Fayaz Habib

Immigration Judge, New York/Federal Plaza Immigration Court. Appointed May 2024.

StrictDenies more often than the national average+12.4 points

Asylum record, FY 2021-2026

Judge Habib75.3%

New York court47.7%

All judges nationally62.9%

Decisions on the merits: 372
Asylum granted: 78
Other relief granted: 14
Denied: 280
Against own court: +27.6 pts

Denial rate by fiscal year
FY24	FY25	FY26
67%	67%	92%

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

Docket

Respondents represented by counsel: 90% (nationally, 81% are represented).

Most common nationalities: Albania (50%), Guinea (50%).

Official biography

Habib was appointed as an immigration judge to begin hearing cases in May 2024. Judge Habib ear ned a Bachelor of Business Administration in 2010 from the University of Georgia and a Juris Doctor in 2014 from Georgia State University College of Law. From 2020 to 2024, he served as deputy chief counsel with the Office of the Principal Legal Advisor (OPLA), U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), Department of Homeland Security (DHS), in New York City. From 2018 to 2020, he served as an assistant chief counsel with OPLA, ICE, DHS, where he also served as legal counsel to Homeland Security Investigations, New York. From 2014 to 2018, he served as an assistant chief counsel with OPLA, ICE, DHS, in Lumpkin, Georgia, and New York City. Judge Habib is a member of the State Bar of Georgia.

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

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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.