Lisa Ehrens
Immigration Judge, New York/Federal Plaza Immigration Court. Appointed October 2019 by William P. Barr.
Asylum record, FY 2021-2026
TRAC source →- Decisions on the merits
- 579
- Asylum granted
- 493
- Other relief granted
- 52
- Denied
- 34
- Against own court
- -41.8 pts
| FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 | FY26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11% | 3% | 2% | 9% | 6% |
Docket
Respondents represented by counsel: 92% (nationally, 81% are represented).
Most common nationalities: China (20.2%), Ecuador (9.7%), India (9.5%), Russia (8.8%), Uzbekistan (8.1%).
Official biography
Attorney General William Barr appointed L. Batya Schwartz Ehrens to begin hearing cases in October 2019. Judge Schwartz Ehrens ear ned a Bachelor of Arts in 1999 from Emory University,a Juris Doctor in 2003 from American University Washington College of Law, and a Master of Business Administration in 2004 from American University Kogod School of Business. From2012 to 2019, she was the founder and principal attorney at Schwartz Ehrens Immigration Law PLLC, in New York. From 2006 to 2012, she was an immigration attorney in private practice in New York. Judge Schwartz Ehrens is a member of the New Jersey State Bar and New York State Bar.
In the record
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Other judges at New York
Court page →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.