Court directory

Newark Immigration Court

Assigned Judges

No current-serving judge assignments are indexed for this court.

Immigration court analytics

Current assignments and source-period outcomes are shown separately

Current Immigration Judges: 11 · Temporary Immigration Judges: 0 · Assistant Chief Immigration Judges: 1 · Other EOIR judicial leadership: 0 · Total judicial personnel: 12.

Current Immigration Judges with direct TRAC reports: 7.

Current aggregate decisions: 25,481
Any relief granted: 36.8%
Denied: 63.2%

Current benchmark period: TRAC decisions through June 2026. This is a court aggregate, not an individual judge result.

Current courtwide metrics

Courtwide statistics, not this judge's outcomes

FY2026/YTD through June 2026

New proceedings: 15,640
Completed / closed cases: 13,031
Average wait time for completed cases: 1,156 days
Backlog: 227,041
Average days waited so far: 1,114 days
Average days until hearing: 2,275 days
Represented among completed cases: 36.1%N=4,702 / 13,031
Detained among completed cases: 0.2%N=32 / 13,031
Completed in absentia: 43.2%N=5,632 / 13,031

Completed-case outcome mix

Outcome	Cases (N)	Share of completed cases
Removal Order	9,670	74.2%
Terminate Proceedings	1,237	9.5%
Voluntary Departure	1,058	8.1%
No NTA Filed	547	4.2%
Grant Relief	273	2.1%
Other Closure	98	0.8%
Credible Fear - not found	53	0.4%
Reasonable Fear - not found	28	0.2%
Withholding Only - relief not granted	13	0.1%
Credible Fear - found	7	0.1%
Asylum Only - relief not granted	16	0.1%
Asylum Only - other	11	0.1%
Witholding Only - other	5	0.0%
Credible Fear - other	13	0.1%
Reasonable Fear - found	1	0.0%
Other Case Type Completed	1	0.0%

View FY2025 comparison

FY2025

New proceedings: 29,164
Completed / closed cases: 22,469
Average wait time for completed cases: 1,140 days
Backlog: 224,632
Average days waited so far: 948 days
Average days until hearing: 2,390 days
Represented among completed cases: 30.5%N=6,849 / 22,469
Detained among completed cases: 0.2%N=36 / 22,469
Completed in absentia: 26.3%N=5,900 / 22,469

Completed-case outcome mix

Outcome	Cases (N)	Share of completed cases
Removal Order	7,988	35.6%
Terminate Proceedings	4,765	21.2%
No NTA Filed	7,874	35.0%
Grant Relief	830	3.7%
Voluntary Departure	385	1.7%
Other Closure	435	1.9%
Credible Fear - not found	119	0.5%
Credible Fear - found	14	0.1%
Reasonable Fear - not found	2	0.0%
Withholding Only - relief not granted	14	0.1%
Witholding Only - other	9	0.0%
Credible Fear - other	14	0.1%
Asylum Only - other	5	0.0%
Reasonable Fear - found	1	0.0%
Withholding Only - relief granted	1	0.0%
Asylum Only - relief not granted	6	0.0%
Other Case Type Completed	7	0.0%

Sources

Source period: FY2026/YTD through June 2026 · FY2025. Exact denominators are shown as N/n where available.

