ASYLUMJUDGE · IMMIGRATION JUDGE PROFILE
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. · 2020-01-06 – 2026-06-30
Yearly changes
Yearly asylum decision trend
Fiscal yearDecisionsGrantedDeniedOtherApproval rate
FY 2026117011700.0%
FY 20251521214007.9%
FY 20241173384028.2%
Applicant origin
Asylum decisions by fiscal year and nationality
FY 2026 · 2025-10-01 – 2026-07-01 · EOIR
NationalityDecisionsGrantedDeniedOtherApproval rate
FY 2026 · Ecuador2025-10-02 – 2026-06-30240240—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Honduras2026-02-12 – 2026-06-18130130—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Venezuela2025-11-12 – 2026-06-23120120—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Guatemala2026-04-15 – 2026-06-18100100—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Peru2025-12-10 – 2026-06-308080—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Brazil2025-12-05 – 2026-06-048080—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Nicaragua2025-10-21 – 2026-01-206060—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Colombia2025-12-03 – 2026-06-156060—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Mexico2026-03-09 – 2026-06-105050—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · El Salvador2025-12-05 – 2026-05-204040—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Nigeria2026-05-18 – 2026-05-184040—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Haiti2025-10-10 – 2026-05-054040—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Argentina2026-05-18 – 2026-05-183030—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Turkey2025-10-02 – 2026-06-052020—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Kosovo2026-03-13 – 2026-03-131010—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Cuba2026-04-16 – 2026-04-161010—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · China2025-11-03 – 2025-11-031010—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Ukraine2025-11-18 – 2025-11-181010—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Pakistan2025-11-04 – 2025-11-041010—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Dominican Republic2026-02-10 – 2026-02-101010—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Senegal2026-02-11 – 2026-02-111010—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Morocco2026-04-09 – 2026-04-091010—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
Official appointment record
Judge background and appointment
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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