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Charlotte Immigration Court - Asylum Decision Statistics

Aggregated asylum decision statistics across all immigration judges currently sitting at the Charlotte Immigration Court, based on FOIA-released EOIR data.

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Latest 12-month grant rate

2.2%

Asylum decisions, trailing 12 months

Lifetime total cases

22,511

All recorded asylum decisions

FY2025 court average

5.2%

Complete fiscal year: Oct 2024 – Sep 2025

Before the 2025 change

16.9%

FY2024 baseline: Oct 2023 – Sep 2024

FY2024 was the last full fiscal year before the January 2025 asylum-policy changes, so it is kept fixed as a before-and-after baseline rather than updated. More cases now close administratively, which shifts the merit-decision mix and is why the later figures are much lower.

Last data refresh

2026-09-24

From Deportation Data Project FOIA release

Monthly grant-rate trend

0%25%50%75%100%
Monthly grant-rate data
MonthGrant rate
2025-094.1%
2025-104.4%
2025-114.2%
2025-123.4%
2026-011.7%
2026-022.5%
2026-031.7%
2026-042.3%
2026-051.3%
2026-061.3%
2026-071.8%
2026-083.0%

Which immigration judges work at the Charlotte Immigration Court?

The table below lists every judge with substantive asylum case volume in the last 24 months at the Charlotte Immigration Court. The 12-month grant rate column reflects the trailing year ending 2026-09-24. Lifetime cases counts all recorded asylum decisions for each judge across the FOIA-released dataset.

Judge12-month grant rateLifetime cases
Batko-Taylor, Abby Anna.10.4%461
Bragg, Christopher0.0%25
Brooks, Alicia0.5%389
Brown, Charlotte D.-145
Buras, Kevin N.-1
Couch, V. Stuart-1,062
Criss, Scott D.0.2%1,768
de Cardona, Lisa A.2.9%765
Dotson, Chadwick9.0%314
Gorman, Stephanie-1
Graulich, James C.1.3%428
Harris, Rodger C.-698
Hayden, Michael-4
Herndon, Megan B.-6
Hewitt, Andrew-7
Holmes-Simmons, Theresa0.5%1,386
Houser, Wayne K., JR.-15
Ingold, James0.0%33
Jostad, Brent-12
Julius, Derek2.9%333
Karesh, Ellen0.8%934
Kassell, Joseph3.3%520
Kerby, Jennifer-102
Lee, Amy T.0.2%2,130
Levinson, Eric L.-3
Lewandowski, Robert M.0.7%626
Lopez-Enriquez, Maria-777
Lundberg, Robert K.0.9%112
Luskin, Joshua D.-133
Mangoli, Vimala S.-64
Mannion, Steve2.7%462
Martz, Nicholas A.3.0%670
Nance, Jeffery R.0.0%1,848
Napier, Wade Thomas0.7%155
Palmer, Brian T.4.3%983
Pelletier, J. Dan-5
Pettinato, Barry J.-1,123
Piateski, Jennifer E.-8
Purnell, Charles N.0.3%560
Rainey, Zol4.2%550
Riggs, George W.-620
Sease, Grace A.-2
Stewart, Stephen4.3%650
Terrien, Jeb23.5%408
Walker, Amy0.0%133
Ward, George James, JR.4.8%472
Wells, Jennifer0.0%148
White, David2.1%432

Frequently asked questions

What is the asylum grant rate at the Charlotte Immigration Court?

Over the trailing 12 months, the Charlotte Immigration Court granted asylum in 2.2% of decided cases. The fiscal year 2024 (Oct 2023 – Sep 2024) court-wide average was 16.9%. The two numbers may differ because policy and caseload shifts can move rates significantly year-over-year.

How many immigration judges work at the Charlotte Immigration Court?

Based on the most recent FOIA-released EOIR data, 48 immigration judges are listed as actively sitting at the Charlotte Immigration Court with asylum case volume in the last 24 months. The full judge roster, each with their individual grant rate, appears below.

How many asylum decisions has the Charlotte Immigration Court issued total?

The Charlotte Immigration Court has issued 22,511 recorded asylum decisions across the full FOIA-released dataset. This includes both grants and denials but excludes administrative outcomes (cases dismissed, terminated, or closed without a merits ruling).

How is the asylum grant rate calculated?

Grant rate = (cases with case_outcome of "Relief Granted") divided by (cases with case_outcome of "Relief Granted" or "Remove"). Cases closed administratively - dismissed, terminated, voluntary departure - are excluded from the denominator. This is the standard methodology used by TRAC Immigration (Syracuse) and the Deportation Data Project (UC Berkeley).

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Methodology & sources

Primary source
Deportation Data Project (UC Berkeley) - FOIA-released EOIR case-level data.
Secondary source
TRAC Immigration (Syracuse University) - independent corroboration of grant-rate aggregates.
Last data refresh
2026-09-24

Statistical data only. Case outcomes depend on case-specific merits, evidence, and counsel quality. This page is provided for informational purposes and does not constitute legal advice or a guarantee of any outcome.