ASYLUMJUDGE · IMMIGRATION JUDGE PROFILE
Nina M. Carbone
Denver (DEN) · Denver, CO
Nina M. Carbone is listed with Denver (DEN). The database records 814 asylum outcomes: 272 approved, 542 denied, and 0 other outcomes. Historical statistics are informational and cannot predict an individual case. · 2020-01-02 – 2026-07-01
Yearly changes
Yearly asylum decision trend
Fiscal yearDecisionsGrantedDeniedOtherApproval rate
FY 202618641145022.0%
FY 202525565190025.5%
FY 202418775112040.1%
Applicant origin
Asylum decisions by fiscal year and nationality
FY 2026 · 2025-10-01 – 2026-07-01 · EOIR
NationalityDecisionsGrantedDeniedOtherApproval rate
FY 2026 · Somalia2026-02-06 – 2026-07-011172592021.4%
FY 2026 · Colombia2025-10-09 – 2026-01-309090—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Guatemala2025-10-22 – 2026-02-178080—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Venezuela2025-10-03 – 2025-12-037250—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Mexico2025-10-28 – 2025-11-176060—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Russia2025-10-01 – 2026-01-165500—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · China2025-10-14 – 2026-04-134220—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Ecuador2025-10-16 – 2025-12-014040—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Peru2025-12-03 – 2026-06-233030—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Nicaragua2025-10-16 – 2026-01-093030—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Honduras2025-11-03 – 2026-01-023030—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Cuba2025-10-02 – 2026-01-093030—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Eritrea2025-12-01 – 2026-02-042200—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Vietnam2025-10-17 – 2026-01-262020—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Ethiopia2025-12-02 – 2026-04-222110—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Afghanistan2025-10-28 – 2025-10-281100—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Armenia2026-02-04 – 2026-02-041010—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Georgia2026-01-07 – 2026-01-071100—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Brazil2025-10-01 – 2025-10-011010—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Togo2025-10-27 – 2025-10-271100—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · India2026-05-22 – 2026-05-221010—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Sri Lanka2026-02-02 – 2026-02-021100—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Jamaica2025-11-19 – 2025-11-191010—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
Official appointment record
Judge background and appointment
Official biography
Attorney General Jeff Sessions appointed Nina M. Carbone to begin hearing cases in April 2017. Judge Carbone earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in 2005 from the University of Kansas and a Juris Doctor in 2008 from the John Marshall Law School. From 2015 to 2017, she served as an assistant chief counsel for the Office of Chief Counsel, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Department of Homeland Security, in Denver, Colo. From 2012 to 2015, she was an associate general counsel at the Employee Labor Relations Unit, Office of the General Counsel,
Education: Judge Carbone earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in 2005 from the University of Kansas and a Juris Doctor in 2008 from the John Marshall 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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