Judge Olivia L. Cassin (New York - Broadway, NY) approved 88.9% of decisions at final hearings over 5 years — 469 such decisions in total. National average: 34.9%. Average in this court: 41.0%.
This judge's approval rate is 54.0 pp higher than the national average and 47.9 pp higher than the court average.
At final hearings with this judge, applicants with an attorney were approved in 88.8% of decisions, without an attorney — in 100.0%. 99.4% of applicants had an attorney.
Over 5 years, judge Olivia L. Cassin completed 2,564 cases. Decisions at the final hearing (approval or denial): 469; the rest are decisions at preliminary hearings, in-absentia removals, denials without a hearing, closed, terminated and other cases.
The median time from the start of a case to the decision with this judge is 27 mo.: half of the cases are decided faster, half take longer.
This judge sets the final (individual) hearing on average (median) 15 mo. after the master hearing; for half of cases, 14 mo. to 15 mo. Court average: 14 mo. Nationwide: 12 mo. The judge already has 153 final hearings scheduled; 95% of them are before the end of 2027.
In absentia (the person did not come to the hearing), removal was ordered in 18.1% of all cases; without a merits hearing (pretermission), 0.0% were denied. These cases are not part of the approval rate.
New York - Broadway, NY. Court page lists all judges of this court and their approval rates.
This is EOIR data (Executive Office for Immigration Review, US Department of Justice) released under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), as of September 30, 2026. How the figures are calculated — see “How we calculate”.
Cassin, Olivia L., immigration judge (New York - Broadway, NY). Asylum and other protection-from-removal approval rate at final hearings over 5 years: 88.9%, with 469 such decisions. National average: 34.9%. Court average: 41.0%. Share of applicants with an attorney: 99.4%.
