Lisa W. Ling
Immigration Judge, New York - Varick. Appointed November 2018 by Jeff Sessions.
Asylum record, FY 2021-2026
TRAC source →- Decisions on the merits
- 2,718
- Asylum granted
- 1,009
- Other relief granted
- 23
- Denied
- 1,686
- Against own court
- +1.1 pts
| FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 | FY26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 60% | 60% | 46% | 64% | 97% |
Docket
Respondents represented by counsel: 69% (nationally, 81% are represented).
Official biography
Then-Attorney General Jeff Sessions appointed Lisa W. Ling to begin hearing cases in November 2018. Judge Ling earned a Bachelor of Science in 2003 from Boston College and a Juris Doctor in 2007 from New York Law School. From 2008 to 2018, she served as an assistant chief counsel with the Office of Chief Counsel, Immigration and Customs Enforcement,Department of Homeland Security, in New York, New York. In 2007, she entered on duty as a judicial law clerk through the Attorney General's Honors Program, Executive Office for Immigration Review, Department of Justice, in Los Angeles. Judge Ling is a member of the New York State Bar.
In the record
Inside the NYC courtroom where detained children face deportation without attorneys
Reporters observed hearings in the courtroom of Judge Lisa W. Ling, described as a former ICE prosecutor appointed to the bench in 2018, where detained children appeared without attorneys. The piece recounts Ling questioning unrepresented minors and granting voluntary departure.
Executive Office for Immigration Review Swears in 16 Immigration Judges
EOIR announced that Attorney General Jeff Sessions appointed Lisa W. Ling to the New York City Immigration Court, beginning cases in November 2018. The notice says she spent 2008 to 2018 as an assistant chief counsel with ICE's Office of Chief Counsel.
Other judges at New York - DET
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.