ASYLUMJUDGE · IMMIGRATION JUDGE PROFILE
Suzette Smikle
Atlanta (ATL) · Atlanta, GA
Suzette Smikle is listed with Atlanta (ATL). The database records 549 asylum outcomes: 53 approved, 496 denied, and 0 other outcomes. Historical statistics are informational and cannot predict an individual case. · 2022-11-07 – 2026-06-23
Yearly changes
Yearly asylum decision trend
Fiscal yearDecisionsGrantedDeniedOtherApproval rate
FY 2026139513403.6%
FY 2025252824403.2%
FY 20241032182020.4%
Applicant origin
Asylum decisions by fiscal year and nationality
FY 2026 · 2025-10-01 – 2026-07-01 · EOIR
NationalityDecisionsGrantedDeniedOtherApproval rate
FY 2026 · Venezuela2025-10-10 – 2026-06-11220220—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Mexico2025-10-09 – 2026-05-22190190—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Honduras2025-11-19 – 2026-06-23170170—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Guatemala2025-10-14 – 2026-06-08130130—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Nicaragua2025-10-14 – 2026-05-15130130—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Colombia2025-10-06 – 2026-06-03110110—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Russia2025-11-11 – 2025-12-156060—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Haiti2025-11-06 – 2026-05-286060—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Senegal2025-10-01 – 2026-05-274130—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Sudan2025-10-31 – 2025-12-104310—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Brazil2026-05-15 – 2026-06-084040—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Ghana2026-03-06 – 2026-03-064040—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Afghanistan2025-10-03 – 2026-03-053120—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Vietnam2025-11-18 – 2025-12-192020—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Peru2025-10-02 – 2026-02-252020—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Cuba2025-12-03 – 2026-04-102020—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · El Salvador2026-03-06 – 2026-05-062020—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Egypt2025-10-22 – 2025-10-221010—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Nepal2026-02-05 – 2026-02-051010—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · India2026-02-04 – 2026-02-041010—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Ecuador2026-05-13 – 2026-05-131010—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Guinea2026-03-05 – 2026-03-051010—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
Official appointment record
Judge background and appointment
Official biography
Suzette A. Smikle was appointed as an Immigrati on Judge to begin hearin g cases in Octob er 2022. Judge Smikle earned a Bachelor of Arts in 1997 from Georgetown University and a Juris Doctor in 2002 from Harvard Law School. From 2019 to 2022, she served as an a ssistant U.S . attorney (AUSA) at the U.S. Attorney's Offi ce for the Southern District of Florida; and from 2010 to 2019, she served as an AUSA at the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Northern District of Georgia. From February 2015 to September 2016, while on a temporary detail, Judge Smikle served as the R esident Legal Advisor for the United States Embassies in Bujumbura, Burundi
Education: Judge Smikle earned a Bachelor of Arts in 1997 from Georgetown University and a Juris Doctor in 2002 from Harvard 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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