# Shana Chen

Immigration Judge · [Newark Immigration Court](/kyj/court/nj/newark-immigration-court)

Last updated October 7, 2026

## Shana Chen at a glance

Current role

Immigration Judge

Court

[Newark Immigration Court](/kyj/court/nj/newark-immigration-court)

Jurisdiction

New Jersey · Federal

Judicial service

Active

Historical EOIR data

## Outcomes at a glance

Total outcomes

13,878

Relief granted

296 2.1%

Denied / removal ordered

6,989 50.4%

Other / procedural

6,593 47.5%

National comparison for this selection: 9,249,024 outcomes; 10.0% relief granted; 52.0% denied / removal ordered; 38.0% other / procedural.

Methodology and sources

These are proceeding outcomes, not asylum application statistics. Completion years use EOIR COMP_DATE; 2026 contains partial-year data. Relief granted, denied / removal ordered and other / procedural exhaust the recorded outcomes. Groups of one are included. Historical outcomes do not establish a current assignment. Counts describe recorded cases and do not predict an individual's result.

[Official EOIR case data](https://fileshare.eoir.justice.gov/EOIR%20Case%20Data.zip) · Source date: Tue, 01 Sep 2026 14:14:27 GMT

Asylum decisions and other statistics

## Analytics

Published EOIR records include 1,553 asylum outcomes associated with this judge. Asylum was granted in 117 (7.5%) and denied in 1,391 (89.6%); 45 were other or procedural outcomes. [Explore analytics](#analytics)

## Biography

### Professional career

- Shana W. Chen was appointed by then‐Acting Attorney General Matthew Whitaker to begin hearing cases in March 2019
- From 2006–2019, she held the role of an Assistant U.S. Attorney in the District of New Jersey, prosecuting cases involving fraud, cybercrime, human trafficking, civil rights violations, and immigration offenses
- Also a judicial law clerk in the Southern District of New York (2004–2005) and served as a litigation associate at two New York law firms

### Education

- B.A. in Legal Studies and Economics from the University of California, Berkeley (1998) and a J.D. from Georgetown University Law Center (2001)

### Additional information

- In 2026, Documented reported four instances where Judge Chen allegedly rushed bond decisions after accusing attorneys of wasting time, allegedly depriving detainees of due process.
- Chen is a member of the New Jersey and New York State Bars

## Sources

Identity source checked August 19, 2026 .

Biography sources checked August 19, 2026 .

### DOJ EOIR current immigration judge directory

Identity source · HTML · Source checked August 19, 2026

### EOIR Policy Manual, Part II, Chapter 2.1 - Delivery and Receipt

Courtwide source · HTML · Source checked July 30, 2026

### EOIR Policy Manual, Part II, Chapter 2.3 - Documents

### EOIR Policy Manual, Part II, Chapter 3.10 - Interpreters

### EOIR Policy Manual, Part II, Chapter 3.11 - Courtroom Decorum

### EOIR Policy Manual, Part II, Chapter 3.12 - Electronic Devices

### EOIR Policy Manual, Part II, Chapter 3.15 - Individual Calendar Hearing

### Find an Immigration Court and Access Internet-Based Hearings

### Current EOIR official staff directory

Current EOIR Official Staff Directory source · HTML · Source checked October 7, 2026

[Public Records & Data Use](/public-records-data-use) · [Corrections policy](/corrections)


## Published courtroom rules

### Shared court rules

- [EOIR Practice Manual 2.1 — Delivery and Receipt](https://knowjudges.com/courtroom-rules/national-shared-set-c9195b4f0bba01a19aa8df41) — Immigration Court proceedings only, not BIA or OCAHO. Preserve chapter-specific proceeding limits. Section-specific exceptions, waivers, later amendments and case orders remain applicable. This is a source excerpt, not an exhaustive statement of the rule. [Official source](https://www.justice.gov/eoir/policy-manual-eoir/part-II/icpm/chapter-2-1). Collected 2026-10-27.
- [EOIR Practice Manual 3.11 — Courtroom Decorum](https://knowjudges.com/courtroom-rules/national-shared-set-8d8e8e8bf80478864645291a) — Immigration Court proceedings only, not BIA or OCAHO. Preserve chapter-specific proceeding limits. Section-specific exceptions, waivers, later amendments and case orders remain applicable. This is a source excerpt, not an exhaustive statement of the rule. [Official source](https://www.justice.gov/eoir/policy-manual-eoir/part-II/icpm/chapter-3-11). Collected 2026-10-27.
- [EOIR Practice Manual 2.3 — Documents](https://knowjudges.com/courtroom-rules/national-shared-set-53ee093be24c18a5d1a93046) — Immigration Court proceedings only, not BIA or OCAHO. Preserve chapter-specific proceeding limits. Section-specific exceptions, waivers, later amendments and case orders remain applicable. This is a source excerpt, not an exhaustive statement of the rule. [Official source](https://www.justice.gov/eoir/policy-manual-eoir/part-II/icpm/chapter-2-3). Collected 2026-10-27.