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Inside Immigration

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Immigration judges

Maria Lurye

Immigration Judge, New York/Federal Plaza Immigration Court. Appointed April 2017 by Loretta E. Lynch.

Asylum record, FY 2021-2026

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Judge Lurye7.3%
New York court47.7%
All judges nationally62.9%
Decisions on the merits
756
Asylum granted
650
Other relief granted
51
Denied
55
Against own court
-40.4 pts
Denial rate by fiscal year
FY21FY22FY23FY24FY25FY26
12%4%7%4%12%9%

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

Docket

Respondents represented by counsel: 95% (nationally, 81% are represented).

Most common nationalities: China (37%), India (15.2%), Bangladesh (7.9%), Nepal (4.6%), Russia (4.4%).

Official biography

Former Attorney General Loretta E. Lynch appointed Maria Lurye to begin hearing cases in April 2017. Judge Lurye ear ned a Bachelor of Science degree in 2001 from Rutgers University–New Brunswick and a Juris Doctor in 2007 from the Rutgers School of Law–Newark. From 2008 to January 2017, she served as an assistant chief counsel for the Office of the Chief Counsel, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Department of Homeland Security in New York, N.Y. She was previously an associate attorney with the Kuba Law Firm in New York City. Judge Lurye is a member of the New Jersey and New York State Bars.

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.