New York - Broadway Immigration Court
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New York - Broadway Immigration Court: 290 Broadway, Suite 2900, Ted Weiss Federal Building, New York, NY 10007
Court decisions over 12 months
In plain words
Out of every 100 cases decided in this court, 4 got relief. The vast majority end without relief.
5 of every 10 cases were decided in absentia, without the person at the hearing. Going to your hearing is the most important thing you can do.
With an attorney, 8 of every 100 got relief; without one, 0 of every 100 (8.3 % and 0.2 %).
Of the 21,247 decisions in this court, 881 ended with relief, 1,066 with the case closed, 572 with voluntary departure and 18,728 with a removal order.
| Outcome | Decisions | % |
|---|---|---|
| Relief | 881 | 4.2 % |
| Case closed | 1,066 | 5.0 % |
| Voluntary departure | 572 | 2.7 % |
| Removal order | 18,728 | 88.1 % |
| Decided in absentia | 11,270 | 53.0 % |
This court and the nation
With the New York court, the share of cases with relief is 4.2 %: higher than nationwide (2.4 %).
With the New York court, the share of removal orders is 88.1 %: higher than nationwide (75.6 %).
With the New York court, the share of cases decided in absentia is 53.0 %: higher than nationwide (45.3 %).
With the New York court, the share of people with an attorney is 48.6 %: higher than nationwide (38.1 %).
Cases with the New York court take about the same as nationwide: a median of 777 days versus 793.
With and without an attorney
| Decisions | Relief | |
|---|---|---|
| With an attorney | 10,329 | 8.3 % |
| Without an attorney | 10,918 | 0.2 % |
Compared with other courts
- Ranked 17 of 71 courts for relief (1 = most relief).
- Ranked 20 of 71 courts for cases decided in absentia (1 = most in absentia).
Decisions per month (Sep 2025 – Aug 2026)
The busiest month was Jun 2026 (2,446 decisions) and the quietest Nov 2025 (1,419).
| Month | Decisions | Relief | In absentia | Vs. prior month |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | 1,796 | 116 | 1,087 | — |
| Oct 2025 | 1,663 | 117 | 906 | down |
| Nov 2025 | 1,419 | 97 | 803 | down |
| Dec 2025 | 1,501 | 33 | 907 | up |
| Jan 2026 | 1,535 | 22 | 808 | up |
| Feb 2026 | 1,789 | 18 | 826 | up |
| Mar 2026 | 2,214 | 88 | 991 | up |
| Apr 2026 | 2,085 | 64 | 1,093 | down |
| May 2026 | 1,577 | 91 | 776 | down |
| Jun 2026 | 2,446 | 60 | 1,649 | up |
| Jul 2026 | 1,741 | 76 | 764 | down |
| Aug 2026 | 1,481 | 99 | 660 | down |
Months with fewer than 5 decisions are dotted: with so few cases, that month's percentage says little.
Judges at this court
29 judges have this as their main court in the window (3 with limited data). The one who decided the most was John Burns, with 1,852 decisions.
Sorted by decisions over 12 months. The label compares each judge with the other judges in the court.
| Judge | Decisions | Relief | In absentia | Vs. the court |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Judge John Burns | 1,852 | 0.4 % | 49.8 % | Less relief: Less relief than the other judges in this court |
| Judge James Mckee | 1,355 | 1.5 % | 36.2 % | Less relief: Less relief than the other judges in this court |
| Judge Chevone Teranza. Sanon | 1,219 | 7.5 % | 70.1 % | More relief: More relief than the other judges in this court |
| Judge Thomas Bartleson | 1,203 | 8.4 % | 57.9 % | More relief: More relief than the other judges in this court |
| Judge Carolyn Krasinski | 1,179 | 3.1 % | 62.8 % | Similar: Relief similar to the other judges in this court |
| Judge Tanawa Lebreton | 1,177 | 2.6 % | 64.5 % | Less relief: Less relief than the other judges in this court |
| Judge Andrew Calvelli | 1,148 | 6.0 % | 56.2 % | More relief: More relief than the other judges in this court |
| Judge James M. Mccarthy | 1,118 | 5.5 % | 48.1 % | More relief: More relief than the other judges in this court |
| Judge Fayaz Habib | 1,107 | 2.0 % | 25.3 % | Less relief: Less relief than the other judges in this court |
| Judge Aviva L. Poczter | 1,082 | 3.8 % | 44.7 % | Similar: Relief similar to the other judges in this court |
| Judge ShaSha Xu | 1,039 | 2.8 % | 57.4 % | Less relief: Less relief than the other judges in this court |
| Judge Arya S. Ranasinghe | 958 | 6.5 % | 39.9 % | More relief: More relief than the other judges in this court |
| Judge Shirley Lazare-Raphael | 946 | 5.2 % | 46.7 % | Similar: Relief similar to the other judges in this court |
| Judge Jennifer Chung | 937 | 1.2 % | 43.1 % | Less relief: Less relief than the other judges in this court |
| Judge Diane Dodd | 935 | 1.3 % | 60.5 % | Less relief: Less relief than the other judges in this court |
| Judge Adam Perl | 868 | 3.6 % | 56.0 % | Similar: Relief similar to the other judges in this court |
| Judge Anna Diao | 826 | 6.5 % | 43.7 % | More relief: More relief than the other judges in this court |
| Judge Kalenna Lee | 806 | 3.4 % | 46.7 % | Similar: Relief similar to the other judges in this court |
| Judge Khalilah Taylor | 460 | 15.4 % | 40.7 % | More relief: More relief than the other judges in this court |
| Judge Christopher Stephens | 354 | 6.2 % | 58.8 % | More relief: More relief than the other judges in this court |
| Judge Clayton Lawrence | 239 | 1.3 % | 67.0 % | Less relief: Less relief than the other judges in this court |
| Judge Thomas Weisert | 226 | 0.9 % | 48.7 % | Less relief: Less relief than the other judges in this court |
| Judge Jacob Weintraub | 217 | 2.3 % | 65.9 % | Similar: Relief similar to the other judges in this court |
| Judge Olivia L. Cassin | 129 | 13.2 % | 22.5 % | More relief: More relief than the other judges in this court |
| Judge Jesse B. Christensen | 111 | 13.5 % | 30.6 % | More relief: More relief than the other judges in this court |
| Judge Dianna Michelle. Martinez Soler | 61 | 14.8 % | 57.4 % | More relief: More relief than the other judges in this court |
| Judge Jennifer Henry | 34 | limited data | limited data | Limited data: Not enough data to compare |
| Judge Louis J. Luba | 27 | limited data | limited data | Limited data: Not enough data to compare |
| Judge Edward Grogan | 1 | limited data | limited data | Limited data: Not enough data to compare |