ASYLUMJUDGE · IMMIGRATION JUDGE PROFILE
Justin Bennett
Oakdale (OAK) · Oakdale, LA
Justin Bennett is listed with Oakdale (OAK). The database records 49 asylum outcomes: 10 approved, 39 denied, and 0 other outcomes. Historical statistics are informational and cannot predict an individual case. · 2025-11-06 – 2026-04-02
Fewer than 50; rate hidden
Yearly changes
Yearly asylum decision trend
Fiscal yearDecisionsGrantedDeniedOtherApproval rate
FY 20264910390—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 · Cuba2025-12-12 – 2026-02-205320—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Russia2025-12-30 – 2026-04-014310—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Haiti2025-12-10 – 2026-04-024040—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Venezuela2025-11-10 – 2026-03-023300—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Guatemala2025-12-09 – 2026-02-093030—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Nicaragua2025-12-05 – 2026-02-202020—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Mauritania2025-11-17 – 2026-03-122020—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Mexico2026-01-28 – 2026-02-192020—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Nepal2025-11-13 – 2026-02-242020—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · El Salvador2025-11-06 – 2025-12-112020—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Ecuador2025-11-07 – 2025-11-252020—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Guinea2026-03-09 – 2026-03-312020—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · China2025-12-30 – 2026-01-142020—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · India2026-01-29 – 2026-03-172020—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Senegal2025-11-24 – 2026-02-182020—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Afghanistan2025-11-12 – 2025-11-121010—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Honduras2026-02-18 – 2026-02-181010—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Tajikistan (Tadzhik)2026-03-04 – 2026-03-041100—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Yemen2025-12-18 – 2025-12-181010—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Turkey2026-01-08 – 2026-01-081010—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Chad2026-02-06 – 2026-02-061010—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Bangladesh2026-03-31 – 2026-03-311010—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Georgia2026-03-05 – 2026-03-051010—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Tunisia2026-03-03 – 2026-03-031010—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Somalia2025-12-04 – 2025-12-041010—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
Official appointment record
Judge background and appointment
Official biography
Justin D. Bennett was appointed as a temporary immigration judge to begin hearing cases in October 2025. Judge Bennett earned a Bachelor of Arts in 2007 from Gordon College and a Juris Doctor in 2014 from the Georgetown University Law Center. Upon graduation, he commissioned as an active- duty judge advocate in the U.S. Navy's Judge Advocate General's Corps. Judge Bennett holds the rank of lieutenant commander and has served in the following roles: military justice instructor, Naval Justice School, Newport, Rhode Island (2023- 2025), including a temporary detail as a special assistant U.S. attorney for the Northern District of New York, Branch Office Plattsburgh, New York; defense counsel, Defense Service Office (DSO) North, Detachment Groton, Connecticut (2020-2023); prosecutor, Region Legal Service Office (RLSO) Northwest, Bremerton, Washington (2017- 2020); defense counsel, DSO North, Detachment Naples, Italy (2016- 2017); and rotations as a command service attorney, legal assistance attorney, and prosecutor, RLSO Europe, Africa, Southwest Asia (2014- 2016). Judge Bennett is a member of the Missouri Bar.
Education: Judge Bennett earned a Bachelor of Arts in 2007 from Gordon College and a Juris Doctor in 2014 from the Georgetown University Law Center.
Bar admission: Judge Bennett is a member of the Missouri 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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