ASYLUMJUDGE · IMMIGRATION JUDGE PROFILE
Lucky Narain
Annandale (ANN) · Annandale, VA
Lucky Narain is listed with Annandale (ANN). The database records 48 asylum outcomes: 0 approved, 48 denied, and 0 other outcomes. Historical statistics are informational and cannot predict an individual case. · 2026-02-25 – 2026-06-30
Fewer than 50; rate hidden
Yearly changes
Yearly asylum decision trend
Fiscal yearDecisionsGrantedDeniedOtherApproval rate
FY 2026480480—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 · Venezuela2026-03-30 – 2026-06-257070—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Nicaragua2026-03-06 – 2026-06-266060—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Cuba2026-03-26 – 2026-05-275050—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Honduras2026-05-07 – 2026-06-244040—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · El Salvador2026-04-24 – 2026-06-293030—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · India2026-02-25 – 2026-05-203030—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Brazil2026-03-06 – 2026-04-302020—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Cameroon2026-04-16 – 2026-04-232020—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · China2026-04-08 – 2026-04-162020—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Guatemala2026-04-02 – 2026-04-232020—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Romania2026-05-07 – 2026-05-071010—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Costa Rica2026-04-24 – 2026-04-241010—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Mauritania2026-04-03 – 2026-04-031010—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Kazakhstan2026-02-25 – 2026-02-251010—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Egypt2026-04-24 – 2026-04-241010—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Turkmenistan2026-03-12 – 2026-03-121010—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Mexico2026-05-20 – 2026-05-201010—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Ethiopia2026-05-12 – 2026-05-121010—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Jordan2026-06-30 – 2026-06-301010—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Colombia2026-05-26 – 2026-05-261010—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Ecuador2026-06-30 – 2026-06-301010—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Mali2026-04-16 – 2026-04-161010—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
Official appointment record
Judge background and appointment
Official biography
Lucky Narain was appointed as a temporary immigration judge to begin hearing cases in February 2026. Judge Narain earned a Bachelor of Arts in 1999 from Christopher Newport University, a Master of Science in Public Policy and Management in 2004 from Carnegie Mellon University, and a Juris Doctor in 2009 from Fordham Law School. In 2025, he served as an assistant district attorney for the state of North Carolina. From 2022 to 2025, Judge Narain served as a general counsel for the U.S. Army in Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and Syria, advising on international jurisdictional matters and regulatory compliance. From 2019 to 2022, he was in private practice as a principal at Narain Legal PLLC and of counsel at Bartko Pavia in San Francisco focusing on immigration, civil litigation and complex regulatory proceedings. From 2012 to 2017, he served as a judge advocate for the U.S. Army. From 2009 to 2012, he served as a tax consultant at Deloitte LLP in New York. From 2001 to 2003, he served as a Peace Corps volunteer in the Dominican Republic. Judge Narain holds the rank of lieutenant colonel in the U.S. Army Reserve. He is a member of the New Jersey State Bar, the New York State Bar, and the North Carolina State Bar. Nan
Education: Judge Narain earned a Bachelor of Arts in 1999 from Christopher Newport University, a Master of Science in Public Policy and Management in 2004 from Carnegie Mellon University, and a Juris Doctor in 2009 from Fordham Law School.
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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.
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