ASYLUMJUDGE · IMMIGRATION JUDGE PROFILE
Michelle L. Lakomy
Annandale (ANN) · Annandale, VA
Michelle L. Lakomy is listed with Annandale (ANN). The database records 371 asylum outcomes: 107 approved, 264 denied, and 0 other outcomes. Historical statistics are informational and cannot predict an individual case. · 2022-11-03 – 2026-07-01
Yearly changes
Yearly asylum decision trend
Fiscal yearDecisionsGrantedDeniedOtherApproval rate
FY 202617634142019.3%
FY 20251294089031.0%
FY 20242510150—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 · El Salvador2025-10-07 – 2026-06-30361350—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Honduras2025-10-06 – 2026-05-13341330—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Bolivia2025-10-15 – 2026-06-30279180—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Guatemala2026-01-14 – 2026-07-01160160—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Mauritania2025-11-14 – 2026-05-2710370—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Peru2025-12-12 – 2026-05-067340—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Venezuela2025-10-10 – 2026-05-086420—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Afghanistan2025-10-03 – 2025-12-195500—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Nicaragua2025-10-23 – 2026-06-084130—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Turkey2026-02-23 – 2026-05-204220—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Senegal2026-01-28 – 2026-05-113030—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Colombia2026-04-23 – 2026-04-232020—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · China2026-01-23 – 2026-04-032110—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Ecuador2026-03-18 – 2026-03-182020—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Ethiopia2025-12-08 – 2026-06-252110—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Ghana2026-01-09 – 2026-01-092020—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Haiti2026-01-30 – 2026-05-112020—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Cuba2026-02-23 – 2026-04-302020—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Serbia2026-05-13 – 2026-05-132200—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Algeria2026-03-09 – 2026-03-091010—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Sierra Leone2025-10-15 – 2025-10-151010—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Pakistan2026-01-23 – 2026-01-231010—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Brazil2025-10-03 – 2025-10-031100—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · India2026-04-13 – 2026-04-131010—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Saudi Arabia2026-05-01 – 2026-05-011010—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Egypt2025-10-24 – 2025-10-241010—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Georgia2026-06-08 – 2026-06-081010—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
Official appointment record
Judge background and appointment
Official biography
Michelle L. Lakomy was appointed as an Immigration Judge to begin heari ng cases in October 2022. Judge Lakomy earned a Bachelor of Science in 1994 from Rutgers College and a Juris Doctor in 1997 from Rutgers School of Law-Newark. From 2018 to 2022, she served as Resident Legal Advisor at the Offi ce of Overseas Prosecutorial Development, Assist ance and Training (OPDAT), Department of Justice, at the U.S. Embassy in Tirana, Albani a, and from 2012 to 2018, she served as Resident Legal Advisor at the OPDAT office at the U.S. Embassyin Pristina, Kosovo. From 2011 to 2012, she served as Civil Response Corps International Rule of Law Advisor at the OPDAT office in Washington, D.C. From 1999 to 2011, she served as an assistant prosecutor at the Hudson County Prosecutor's Office in Jerse y Ci ty, New Jers ey. From 1997 to 1999, she was an associate attorney at Shea & Novy, Attorneys-at-Law. Judge Lakomy is a member of the N ew J ersey State Bar and the N ew York State Bar.
Education: Judge Lakomy earned a Bachelor of Science in 1994 from Rutgers College and a Juris Doctor in 1997 from Rutgers School of Law-Newark.
Bar admission: Judge Lakomy is a member of the N ew J ersey State Bar and the N ew York State Bar.
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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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