ASYLUMJUDGE · IMMIGRATION JUDGE PROFILE
Natalie Smith
Chelmsford (CHE) · Chelmsford, MA
Natalie Smith is listed with Chelmsford (CHE). The database records 483 asylum outcomes: 91 approved, 392 denied, and 0 other outcomes. Historical statistics are informational and cannot predict an individual case. · 2023-11-09 – 2026-06-29
Yearly changes
Yearly asylum decision trend
Fiscal yearDecisionsGrantedDeniedOtherApproval rate
FY 20261401312709.3%
FY 202520034166017.0%
FY 20241434499030.8%
Applicant origin
Asylum decisions by fiscal year and nationality
FY 2026 · 2025-10-01 – 2026-07-01 · EOIR
NationalityDecisionsGrantedDeniedOtherApproval rate
FY 2026 · Brazil2025-10-16 – 2026-06-29201190—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Guatemala2025-10-03 – 2026-06-24171160—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Angola2025-11-12 – 2026-06-2213490—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Haiti2025-10-09 – 2026-06-29130130—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Ecuador2025-10-07 – 2026-04-16120120—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · El Salvador2025-10-07 – 2026-06-048080—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Dominican Republic2025-10-21 – 2026-06-257070—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · China2025-10-08 – 2026-03-065140—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Colombia2025-10-02 – 2026-06-054040—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Honduras2025-11-03 – 2026-05-224130—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Russia2026-01-12 – 2026-06-253030—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Egypt2025-10-31 – 2026-02-023120—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Jamaica2025-12-03 – 2026-05-153030—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Guinea2026-06-05 – 2026-06-262020—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · People's Republic Of The Congo2026-03-27 – 2026-03-272200—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Cameroon2025-11-03 – 2026-06-112020—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Burundi2025-12-02 – 2026-05-112020—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · India2026-02-26 – 2026-06-042020—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Mauritania2025-12-01 – 2026-02-132020—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Ethiopia2026-06-05 – 2026-06-051010—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Burkina Faso2025-10-06 – 2025-10-061010—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Uzbekistan2026-04-01 – 2026-04-011010—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Ukraine2026-05-20 – 2026-05-201010—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Venezuela2025-10-23 – 2025-10-231010—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Turkey2025-11-20 – 2025-11-201100—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Azerbaijan2026-02-04 – 2026-02-041010—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Morocco2025-10-31 – 2025-10-311010—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Afghanistan2025-11-10 – 2025-11-101010—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Senegal2025-10-20 – 2025-10-201010—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Peru2025-10-01 – 2025-10-011010—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Rwanda2026-05-15 – 2026-05-151010—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Indonesia2026-04-27 – 2026-04-271100—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Democratic Republic Of Congo2025-12-29 – 2025-12-291010—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Belarus2026-02-25 – 2026-02-251010—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Uganda2026-03-31 – 2026-03-311010—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
Official appointment record
Judge background and appointment
Official biography
Natalie Ellen Smith was appointed as an immigration judge to begin hearing cases in November 2023. Judge Smith earned a Bachelor of Arts in 2008 from New York University and a Juris Doctor in 2012 from Fordham University School of Law. From 2021 to 2023, she served as an assistant chief counsel with the Office of the Principal Legal Advisor, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Department of Homeland Security, in New York. From 2012 to 2021, she served as assistant corporation counsel and then as an assistant borough chief and deputy borough chief in the Family Court Division of the New York City Law Department. Judge Smith is a member of the New York State Bar and Ohio State Bar.
Education: Judge Smith earned a Bachelor of Arts in 2008 from New York University and a Juris Doctor in 2012 from Fordham University School of Law.
Bar admission: Judge Smith is a member of the New York State Bar and Ohio 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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