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Background
The Honorable Immigration Judge Carolyn Krasinski earned a Bachelor of Arts in 1988 from University at Albany and a Juris Doctor in 1992 from University of Florida College of Law. From 1995 to 2020, she served as an attorney advisor with the Department of Veterans Affairs, Board of Veterans' Appeals, in the District of Columbia. During that time, from 2001 to 2020, she also served as an acting veterans law judge with the Board of Veterans' Appeals. Judge Krasinski is a member of the Florida State Bar and New York State Bar.
Caseload & process (since 2021)
891
Completions per year
5,348 total
1%
Detained at decision
share of cases
16.4 mo
Median time to decision
from case start
37.5%
Ordered removed in absentia
person absent
8.8%
Decisions appealed to BIA
appeal rate
0%
Appeals remanded or reversed
39 appeals decided
Grant rates by type of relief
Share granted among merits decisions for each application type, since 2021.
Asylum
36.4%
804 decisions High confidence
Withholding / CAT
3.7%
985 decisions High confidence
Cancellation — 42B (non-LPR)
25%⚠
12 decisions Too few cases
Cancellation — 42A (LPR)
60%⚠
5 decisions Too few cases
Adjustment of status (245)
100%⚠
11 decisions Too few cases
Voluntary departure
100%
52 decisions Moderate
36.4%
of asylum claims granted on the merits High confidence
Based on 804 asylum decisions (grants + denials) since 2021.
This judge
36.4%
This court
33.3%
National average
31.8%
0%100% granted
In the top 34% 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 · 695 decisions since 2021
40.6%
Without a lawyerunrepresented · 109 decisions since 2021
10.1%
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).