Ramin Rastegar

Newark (NEW) · Newark, NJ

Ramin Rastegar is listed with Newark (NEW). The database records 469 asylum outcomes: 86 approved, 383 denied, and 0 other outcomes. Historical statistics are informational and cannot predict an individual case.

Decision approval rate18.3%Approved ÷（Approved + Denied）

Approved share of all outcomes18.3%Approved ÷ all outcomes

Asylum decisions46986 / 383 / 0

Approved / denied86 / 383 / 0Database records only

Yearly changes

Yearly asylum decision trend

Applicant origin

Asylum decisions by fiscal year and nationality

Each row shows fiscal year, nationality, valid decisions, and approval rate.

Official appointment record

Judge background and appointment

Appointment dateJanuary 2016

Appointed courtNewark Immigration Court

Appointment typeImmigration Judge

Official biography

Attorney General Loretta E. Lynch appointed Judge Rastegar to begin hearing cases in January 2016. Judge Rastegar received a Bachelor of Science in 1991 from George Mason University and a Juris Doctor in 1995 from New York Law School. From 2000 through 2015, Judge Rastegar served as assistant chief counsel in the Office of the Chief Counsel, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Department of Homeland Security, in New York, N.Y. From 1997 through 2000, Judge Rastegar served as an associate at Barst and Mukamal LLP, in New York, N.Y., and from 1996 through 1997, as an associate in the Law Offices of Ronald Salomon, in New York, N.Y. Judge Rastegar is a member of the Connecticut and New York Bars.

Education: Judge Rastegar received a Bachelor of Science in 1991 from George Mason University and a Juris Doctor in 1995 from New York Law School.

Bar admission: Judge Rastegar is a member of the Connecticut and New York Bars.

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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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