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Helaine R. Perlman

Helaine R. Perlman is listed with Annandale (WAS). The database records 42 asylum outcomes: 21 approved, 21 denied, and 0 other outcomes. Historical statistics are informational and cannot predict an individual case. · 2020-01-06 – 2021-09-02

Fewer than 50; rate hidden

Decision approval rate—Approved ÷（Approved + Denied）

Approved share of all outcomes50.0%Approved ÷ all outcomes

Asylum decisions4221 / 21 / 0

Approved / denied21 / 21 / 0Database records only

Yearly changes

Yearly asylum decision trend

No verified annual data available.

Applicant origin

Asylum decisions by fiscal year and nationality

FY 2026 · 2025-10-01 – 2026-07-01 · EOIR

NationalityDecisionsGrantedDeniedOtherApproval rate

Official appointment record

Judge background and appointment

Appointment dateJuly 2017

Appointed courtArlington Immigration Court

Appointment typeImmigration Judge

Official biography

Attorney General Jeff Sessions appointed Helaine R. Perlman to begin hearing cases in July 2017. Judge Perlman earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1997 from Columbia University and a Juris Doctor in 2002 from New York University School of Law. From 2016 to 2017, she served as deputy general counsel for the Office of General Counsel (OGC),

Education: Judge Perlman earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1997 from Columbia University and a Juris Doctor in 2002 from New York University School of Law.

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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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