
Denials
12
Grant rate: 20.0%Denial rate: 80.0%
Haiti
Moderate sampleTotal decisions
11
Grants
0
Denials
11
Grant rate: 0.0%Denial rate: 100.0%
Dominican Republic
Small sampleTotal decisions
8
Grants
0
Denials
8
Grant rate: 0.0%Denial rate: 100.0%
Egypt
Small sampleTotal decisions
8
Grants
5
Denials
3
Grant rate: 62.5%Denial rate: 37.5%
Ghana
Small sampleTotal decisions
8
Grants
4
Denials
4
Grant rate: 50.0%Denial rate: 50.0%
Georgia
Small sampleTotal decisions
7
Grants
1
Denials
6
Grant rate: 14.3%Denial rate: 85.7%
Russia
Small sampleTotal decisions
6
Grants
3
Denials
3
Grant rate: 50.0%Denial rate: 50.0%
Cuba
Small sampleTotal 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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