Spain
Sufficient sampleTotal decisions
105
Grants
7
Denials
98
Grant rate: 6.7%Denial rate: 93.3%
Immigration judge
David Cheng
Community discussion · 0Public EOIR asylum decision statistics
- Status
- active
- Data source
- EOIR Case Data
Grant rate
20.9%
131 / 626
Total decisions
626
Merits decision sample in current public statistics
Grant rate
20.9%
Grants: 131
Denial rate
79.1%
Denials: 495
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 Jeff Sessions appointed David Cheng to begin hearing cases in July 2017. Judge Cheng earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1992 from the State University of New York at Albany and a Juris Doctor in 1997 from St. John’s University School of Law. From 2002 to 2017, he served as a senior attorney for the Office of Chief Counsel, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Department of Homeland Security, in Newark, N.J. From 2000 to 2002, he served as an administrative law judge for the New York City Department of Finance. From 1997 to 2000, he was a general partner at Cheng and Cheng P.C., in New York, N.Y. Judge Cheng is a member of the New York State Bar.
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Source: TRAC Judge Report · View original report
Outcome distribution
Grants131 / 626
Denials495 / 626
Other relief0 / 626
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| Nationality | Total decisions | Grants | Denials | Grant rate | Denial rate | Distribution | Action |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Spain Sufficient sample | 105 | 7 | 98 | 6.7% | 93.3% | View details | |
Guatemala Sufficient sample | 84 | 3 | 81 | 3.6% | 96.4% | View details | |
Honduras Sufficient sample | 72 | 7 | 65 | 9.7% | 90.3% | View details | |
Colombia Sufficient sample | 44 | 11 | 33 | 25.0% | 75.0% | View details | |
Ecuador Sufficient sample | 42 | 6 | 36 | 14.3% | 85.7% | View details | |
Nicaragua Sufficient sample | 36 | 19 | 17 | 52.8% | 47.2% | View details | |
Peru Sufficient sample | 35 | 5 | 30 | 14.3% | 85.7% | View details | |
Mexico Moderate sample | 26 | 1 | 25 | 3.8% | 96.2% | View details | |
India Moderate sample | 23 | 10 | 13 | 43.5% | 56.5% | View details | |
Turkiye Moderate sample | 21 | 7 | 14 | 33.3% | 66.7% | View details | |
Brazil Moderate sample | 15 | 2 | 13 | 13.3% | 86.7% | View details | |
Dominican Republic Moderate sample | 15 | 4 | 11 | 26.7% | 73.3% | View details | |
Switzerland Moderate sample | 10 | 7 | 3 | 70.0% | 30.0% | View details | |
Egypt Small sample | 9 | 8 | 1 | 88.9% | 11.1% | View details | |
Haiti Small sample | 9 | 0 | 9 | 0.0% | 100.0% | View details | |
Niue Small sample | 8 | 2 | 6 | 25.0% | 75.0% | View details | |
Venezuela Small sample | 8 | 4 | 4 | 50.0% | 50.0% | View details | |
St. Pierre & Miquelon Small sample | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0.0% | 100.0% | View details | |
Ghana Small sample | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20.0% | 80.0% | View details | |
Pakistan Small sample | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40.0% | 60.0% | View details |
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Guatemala
Sufficient sampleTotal decisions
84
Grants
3
Denials
81
Grant rate: 3.6%Denial rate: 96.4%
Honduras
Sufficient sampleTotal decisions
72
Grants
7
Denials
65
Grant rate: 9.7%Denial rate: 90.3%
Colombia
Sufficient sampleTotal decisions
44
Grants
11
Denials
33
Grant rate: 25.0%Denial rate: 75.0%
Ecuador
Sufficient sampleTotal decisions
42
Grants
6
Denials
36
Grant rate: 14.3%Denial rate: 85.7%
Nicaragua
Sufficient sampleTotal decisions
36
Grants
19
Denials
17
Grant rate: 52.8%Denial rate: 47.2%
Peru
Sufficient sampleTotal decisions
35
Grants
5
Denials
30
Grant rate: 14.3%Denial rate: 85.7%
Mexico
Moderate sampleTotal decisions
26
Grants
1
Denials
25
Grant rate: 3.8%Denial rate: 96.2%
India
Moderate sampleTotal decisions
23
Grants
10
Denials
13
Grant rate: 43.5%Denial rate: 56.5%
Turkiye
Moderate sampleTotal decisions
21
Grants
7
Denials
14
Grant rate: 33.3%Denial rate: 66.7%
Brazil
Moderate sampleTotal decisions
15
Grants
2
Denials
13
Grant rate: 13.3%Denial rate: 86.7%
Dominican Republic
Moderate sampleTotal decisions
15
Grants
4
Denials
11
Grant rate: 26.7%Denial rate: 73.3%
Switzerland
Moderate sampleTotal decisions
10
Grants
7
Denials
3
Grant rate: 70.0%Denial rate: 30.0%
Egypt
Small sampleTotal decisions
9
Grants
8
Denials
1
Grant rate: 88.9%Denial rate: 11.1%
Haiti
Small sampleTotal decisions
9
Grants
0
Denials
9
Grant rate: 0.0%Denial rate: 100.0%
Niue
Small sampleTotal decisions
8
Grants
2
Denials
6
Grant rate: 25.0%Denial rate: 75.0%
Venezuela
Small sampleTotal decisions
8
Grants
4
Denials
4
Grant rate: 50.0%Denial rate: 50.0%
St. Pierre & Miquelon
Small sampleTotal decisions
6
Grants
0
Denials
6
Grant rate: 0.0%Denial rate: 100.0%
Ghana
Small sampleTotal decisions
5
Grants
1
Denials
4
Grant rate: 20.0%Denial rate: 80.0%
Pakistan
Small sampleTotal decisions
5
Grants
2
Denials
3
Grant rate: 40.0%Denial rate: 60.0%
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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