ASYLUMJUDGE · IMMIGRATION JUDGE PROFILE
Karen Nazaire
Newark (NEW) · Newark, NJ
Karen Nazaire is listed with Newark (NEW). The database records 519 asylum outcomes: 40 approved, 479 denied, and 0 other outcomes. Historical statistics are informational and cannot predict an individual case. · 2022-11-01 – 2026-07-01
Yearly changes
Yearly asylum decision trend
Fiscal yearDecisionsGrantedDeniedOtherApproval rate
FY 2026399239700.5%
FY 2025311300—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 20242813150—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 · Ecuador2025-10-30 – 2026-06-22132113100.8%
FY 2026 · Colombia2025-12-18 – 2026-06-25380380—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Honduras2025-10-27 – 2026-06-11300300—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Peru2025-10-16 – 2026-06-12290290—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Guatemala2026-02-06 – 2026-07-01290290—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Venezuela2025-12-23 – 2026-06-25200200—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · India2025-11-10 – 2026-03-04150150—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · China2025-10-30 – 2026-02-25150150—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Guinea2026-01-07 – 2026-03-09110110—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Mauritania2025-12-30 – 2026-03-029090—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · El Salvador2026-03-23 – 2026-06-108080—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Dominican Republic2025-12-19 – 2026-07-017070—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Brazil2026-04-21 – 2026-05-267070—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Haiti2026-03-19 – 2026-04-276060—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Bangladesh2025-10-17 – 2026-02-055050—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Egypt2026-01-30 – 2026-03-094040—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Mexico2026-04-28 – 2026-05-283030—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Pakistan2025-12-03 – 2026-01-053030—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Senegal2026-01-05 – 2026-03-093030—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Nicaragua2025-12-30 – 2026-02-032020—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Georgia2025-11-13 – 2026-01-282020—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Chile2026-03-19 – 2026-03-192020—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Sri Lanka2026-01-30 – 2026-01-302020—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Chad2025-12-23 – 2026-01-152020—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Nepal2025-10-17 – 2025-11-252110—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Democratic Republic Of Congo2025-12-23 – 2025-12-231010—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Ireland2025-10-24 – 2025-10-241010—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Cuba2026-03-03 – 2026-03-031010—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Ethiopia2026-02-18 – 2026-02-181010—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Mali2026-01-15 – 2026-01-151010—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Morocco2026-01-21 – 2026-01-211010—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Uzbekistan2026-02-19 – 2026-02-191010—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Kirghizia (Kyrgyzstan)2026-01-15 – 2026-01-151010—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Germany2025-11-13 – 2025-11-131010—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Burkina Faso2025-12-10 – 2025-12-101010—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Panama2026-02-26 – 2026-02-261010—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Guinea Bissau2026-01-15 – 2026-01-151010—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Ghana2025-12-10 – 2025-12-101010—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
Official appointment record
Judge background and appointment
Official biography
Karen Nazaire was appointed as an Immigration Judge to begin hearing cases in October 2022. Judge Nazaire earned two Bachelor of Arts in 2007 from Kean University, a Juris Doctor in 2011 from Mississippi College School of Law, and a Master of Laws in 2012 from American University Washington College of Law. From 2021 to 2022, she served as an assistant chief counsel, Office of the Principal Legal Advisor (OPLA), U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), Department of Homeland Security (DHS), in Arlington, Virginia. From 2017 to 2021, she served as an assistant chief counsel, OPLA, ICE, DHS, in Phoenix. From 2012 to 2017, she served as an assistant deputy public defender with the New Jersey Office of the Public Defender. During that time, from 2012 to 2016, she provided in-house consultations and training on criminal immigration matters to staff and contract attorneys statewide. Judge Nazaire is a member of the New Jersey State Bar and New York State Bar.
Education: Judge Nazaire earned two Bachelor of Arts in 2007 from Kean University, a Juris Doctor in 2011 from Mississippi College School of Law, and a Master of Laws in 2012 from American University Washington College of Law.
Bar admission: Judge Nazaire is a member of the New Jersey State Bar and New York State Bar.
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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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