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Inside Immigration

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Immigration judges

Olivia L. Cassin

Immigration Judge, New York/Federal Plaza Immigration Court. Appointed June 2015 by Loretta E. Lynch.

Asylum record, FY 2021-2026

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Judge Cassin10.3%
New York court47.7%
All judges nationally62.9%
Decisions on the merits
575
Asylum granted
499
Other relief granted
17
Denied
59
Against own court
-37.4 pts
Denial rate by fiscal year
FY21FY22FY23FY24FY25
8%2%7%5%22%

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

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 jurisdoctorate 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 am ember of the District of Columbia 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.