ASYLUMJUDGE · IMMIGRATION JUDGE PROFILE
Ellen Karesh
Charlotte (CHL) · Charlotte, NC
Ellen Karesh is listed with Charlotte (CHL). The database records 551 asylum outcomes: 67 approved, 484 denied, and 0 other outcomes. Historical statistics are informational and cannot predict an individual case. · 2021-11-03 – 2026-07-01
Yearly changes
Yearly asylum decision trend
Fiscal yearDecisionsGrantedDeniedOtherApproval rate
FY 2026153315002.0%
FY 20252711825306.6%
FY 20243315180—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
Applicant origin
Asylum decisions by fiscal year and nationality
FY 2026 · 2025-10-01 – 2026-07-01 · EOIR
NationalityDecisionsGrantedDeniedOtherApproval rate
FY 2026 · Honduras2025-10-16 – 2026-06-16260260—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Mexico2025-10-31 – 2026-06-22200200—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Guatemala2025-10-10 – 2026-05-21170170—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Venezuela2026-01-08 – 2026-06-22170170—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · El Salvador2025-10-29 – 2026-05-06120120—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Nicaragua2025-10-08 – 2026-07-018080—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Haiti2025-10-17 – 2026-05-297070—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Brazil2026-01-20 – 2026-05-116060—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Ecuador2026-01-21 – 2026-02-135050—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Colombia2026-03-26 – 2026-06-044040—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Cuba2025-10-17 – 2026-01-054040—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Mauritania2026-02-12 – 2026-03-063030—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · India2025-12-17 – 2025-12-173030—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Uzbekistan2026-03-13 – 2026-03-243030—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Bangladesh2025-10-24 – 2026-02-102020—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Panama2026-01-08 – 2026-01-082020—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Senegal2025-12-05 – 2026-02-092020—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · China2025-11-10 – 2025-11-101100—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Armenia2025-11-05 – 2025-11-051010—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Russia2026-02-24 – 2026-02-241100—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Ukraine2025-10-27 – 2025-10-271010—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Azerbaijan2025-10-29 – 2025-10-291010—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Angola2026-03-04 – 2026-03-041010—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Chile2026-05-15 – 2026-05-151010—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Peru2026-05-15 – 2026-05-151010—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Cameroon2025-10-10 – 2025-10-101100—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Afghanistan2025-11-20 – 2025-11-201010—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Turkey2026-03-12 – 2026-03-121010—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Georgia2025-12-02 – 2025-12-021010—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
Official appointment record
Judge background and appointment
Official biography
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How to read approval rates
Decision approval rateis approved ÷ (approved + denied). Blue “Other” is shown separately and includes identifiable withholding/CAT protection, cancellation or adjustment, voluntary departure, withdrawal, termination, dismissal, and administrative closure; it is excluded from the rate denominator.Approved share of all outcomesuses approved, denied, and other outcomes in the denominator.
With small samples, a few cases can move the percentage sharply. The page flags samples below 50 and below 200 decisions.
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