TRAC source periods: Fiscal Year NTA Dated=2026 · Fiscal Year Completed=2026 · Fiscal Year=2026 · Fiscal Year Completed=2026, Represented=Represented; Fiscal Year Completed=2026 · Fiscal Year Completed=2026, Custody=Detained; Fiscal Year Completed=2026 · Fiscal Year Completed=2026, Hearing Attendance=Not Present at Last Hearing (Absentia Decision); Fiscal Year Completed=2026 · Bond Hearing Fiscal Year=2026 · Bond Hearing Fiscal Year=2026, Bond Hearing Outcome=Granted; Bond Hearing Fiscal Year=2026 · Bond Hearing Fiscal Year=2026, Bond Hearing Outcome=Not Granted; Bond Hearing Fiscal Year=2026 · Bond Hearing Fiscal Year=2026, Bond Hearing Outcome=Withdraw; Bond Hearing Fiscal Year=2026 · Fiscal Year Completed=2026, Outcome (detailed)=Removal Order · Fiscal Year Completed=2026, Outcome (detailed)=Terminate Proceedings · Fiscal Year Completed=2026, Outcome (detailed)=Voluntary Departure · Fiscal Year Completed=2026, Outcome (detailed)=No NTA Filed · Fiscal Year Completed=2026, Outcome (detailed)=Grant Relief · Fiscal Year Completed=2026, Outcome (detailed)=Other Closure · Fiscal Year Completed=2026, Outcome (detailed)=Credible Fear - not found · Fiscal Year Completed=2026, Outcome (detailed)=Reasonable Fear - not found · Fiscal Year Completed=2026, Outcome (detailed)=Withholding Only - relief not granted · Fiscal Year Completed=2026, Outcome (detailed)=Credible Fear - found · Fiscal Year Completed=2026, Outcome (detailed)=Asylum Only - relief not granted · Fiscal Year Completed=2026, Outcome (detailed)=Asylum Only - other · Fiscal Year Completed=2026, Outcome (detailed)=Witholding Only - other · Fiscal Year Completed=2026, Outcome (detailed)=Credible Fear - other · Fiscal Year Completed=2026, Outcome (detailed)=Reasonable Fear - found · Fiscal Year Completed=2026, Outcome (detailed)=Withholding Only - relief granted · Fiscal Year Completed=2026, Outcome (detailed)=Other Case Type Completed · Fiscal Year Completed=2026, Outcome (detailed)=Asylum Only - relief granted · Fiscal Year Completed=2026, Outcome (detailed)=Reasonable Fear - other · Fiscal Year NTA Dated=2025 · Fiscal Year Completed=2025 · Fiscal Year=2025 · Fiscal Year Completed=2025, Represented=Represented; Fiscal Year Completed=2025 · Fiscal Year Completed=2025, Custody=Detained; Fiscal Year Completed=2025 · Fiscal Year Completed=2025, Hearing Attendance=Not Present at Last Hearing (Absentia Decision); Fiscal Year Completed=2025 · Bond Hearing Fiscal Year=2025 · Bond Hearing Fiscal Year=2025, Bond Hearing Outcome=Granted; Bond Hearing Fiscal Year=2025 · Bond Hearing Fiscal Year=2025, Bond Hearing Outcome=Not Granted; Bond Hearing Fiscal Year=2025 · Bond Hearing Fiscal Year=2025, Bond Hearing Outcome=Withdraw; Bond Hearing Fiscal Year=2025 · Fiscal Year Completed=2025, Outcome (detailed)=Removal Order · Fiscal Year Completed=2025, Outcome (detailed)=Terminate Proceedings · Fiscal Year Completed=2025, Outcome (detailed)=No NTA Filed · Fiscal Year Completed=2025, Outcome (detailed)=Grant Relief · Fiscal Year Completed=2025, Outcome (detailed)=Voluntary Departure · Fiscal Year Completed=2025, Outcome (detailed)=Other Closure · Fiscal Year Completed=2025, Outcome (detailed)=Credible Fear - not found · Fiscal Year Completed=2025, Outcome (detailed)=Credible Fear - found · Fiscal Year Completed=2025, Outcome (detailed)=Reasonable Fear - not found · Fiscal Year Completed=2025, Outcome (detailed)=Withholding Only - relief not granted · Fiscal Year Completed=2025, Outcome (detailed)=Witholding Only - other · Fiscal Year Completed=2025, Outcome (detailed)=Credible Fear - other · Fiscal Year Completed=2025, Outcome (detailed)=Pros. Discretion · Fiscal Year Completed=2025, Outcome (detailed)=Asylum Only - other · Fiscal Year Completed=2025, Outcome (detailed)=Reasonable Fear - found · Fiscal Year Completed=2025, Outcome (detailed)=Withholding Only - relief granted · Fiscal Year Completed=2025, Outcome (detailed)=Asylum Only - relief not granted · Fiscal Year Completed=2025, Outcome (detailed)=Other Case Type Completed · Fiscal Year Completed=2025, Outcome (detailed)=Asylum Only - relief granted · Fiscal Year Completed=2025, Outcome (detailed)=Reasonable Fear - other · Fiscal Year Completed=2025, Outcome (detailed)=NACARA - relief granted · Fiscal Year Completed=2025, Outcome (detailed)=NACARA - other.

