ASYLUMJUDGE · IMMIGRATION JUDGE PROFILE
Lauren T. Farber
Philadelphia (PHI) · Philadelphia, PA
Lauren T. Farber is listed with Philadelphia (PHI). The database records 842 asylum outcomes: 471 approved, 371 denied, and 0 other outcomes. Historical statistics are informational and cannot predict an individual case. · 2020-01-14 – 2026-06-29
Yearly changes
Yearly asylum decision trend
Fiscal yearDecisionsGrantedDeniedOtherApproval rate
FY 202621548167022.3%
FY 20251295970045.7%
FY 2024826121074.4%
Applicant origin
Asylum decisions by fiscal year and nationality
FY 2026 · 2025-10-01 – 2026-07-01 · EOIR
NationalityDecisionsGrantedDeniedOtherApproval rate
FY 2026 · Guatemala2025-10-31 – 2026-05-11340340—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Ecuador2025-10-06 – 2026-05-08260260—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Brazil2025-10-27 – 2026-05-29160160—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Uzbekistan2025-11-17 – 2026-06-29164120—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Honduras2025-10-31 – 2026-03-25140140—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Russia2025-12-08 – 2026-06-2911740—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Tajikistan (Tadzhik)2025-11-19 – 2026-06-2910550—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Mexico2026-01-28 – 2026-04-10100100—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Dominican Republic2026-02-11 – 2026-06-057250—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Venezuela2025-11-18 – 2026-06-057070—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Turkey2025-10-22 – 2026-05-276420—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Colombia2026-01-29 – 2026-04-206060—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Bangladesh2026-03-27 – 2026-03-276060—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Georgia2025-10-07 – 2026-06-295230—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Belarus2025-10-27 – 2026-01-165500—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Cuba2026-03-20 – 2026-03-205500—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Nigeria2025-11-07 – 2025-12-184400—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Mauritania2025-11-03 – 2026-03-114130—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Peru2026-04-22 – 2026-05-223030—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Egypt2026-04-27 – 2026-05-153210—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · India2026-05-12 – 2026-06-173030—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · El Salvador2026-02-09 – 2026-03-133120—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Guinea2026-02-17 – 2026-02-232020—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Afghanistan2025-10-14 – 2025-10-142200—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Ghana2025-12-12 – 2025-12-121100—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Senegal2026-02-17 – 2026-02-171010—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Equatorial Guinea2026-05-01 – 2026-05-011010—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Ethiopia2026-01-05 – 2026-01-051100—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · China2026-05-08 – 2026-05-081100—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Haiti2026-03-24 – 2026-03-241010—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Ukraine2025-11-07 – 2025-11-071100—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
Official appointment record
Judge background and appointment
Official biography
Former Attorney General Loretta E. Lynch appointed Lauren T. Farber to begin hearing cases in April 2017. Judge Farber earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1999 from Washington University in St. Louis and a Juris Doctor in 2003 from the American University Washington College of Law. From 2010 through 2017, she served as a senior attorney for the Office of the Chief Counsel (OCC), Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), Department of Homeland Security (DHS) in New York, N.Y. From 2003 to 2010, she served as an assistant chief counsel for OCC, ICE, DHS. Judge Farber is a member of the New York and New Jersey State Bars.
Education: Judge Farber earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1999 from Washington University in St.
Bar admission: Judge Farber is a member of the New York and New Jersey State Bars.
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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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