Immigration judge

Steven J Connelly

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Public EOIR asylum decision statistics

Status
active
Data source
EOIR Case Data

Grant rate

25.3%

269 / 1062

Total decisions

1062

Merits decision sample in current public statistics

Grant rate

25.3%

Grants: 269

Denial rate

74.7%

Denials: 793

Other relief rate

0.0%

Other relief: 0

Judge profile

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Attorney General Eric Holder appointed Judge Connelly in October 2010. Judge Connelly received a bachelor of arts degree in 1983 and a juris doctorate in 1986, both from the State University of New York at Buffalo. From 2003 to October 2010, he worked as an assistant chief counsel, Department of Homeland Security, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Buffalo, N.Y. From 1994 to 2003, Judge Connelly was a trial attorney and an assistant district counsel for the former Immigration and Naturalization Service, Buffalo. During that time, from 2000 to 2003, he was designated as a civil special assistant U.S. attorney for the Department of Justice, U.S. Attorney's Office, Western District of New York. From 1992 to 1994, Judge Connelly worked as an attorney for the International Institute of Buffalo, representing individuals in immigration court proceedings. From 1989 to 1992, he was an attorney in Buffalo for Serotte, Reich and Seipp, which specialized in the practice of U.S. immigration law. Judge Connelly is a member of the New York State Bar.

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Source: TRAC Judge Report · View original report

Outcome distribution

Grants269 / 1062
Denials793 / 1062
Other relief0 / 1062

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Honduras

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Total decisions

137

Grants

6

Denials

131

Grant rate: 4.4%Denial rate: 95.6%

Guatemala

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Total decisions

80

Grants

1

Denials

79

Grant rate: 1.3%Denial rate: 98.8%

Spain

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Total decisions

67

Grants

5

Denials

62

Grant rate: 7.5%Denial rate: 92.5%

Venezuela

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Total decisions

57

Grants

20

Denials

37

Grant rate: 35.1%Denial rate: 64.9%

Cuba

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Total decisions

43

Grants

21

Denials

22

Grant rate: 48.8%Denial rate: 51.2%

Niue

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Total decisions

43

Grants

25

Denials

18

Grant rate: 58.1%Denial rate: 41.9%

Cameroon

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Total decisions

41

Grants

27

Denials

14

Grant rate: 65.9%Denial rate: 34.1%

Mexico

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Total decisions

41

Grants

2

Denials

39

Grant rate: 4.9%Denial rate: 95.1%

Ecuador

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Total decisions

38

Grants

3

Denials

35

Grant rate: 7.9%Denial rate: 92.1%

Somalia

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Total decisions

36

Grants

17

Denials

19

Grant rate: 47.2%Denial rate: 52.8%

Turkiye

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Total decisions

35

Grants

12

Denials

23

Grant rate: 34.3%Denial rate: 65.7%

Brazil

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Total decisions

33

Grants

0

Denials

33

Grant rate: 0.0%Denial rate: 100.0%

Eritrea

Moderate sample
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Total decisions

29

Grants

15

Denials

14

Grant rate: 51.7%Denial rate: 48.3%

Colombia

Moderate sample
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Total decisions

28

Grants

2

Denials

26

Grant rate: 7.1%Denial rate: 92.9%

Russia

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Total decisions

27

Grants

24

Denials

3

Grant rate: 88.9%Denial rate: 11.1%

Afghanistan

Moderate sample
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Total decisions

26

Grants

19

Denials

7

Grant rate: 73.1%Denial rate: 26.9%

Jamaica

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Total decisions

26

Grants

3

Denials

23

Grant rate: 11.5%Denial rate: 88.5%

Bulgaria

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Total decisions

20

Grants

14

Denials

6

Grant rate: 70.0%Denial rate: 30.0%

India

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Total decisions

18

Grants

4

Denials

14

Grant rate: 22.2%Denial rate: 77.8%

Nicaragua

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Total decisions

18

Grants

5

Denials

13

Grant rate: 27.8%Denial rate: 72.2%

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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