Samuel M. Factor
Immigration Judge, New York/Federal Plaza Immigration Court. Appointed October 2018 by Jeff Sessions.
Asylum record, FY 2021-2026
TRAC source →- Decisions on the merits
- 737
- Asylum granted
- 342
- Other relief granted
- 64
- Denied
- 331
- Against own court
- -2.8 pts
| FY21 | FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 | FY26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28% | 20% | 39% | 34% | 44% | 84% |
Docket
Respondents represented by counsel: 94% (nationally, 81% are represented).
Most common nationalities: China (31.7%), India (12.3%), Bangladesh (8.9%), Ecuador (6.1%), El Salvador (4%).
Official biography
Attorney General Jeff Sessions appointed Samuel M. Factor to begin hearing cases in October 2018. Judge Factor ear ned a Bachelor of Arts in 1995 and a Bachelor of Science in 2002, both from the City University of New York, College of Staten Island, and a Juris Doctor in 1998 from the Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law. From 2010 to 2018, he was an administrative law judge with the Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance, State of New York, in Brooklyn. From 2007 to 2010, he was an agency attorney with the Department of Homeless Services, Cityof New York. Judge Factor is a member of the New York State Bar and District of Columbia Bar.
In the record
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