Olivia L. Cassin
Immigration Judge, New York/Federal Plaza Immigration Court. Appointed June 2015 by Loretta E. Lynch.
Asylum record, FY 2021-2026
TRAC source →- Decisions on the merits
- 575
- Asylum granted
- 499
- Other relief granted
- 17
- Denied
- 59
- Against own court
- -37.4 pts
| FY21 | FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8% | 2% | 7% | 5% | 22% |
Docket
Respondents represented by counsel: 97% (nationally, 81% are represented).
Most common nationalities: China (23.6%), Honduras (15.1%), Bangladesh (11.3%), El Salvador (10.4%), India (9.4%).
Official biography
Attorney General Loretta Lynch appointed Judge Cassin to begin hearing cases in June 2015.Judge Cassin received a bachelor of arts degree in 1983 from Connecticut College and a juris doctorate in 1988 from Brooklyn Law School. From March 1992 to May 2015, Judge Cassinserved as an attorney in the Immigration Law Unit of The Legal Aid Society, in New York. From 1988 to1991, Judge Cassin was in private practice as an associate at Stroock & Stroock &Lavan, in New York. From 2011 to present, Judge Cassin has served as a member of the New York State Bar Association's Committee on Immigration Representation. Judge Cassin is a member of the District of Columbia and New York State Bars.
In the record
Inside the NYC courtroom where detained children face deportation without attorneys
Olivia Cassin, identified as a former immigration judge who oversaw a non-detained juvenile docket at 290 Broadway before being fired in fall 2025, explains how difficult it is to determine whether an unrepresented child has a potential asylum claim.
Immigration courts thrown into chaos as Trump administration purges dozens of judges
Politico quotes Olivia Cassin, a former New York immigration judge pushed out of her job in late 2025, saying the removals are about destroying a system in which cases are carefully considered by people with subject-matter knowledge.
EOIR Fact Sheet: Immigration Judge Biographical Information
An EOIR fact sheet says Attorney General Loretta Lynch appointed Olivia L. Cassin to the New York City Immigration Court, beginning cases in June 2015. From March 1992 to May 2015 she was an attorney in the Immigration Law Unit of The Legal Aid Society.
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.