Switzerland
Sufficient sampleTotal decisions
287
Grants
241
Denials
46
Grant rate: 84.0%Denial rate: 16.0%
Immigration judge
Margaret Kolbe
Community discussion · 0Public EOIR asylum decision statistics
- Status
- active
- Data source
- EOIR Case Data
Grant rate
62.1%
902 / 1453
Total decisions
1453
Merits decision sample in current public statistics
Grant rate
62.1%
Grants: 902
Denial rate
37.9%
Denials: 551
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 Loretta E. Lynch appointed Judge Kolbe to begin hearing cases in January 2016. Judge Kolbe received a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1987 from the University of Cincinnati, a Master of Arts degree in 1989 from the University of Cincinnati, and a Juris Doctor in 1996 from the Notre Dame Law School. From 2002 through 2015, Judge Kolbe served as assistant U.S. attorney in the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of New York, in Brooklyn, N.Y. From 1996 through 2002, Judge Kolbe served as an attorney advisor for the Board of Immigration Appeals, Executive Office for Immigration Review, U.S. Department of Justice, in Falls Church, Va., and from 1991 through 1993, as a Peace Corps volunteer in Gabon, Africa. Judge Kolbe is a member of the Ohio Bar.
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Outcome distribution
Grants902 / 1453
Denials551 / 1453
Other relief0 / 1453
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| Nationality | Total decisions | Grants | Denials | Grant rate | Denial rate | Distribution | Action |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Switzerland Sufficient sample | 287 | 241 | 46 | 84.0% | 16.0% | View details | |
Spain Sufficient sample | 188 | 72 | 116 | 38.3% | 61.7% | View details | |
India Sufficient sample | 152 | 108 | 44 | 71.1% | 28.9% | View details | |
Ecuador Sufficient sample | 131 | 55 | 76 | 42.0% | 58.0% | View details | |
Honduras Sufficient sample | 101 | 42 | 59 | 41.6% | 58.4% | View details | |
Guatemala Sufficient sample | 87 | 35 | 52 | 40.2% | 59.8% | View details | |
Nepal Sufficient sample | 48 | 44 | 4 | 91.7% | 8.3% | View details | |
Niue Sufficient sample | 40 | 32 | 8 | 80.0% | 20.0% | View details | |
Bulgaria Sufficient sample | 35 | 26 | 9 | 74.3% | 25.7% | View details | |
Peru Sufficient sample | 35 | 14 | 21 | 40.0% | 60.0% | View details | |
Colombia Sufficient sample | 31 | 14 | 17 | 45.2% | 54.8% | View details | |
Turkiye Moderate sample | 29 | 16 | 13 | 55.2% | 44.8% | View details | |
Venezuela Moderate sample | 29 | 22 | 7 | 75.9% | 24.1% | View details | |
Russia Moderate sample | 26 | 23 | 3 | 88.5% | 11.5% | View details | |
Former Countries Moderate sample | 20 | 19 | 1 | 95.0% | 5.0% | View details | |
Pakistan Moderate sample | 16 | 14 | 2 | 87.5% | 12.5% | View details | |
Mexico Moderate sample | 14 | 2 | 12 | 14.3% | 85.7% | View details | |
Dominican Republic Moderate sample | 13 | 1 | 12 | 7.7% | 92.3% | View details | |
Jamaica Moderate sample | 12 | 5 | 7 | 41.7% | 58.3% | View details | |
Albania Moderate sample | 11 | 10 | 1 | 90.9% | 9.1% | View details |
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Spain
Sufficient sampleTotal decisions
188
Grants
72
Denials
116
Grant rate: 38.3%Denial rate: 61.7%
India
Sufficient sampleTotal decisions
152
Grants
108
Denials
44
Grant rate: 71.1%Denial rate: 28.9%
Ecuador
Sufficient sampleTotal decisions
131
Grants
55
Denials
76
Grant rate: 42.0%Denial rate: 58.0%
Honduras
Sufficient sampleTotal decisions
101
Grants
42
Denials
59
Grant rate: 41.6%Denial rate: 58.4%
Guatemala
Sufficient sampleTotal decisions
87
Grants
35
Denials
52
Grant rate: 40.2%Denial rate: 59.8%
Nepal
Sufficient sampleTotal decisions
48
Grants
44
Denials
4
Grant rate: 91.7%Denial rate: 8.3%
Niue
Sufficient sampleTotal decisions
40
Grants
32
Denials
8
Grant rate: 80.0%Denial rate: 20.0%
Bulgaria
Sufficient sampleTotal decisions
35
Grants
26
Denials
9
Grant rate: 74.3%Denial rate: 25.7%
Peru
Sufficient sampleTotal decisions
35
Grants
14
Denials
21
Grant rate: 40.0%Denial rate: 60.0%
Colombia
Sufficient sampleTotal decisions
31
Grants
14
Denials
17
Grant rate: 45.2%Denial rate: 54.8%
Turkiye
Moderate sampleTotal decisions
29
Grants
16
Denials
13
Grant rate: 55.2%Denial rate: 44.8%
Venezuela
Moderate sampleTotal decisions
29
Grants
22
Denials
7
Grant rate: 75.9%Denial rate: 24.1%
Russia
Moderate sampleTotal decisions
26
Grants
23
Denials
3
Grant rate: 88.5%Denial rate: 11.5%
Former Countries
Moderate sampleTotal decisions
20
Grants
19
Denials
1
Grant rate: 95.0%Denial rate: 5.0%
Pakistan
Moderate sampleTotal decisions
16
Grants
14
Denials
2
Grant rate: 87.5%Denial rate: 12.5%
Mexico
Moderate sampleTotal decisions
14
Grants
2
Denials
12
Grant rate: 14.3%Denial rate: 85.7%
Dominican Republic
Moderate sampleTotal decisions
13
Grants
1
Denials
12
Grant rate: 7.7%Denial rate: 92.3%
Jamaica
Moderate sampleTotal decisions
12
Grants
5
Denials
7
Grant rate: 41.7%Denial rate: 58.3%
Albania
Moderate sampleTotal decisions
11
Grants
10
Denials
1
Grant rate: 90.9%Denial rate: 9.1%
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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