ASYLUMJUDGE · IMMIGRATION JUDGE PROFILE
Lenka J. Koss
Annandale (ANN) · Annandale, VA
Lenka J. Koss is listed with Annandale (ANN). The database records 66 asylum outcomes: 5 approved, 61 denied, and 0 other outcomes. Historical statistics are informational and cannot predict an individual case. · 2026-04-16 – 2026-06-29
Yearly changes
Yearly asylum decision trend
Fiscal yearDecisionsGrantedDeniedOtherApproval rate
FY 20266656107.6%
Applicant origin
Asylum decisions by fiscal year and nationality
FY 2026 · 2025-10-01 – 2026-07-01 · EOIR
NationalityDecisionsGrantedDeniedOtherApproval rate
FY 2026 · Venezuela2026-04-21 – 2026-06-03172150—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Bolivia2026-05-13 – 2026-06-10100100—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Peru2026-05-05 – 2026-06-249090—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Honduras2026-04-16 – 2026-06-297070—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · El Salvador2026-04-29 – 2026-06-035050—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Colombia2026-04-27 – 2026-05-265140—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Guatemala2026-05-06 – 2026-06-054040—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Nicaragua2026-06-08 – 2026-06-083030—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Mexico2026-05-19 – 2026-05-192020—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Mauritania2026-05-28 – 2026-06-042020—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Ethiopia2026-04-29 – 2026-04-291100—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Afghanistan2026-06-25 – 2026-06-251100—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
Official appointment record
Judge background and appointment
Official biography
Lenka J. Koss was appointed as an immigration judge to begin hearing cases in April 2026. Judge Koss earned a Bachelor of Arts, magna cum laude, in International Relations and Foreign Languages (German) in 1999 from West Virginia University and a Juris Doctor in 2002 from the University of Pittsburgh School of Law. From 2020 to March 2026, she was with the Board of Immigration Appeals,
Education: Judge Koss earned a Bachelor of Arts, magna cum laude, in International Relations and Foreign Languages (German) in 1999 from West Virginia University and a Juris Doctor in 2002 from the University of Pittsburgh 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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