ASYLUMJUDGE · IMMIGRATION JUDGE PROFILE
Margaret Kolbe
New York (NYV) · New York, NY
Margaret Kolbe is listed with New York (NYV). The database records 766 asylum outcomes: 441 approved, 325 denied, and 0 other outcomes. Historical statistics are informational and cannot predict an individual case. · 2020-01-03 – 2026-07-01
Yearly changes
Yearly asylum decision trend
Fiscal yearDecisionsGrantedDeniedOtherApproval rate
FY 20261374493032.1%
FY 202525916594063.7%
FY 202416011743073.1%
Applicant origin
Asylum decisions by fiscal year and nationality
FY 2026 · 2025-10-01 – 2026-07-01 · EOIR
NationalityDecisionsGrantedDeniedOtherApproval rate
FY 2026 · India2025-11-04 – 2026-07-01195140—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Honduras2025-12-02 – 2026-06-23171160—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · China2025-10-23 – 2026-06-0913940—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Turkey2025-10-01 – 2026-05-2813490—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Ecuador2026-04-14 – 2026-06-10132110—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Peru2025-10-08 – 2026-06-2411290—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · El Salvador2025-11-25 – 2026-06-24111100—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Venezuela2026-03-18 – 2026-05-088710—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Nicaragua2026-04-09 – 2026-06-305230—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Nepal2025-10-27 – 2026-05-065320—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Guatemala2026-05-19 – 2026-06-034040—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Egypt2026-01-05 – 2026-06-092110—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Bangladesh2025-10-22 – 2025-12-222110—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Haiti2025-12-05 – 2026-04-232200—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Pakistan2025-12-17 – 2026-04-022200—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Georgia2026-03-16 – 2026-04-132020—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Mexico2025-10-07 – 2026-05-292020—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Sri Lanka2026-01-29 – 2026-01-291010—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Dominican Republic2026-03-31 – 2026-03-311010—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Colombia2025-10-01 – 2025-10-011010—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Uzbekistan2025-10-16 – 2025-10-161010—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Russia2025-11-18 – 2025-11-181100—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Afghanistan2025-11-24 – 2025-11-241100—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
Official appointment record
Judge background and appointment
Official biography
Attorney General Loretta E. Lynch appointed Judge Kolbe to begin hearing cases in January 2016. Judge Kolbe received a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1987 from the University of Cincinnati, a Master of Arts degree in 1989 from the University of Cincinnati, and a Juris Doctor in 1996 from the Notre Dame Law School. From 2002 through 2015, Judge Kolbe served as assistant U.S. attorney in the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of New York, in Brooklyn, N.Y. From 1996 through 2002, Judge Kolbe served as an attorney advisor for the Board of Immigration Appeals,
Education: Judge Kolbe received a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1987 from the University of Cincinnati, a Master of Arts degree in 1989 from the University of Cincinnati, and a Juris Doctor in 1996 from the Notre Dame Law School.
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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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