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Recording an internet-based hearing is prohibited (8 C.F.R. § 1003.28). Respondents without a representative default to in-person hearings.
Background
The Honorable Immigration Judge Brandi Lohr earned a Bachelor of Arts in 2002 from the State University of New York at Buffalo and a Juris Doctor in 2007 from Duquesne University. Before her appointment, she served as an assistant chief counsel with the Office of the Principal Legal Advisor, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, in Batavia and Buffalo, New York (2010-2023), and as a management and program analyst and presidential management fellow with U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services in Buffalo and Washington, D.C. (2007-2010).
Caseload & process (since 2021)
691
Completions per year
4,148 total
11%
Detained at decision
share of cases
12.2 mo
Median time to decision
from case start
24.6%
Ordered removed in absentia
person absent
7.1%
Decisions appealed to BIA
appeal rate
18.5%
Appeals remanded or reversed
27 appeals decided
Bond decisions
Custody redetermination (bond) rulings since 2021.
"Granted" means the judge lowered the bond, ordered release on recognizance, or otherwise granted the request.
80.2%
Bond requests granted
81 bond decisions Moderate
$15,000
Median bond when set
63 bonds with amounts
0%
Released on own recognizance
This judge 80.2%
Court average 75% · median $12,000
National 41.9% · median $6,500
Grant rates by type of relief
Share granted among merits decisions for each application type, since 2021.
Asylum
27.2%
287 decisions High confidence
Withholding / CAT
2.1%
421 decisions High confidence
Cancellation — 42B (non-LPR)
50%⚠
2 decisions Too few cases
Cancellation — 42A (LPR)
66.7%⚠
6 decisions Too few cases
Adjustment of status (245)
75%⚠
8 decisions Too few cases
Voluntary departure
95.1%
102 decisions Moderate
27.2%
of asylum claims granted on the merits High confidence
Based on 287 asylum decisions (grants + denials) since 2021.
This judge
27.2%
This court
33.1%
National average
31.8%
0%100% granted
In the top 49% of the 825 judges nationally with enough cases to compare.
Does a lawyer matter here?
Asylum grant rate by whether the person had legal representation.
With a lawyerrepresented · 253 decisions since 2021
30%
Without a lawyer⚠unrepresented · 34 decisions since 2021
5.9%
Asylum grant rate over time
Each point is that calendar year's grant rate, back to 2015 where the judge was deciding cases — the longer career view. Dashed grey line = current national average (31.8%). Headline rates above use 2021 – today.
* 2026 is a partial year (data through 06/01/2026) and is incomplete.
Courts where this judge has decided cases
Hearing locations for cases this judge completed since 2021, by number of decisions.
Many judges hear cases from more than one court (detained facilities, video dockets, or reassignments).