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Inside Immigration

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Immigration judges

Lisa Ehrens

Immigration Judge, New York/Federal Plaza Immigration Court. Appointed October 2019 by William P. Barr.

Asylum record, FY 2021-2026

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Judge Ehrens5.9%
New York court47.7%
All judges nationally62.9%
Decisions on the merits
579
Asylum granted
493
Other relief granted
52
Denied
34
Against own court
-41.8 pts
Denial rate by fiscal year
FY22FY23FY24FY25FY26
11%3%2%9%6%

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

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.

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.