Immigration judge

Joren Lyons

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Public EOIR asylum decision statistics

Status
active
Data source
EOIR Case Data

Grant rate

56.4%

670 / 1189

Total decisions

1189

Merits decision sample in current public statistics

Grant rate

56.4%

Grants: 670

Denial rate

43.6%

Denials: 519

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 Eric Holder appointed Judge Lyons in October 2010. Judge Lyons received a bachelor of arts degree in 1994 and a juris doctorate in 1999, both from the University of California, Berkeley. From 2003 to October 2010, he worked as a senior staff attorney for the Asian Law Caucus, a nonprofit organization in San Francisco, Calif. From 2001 to 2003, Judge Lyons was an associate attorney for Angela M. Bean & Associates, San Francisco, Calif. From 1999 to 2001, he served in the Attorney General's Honors Program, Department of Justice, Executive Office for Immigration Review, San Francisco Immigration Court, as an attorney advisor and judicial law clerk. Judge Lyons is a member of the State Bar of California.

This summary is based on public material and may not reflect the latest assignment information.

Source: TRAC Judge Report · View original report

Outcome distribution

Grants670 / 1189
Denials519 / 1189
Other relief0 / 1189

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Mexico

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Total decisions

299

Grants

101

Denials

198

Grant rate: 33.8%Denial rate: 66.2%

Guatemala

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Total decisions

256

Grants

150

Denials

106

Grant rate: 58.6%Denial rate: 41.4%

Spain

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Total decisions

125

Grants

69

Denials

56

Grant rate: 55.2%Denial rate: 44.8%

India

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Total decisions

121

Grants

87

Denials

34

Grant rate: 71.9%Denial rate: 28.1%

Switzerland

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Total decisions

94

Grants

70

Denials

24

Grant rate: 74.5%Denial rate: 25.5%

Honduras

Sufficient sample
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Total decisions

54

Grants

28

Denials

26

Grant rate: 51.9%Denial rate: 48.1%

Nepal

Sufficient sample
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Total decisions

42

Grants

30

Denials

12

Grant rate: 71.4%Denial rate: 28.6%

Eritrea

Moderate sample
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Total decisions

23

Grants

21

Denials

2

Grant rate: 91.3%Denial rate: 8.7%

Niue

Moderate sample
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Total decisions

16

Grants

12

Denials

4

Grant rate: 75.0%Denial rate: 25.0%

Madagascar

Moderate sample
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Total decisions

15

Grants

9

Denials

6

Grant rate: 60.0%Denial rate: 40.0%

Kenya

Moderate sample
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Total decisions

10

Grants

9

Denials

1

Grant rate: 90.0%Denial rate: 10.0%

Pakistan

Small sample
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Total decisions

8

Grants

8

Denials

0

Grant rate: 100.0%Denial rate: 0.0%

Russia

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Total decisions

8

Grants

4

Denials

4

Grant rate: 50.0%Denial rate: 50.0%

Brazil

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Total decisions

7

Grants

2

Denials

5

Grant rate: 28.6%Denial rate: 71.4%

Jordan

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Total decisions

7

Grants

0

Denials

7

Grant rate: 0.0%Denial rate: 100.0%

Somalia

Small sample
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Total decisions

6

Grants

5

Denials

1

Grant rate: 83.3%Denial rate: 16.7%

Armenia

Small sample
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Total decisions

5

Grants

4

Denials

1

Grant rate: 80.0%Denial rate: 20.0%

Ethiopia

Small sample
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Total decisions

5

Grants

2

Denials

3

Grant rate: 40.0%Denial rate: 60.0%

Turkiye

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Total decisions

5

Grants

5

Denials

0

Grant rate: 100.0%Denial rate: 0.0%

Belize

Small sample
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Total decisions

4

Grants

4

Denials

0

Grant rate: 100.0%Denial rate: 0.0%

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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