ASYLUMJUDGE · IMMIGRATION JUDGE PROFILE
Eric W. Marsteller
New Orleans (NOL) · New Orleans, LA
Eric W. Marsteller is listed with New Orleans (NOL). The database records 1,019 asylum outcomes: 301 approved, 718 denied, and 0 other outcomes. Historical statistics are informational and cannot predict an individual case. · 2020-01-02 – 2026-06-24
Yearly changes
Yearly asylum decision trend
Fiscal yearDecisionsGrantedDeniedOtherApproval rate
FY 202624731216012.6%
FY 202526277185029.4%
FY 20241279433074.0%
Applicant origin
Asylum decisions by fiscal year and nationality
FY 2026 · 2025-10-01 – 2026-07-01 · EOIR
NationalityDecisionsGrantedDeniedOtherApproval rate
FY 2026 · Honduras2025-10-02 – 2026-06-241271011707.9%
FY 2026 · Nicaragua2025-10-16 – 2026-06-11498410—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Guatemala2025-10-01 – 2026-05-28240240—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Mexico2026-01-22 – 2026-05-2210280—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · El Salvador2026-02-11 – 2026-04-159090—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Venezuela2026-01-14 – 2026-04-019810—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Colombia2025-11-05 – 2026-04-027160—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Vietnam2025-11-10 – 2026-04-234130—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · India2026-03-19 – 2026-05-183120—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Jordan2025-12-04 – 2026-02-262020—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · China2026-01-27 – 2026-01-271010—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Senegal2026-03-19 – 2026-03-191010—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Brazil2026-04-01 – 2026-04-011010—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
Official appointment record
Judge background and appointment
Official biography
Attorney General Jeff Sessions appointed Eric W. Marsteller to begin hearing cases in July 2017. Judge Marsteller earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in 2000 from Tulane University and a Juris Doctor in 2004 from The George Washington University Law School. From 2012 to 2017, he served as a senior litigation counsel for the Office of Immigration Litigation (OIL), Civil Division, Department of Justice. From 2004 to 2012, he served as a trial attorney for OIL, entering on duty through the Attorney General's Honors Program. Judge Marsteller is a member of the Virginia State Bar.
Education: Judge Marsteller earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in 2000 from Tulane University and a Juris Doctor in 2004 from The George Washington University Law School.
Bar admission: Judge Marsteller is a member of the Virginia State Bar.
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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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