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Inside Immigration

Plain-language guides to US immigration, asylum and USCIS procedure.

Immigration judges

Amiena Khan

Immigration Judge, New York/Federal Plaza Immigration Court. Appointed December 2010 by Eric Holder.

Asylum record, FY 2021-2026

TRAC source →
Judge Khan7.4%
New York court47.7%
All judges nationally62.9%
Decisions on the merits
447
Asylum granted
363
Other relief granted
51
Denied
33
Against own court
-40.3 pts
Denial rate by fiscal year
FY21FY22FY23FY24FY25
3%11%3%12%6%

Read from TRAC's chart to the nearest point. Years with fewer than 25 decisions are not shown.

Docket

Respondents represented by counsel: 94% (nationally, 81% are represented).

Most common nationalities: China (34.5%), India (14.3%), Bangladesh (8.7%), Honduras (4.7%), Nepal (4.3%).

Official biography

Attorney General Eric Holder appointed Judge Khan in December 2010. Judge Khan received a bachelor of arts degree in 1983 from New York University Washington Square College of Arts and Science and a juris doctorate in 1987 from the New York Law School. From 1992 to December 2010, she was in private practice in New York, specializing in immigration law. From 1987 to 1992, she was in private practice in New York, practic ing general litigation. Judge Khan is a member of the New York State Bar.

As published by the Executive Office for Immigration Review at appointment, via TRAC.

In the record

No published reporting or appellate decisions naming this judge have been collected yet.

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About these figures. Denial rates describe outcomes in the cases a judge happened to hear, which differ by detention, nationality and representation. They are not a measure of fairness or competence. Method and sources are on the judges index.