TRAC filters: Fiscal Year NTA Dated=2026 · Fiscal Year Completed=2026 · Fiscal Year=2026 · Fiscal Year Completed=2026, Represented=Represented · Fiscal Year Completed=2026, Custody=Detained · Fiscal Year Completed=2026, Hearing Attendance=Not Present at Last Hearing (Absentia Decision) · Bond Hearing Fiscal Year=2026 · Bond Hearing Fiscal Year=2026, Bond Hearing Outcome=Granted · Bond Hearing Fiscal Year=2026, Bond Hearing Outcome=Not Granted · Bond Hearing Fiscal Year=2026, Bond Hearing Outcome=Withdraw · Fiscal Year Completed=2026, Outcome (detailed)=Removal Order · Fiscal Year Completed=2026, Outcome (detailed)=Terminate Proceedings · Fiscal Year Completed=2026, Outcome (detailed)=Voluntary Departure · Fiscal Year Completed=2026, Outcome (detailed)=No NTA Filed · Fiscal Year Completed=2026, Outcome (detailed)=Grant Relief · Fiscal Year Completed=2026, Outcome (detailed)=Other Closure · Fiscal Year Completed=2026, Outcome (detailed)=Credible Fear - not found · Fiscal Year Completed=2026, Outcome (detailed)=Reasonable Fear - not found · Fiscal Year Completed=2026, Outcome (detailed)=Withholding Only - relief not granted · Fiscal Year Completed=2026, Outcome (detailed)=Credible Fear - found · Fiscal Year Completed=2026, Outcome (detailed)=Asylum Only - relief not granted · Fiscal Year Completed=2026, Outcome (detailed)=Asylum Only - other · Fiscal Year Completed=2026, Outcome (detailed)=Witholding Only - other · Fiscal Year Completed=2026, Outcome (detailed)=Credible Fear - other · Fiscal Year Completed=2026, Outcome (detailed)=Reasonable Fear - found · Fiscal Year Completed=2026, Outcome (detailed)=Withholding Only - relief granted · Fiscal Year Completed=2026, Outcome (detailed)=Other Case Type Completed · Fiscal Year Completed=2026, Outcome (detailed)=Asylum Only - relief granted · Fiscal Year Completed=2026, Outcome (detailed)=Reasonable Fear - other · Fiscal Year NTA Dated=2025 · Fiscal Year Completed=2025 · Fiscal Year=2025 · Fiscal Year Completed=2025, Represented=Represented · Fiscal Year Completed=2025, Custody=Detained · Fiscal Year Completed=2025, Hearing Attendance=Not Present at Last Hearing (Absentia Decision) · Bond Hearing Fiscal Year=2025 · Bond Hearing Fiscal Year=2025, Bond Hearing Outcome=Granted · Bond Hearing Fiscal Year=2025, Bond Hearing Outcome=Not Granted · Bond Hearing Fiscal Year=2025, Bond Hearing Outcome=Withdraw · Fiscal Year Completed=2025, Outcome (detailed)=Removal Order · Fiscal Year Completed=2025, Outcome (detailed)=Terminate Proceedings · Fiscal Year Completed=2025, Outcome (detailed)=No NTA Filed · Fiscal Year Completed=2025, Outcome (detailed)=Grant Relief · Fiscal Year Completed=2025, Outcome (detailed)=Voluntary Departure · Fiscal Year Completed=2025, Outcome (detailed)=Other Closure · Fiscal Year Completed=2025, Outcome (detailed)=Credible Fear - not found · Fiscal Year Completed=2025, Outcome (detailed)=Credible Fear - found · Fiscal Year Completed=2025, Outcome (detailed)=Reasonable Fear - not found · Fiscal Year Completed=2025, Outcome (detailed)=Withholding Only - relief not granted · Fiscal Year Completed=2025, Outcome (detailed)=Witholding Only - other · Fiscal Year Completed=2025, Outcome (detailed)=Credible Fear - other · Fiscal Year Completed=2025, Outcome (detailed)=Pros. Discretion · Fiscal Year Completed=2025, Outcome (detailed)=Asylum Only - other · Fiscal Year Completed=2025, Outcome (detailed)=Reasonable Fear - found · Fiscal Year Completed=2025, Outcome (detailed)=Withholding Only - relief granted · Fiscal Year Completed=2025, Outcome (detailed)=Asylum Only - relief not granted · Fiscal Year Completed=2025, Outcome (detailed)=Other Case Type Completed · Fiscal Year Completed=2025, Outcome (detailed)=Asylum Only - relief granted · Fiscal Year Completed=2025, Outcome (detailed)=Reasonable Fear - other · Fiscal Year Completed=2025, Outcome (detailed)=NACARA - relief granted · Fiscal Year Completed=2025, Outcome (detailed)=NACARA - other.

Provenance: TRAC table_json.php exact value; no estimation. Retrieved 2026-09-06.

Direct same-period judge outcome spread

7 direct reports · FY 2021 - 2026* · denial range 63.9%–100.0%.

P25 73.8% · median 83.0% · P75 91.2% · IQR 17.4%.

View historical TRAC report associations

Carol Moore · N=120 · denied 100.0% · TRAC report
Dennis Ryan · N=384 · denied 67.2% · TRAC report
Karen Nazaire · N=207 · denied 99.0% · TRAC report
Michael Neal · N=629 · denied 83.0% · TRAC report
Nicole Lane · N=1,339 · denied 83.3% · TRAC report
Ramin Rastegar · N=507 · denied 63.9% · TRAC report
Shana Chen · N=898 · denied 80.3% · TRAC report

These historical report associations are separate from the current court roster. Cohorts require at least five direct reports for the same report court and reporting period.

Court and U.S. annual outcomes

Exact aggregate fiscal-year counts

Fiscal year	Newark Immigration Court cases (N)	Newark Immigration Court any relief	Newark Immigration Court denied	U.S. any relief	U.S. denied
FY2021	886	35.4%	64.6%	43.9%	56.1%
FY2022	1,727	36.5%	63.5%	51.1%	48.9%
FY2023	3,105	44.4%	55.6%	53.0%	47.0%
FY2024	2,620	27.9%	72.1%	51.1%	48.9%
FY2025	2,339	29.6%	70.4%	30.7%	69.3%
FY2026	2,886	9.6%	90.4%	12.9%	87.1%

Precomputed from exact TRAC aggregate counts; asylum granted + other relief granted = any relief granted, and outcomes sum to N. FY2026 is year-to-date through the published source cutoff. No values are interpolated. TRAC aggregate source · retrieved 2026-08-30. Methodology.

These figures cover completed asylum decisions in TRAC's published data, not all immigration-court matters. Outcomes may reflect case mix, representation, nationality, detention status, policy, and other factors; they are not a judge quality score. Read the methodology.

EOIR court information

OPEN

Current operational status: OPEN. This page reflects the current EOIR court directory record as verified 2026-08-18.

Newark Immigration Court · primary

Physical address: 970 Broad Street, Room 1200 Newark, NJ 07102
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Main phone: (973) 645-3524
General inquiries: Newark.Immigration.Court@usdoj.gov
Public hours: Public Hours: 8 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Filing-window hours: Window Filing Hours: 8 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Parking: https://moovitapp.com/index/en/public_transit-Immigration_Court_Newark-NYCNJ-site_24895325-121
Building access: The public enters through the main security doors on Court Street. All entering must go through the metal detectors. Government employees and government visitors can enter on Broad or Orchard Street with a PIV card.
Security instructions: Security information: All visitors to the immigration court must undergo a security screening through a metal detector machine as well as a handbag screening each time they visit the immigration court. Shoes may be required to be removed. Food and drinks are not allowed, except as specifically permitted by the immigration judge. Usage of cameras or recording devices in courtrooms or other EOIR space is prohibited. Note, however, that attorneys or accredited representatives of record and DHS attorneys representing the government in proceedings before EOIR are permitted to use electronic devices in EOIR courtrooms for the limited purpose of conducting immediately relevant court and business-related activities (e.g. scheduling).
ADA/accessibility: EOIR accessibility statement: https://www.justice.gov/accessibility/accessibility-statement

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Court contacts and access

Main phone: (973) 645-3524
General inquiries: Newark.Immigration.Court@usdoj.gov
Asylum EAD Clock contact: Asylum.Clock.Newark@usdoj.gov
EOIR case-information phone: (800) 898-7180

Building access

The public enters through the main security doors on Court Street. All entering must go through the metal detectors. Government employees and government visitors can enter on Broad or Orchard Street with a PIV card.

Security instructions

Security information: All visitors to the immigration court must undergo a security screening through a metal detector machine as well as a handbag screening each time they visit the immigration court. Shoes may be required to be removed. Food and drinks are not allowed, except as specifically permitted by the immigration judge. Usage of cameras or recording devices in courtrooms or other EOIR space is prohibited. Note, however, that attorneys or accredited representatives of record and DHS attorneys representing the government in proceedings before EOIR are permitted to use electronic devices in EOIR courtrooms for the limited purpose of conducting immediately relevant court and business-related activities (e.g. scheduling).

ADA/accessibility

EOIR accessibility statement: https://www.justice.gov/accessibility/accessibility-statement

EOIR court links

Internet-based hearings

EOIR lists Internet-based hearing links and telephonic access codes in its current hearing directory. The hearing notice and current EOIR instructions control whether a particular hearing is remote or in person. Unrepresented respondents generally appear in person unless EOIR directs otherwise.

Source last verified 2026-08-18.

EOIR court personnel

Current immigration judges

Donna Bates
Shana W. Chen
Corey A. Combs
Nicole A. Lane
Kerri N. Lechtrecker
Carol Moore
Leila A. Mullican
Karen Nazaire
Michael Neal
Anthony A. Picione
Dennis Ryan
Ramin Rastegar

ACIJ: Leila Mullican
Backup ACIJ: Angela Munson
Court administrator: Paul Friedman

Jurisdiction and other hearing locations

Administrative-control jurisdiction

Assigned responsibility: NEWARK, NJ - DHS DISTRICT OFFICE (including any sub-offices) Other hearing locations:

Judge hearing access

The EOIR directory lists the following current Internet-based hearing and telephonic access information for this court. The hearing notice and current EOIR instructions control whether a particular hearing is remote or in person.

ACIJ Leila Mullican (LMM)

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Telephonic access code: 199 361 8865

Instructions: EOIR lists Internet-based hearing links and telephonic access codes in its current hearing directory. The hearing notice and current EOIR instructions control whether a particular hearing is remote or in person. Unrepresented respondents generally appear in person unless EOIR directs otherwise.

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Donna Bates

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Telephonic access code: 2824 871 6785

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Corey A. Combs (CBC)

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Telephonic access code: 2820 745 1938

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Shana Chen (SCN)

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Telephonic access code: 199 282 0771

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Nicole Lane (NBL)

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Telephonic access code: 2760 553 7603

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Kerri N. Lechtrecker (KLR)

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Telephonic access code: 2826 481 9030

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Carol Moore (CLM)

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Telephonic access code: 2761 157 1000

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Leila Mullican (LMM)

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Telephonic access code: 199 361 8865

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Karen Nazaire (KAN)

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Telephonic access code: 2763 382 3257

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Michael Neal (MMN)

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Telephonic access code: 2828 866 6526

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Anthony A. Picione (AP1)

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Telephonic access code: 2827 102 7193

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Ramin Rastegar (RR2)

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Telephonic access code: 199 324 5743

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Dennis Ryan (DSR)

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Telephonic access code: 2764 253 8414

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