The Honorable Immigration Judge Virna A Wright

New York — Federal Plaza, NY Immigration Court
Appointed October 2010 · President Barack Obama Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr.
15 years on the immigration bench
Appointed under a Democratic administration

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Caseload & process (since 2021)
1,122
Completions per year
6,729 total
2.3%
Detained at decision
share of cases
24 mo
Median time to decision
from case start
1.2%
Ordered removed in absentia
person absent
5%
Decisions appealed to BIA
appeal rate
4%
Appeals remanded or reversed
25 appeals decided

Grant rates by type of relief

Share granted among merits decisions for each application type, since 2021.
Asylum
51.5% 1,077 decisions High confidence
Withholding / CAT
4.5% 779 decisions High confidence
Cancellation — 42B (non-LPR)
74.7% 83 decisions Moderate
Cancellation — 42A (LPR)
66.7% 6 decisions Too few cases
Adjustment of status (245)
93.3% 60 decisions Moderate
Voluntary departure
100% 31 decisions Too few cases
51.5%
of asylum claims granted on the merits High confidence
Based on 1,077 asylum decisions (grants + denials) since 2021.
This judge
51.5%
This court
57.3%
National average
31.8%
0%100% granted
In the top 18% 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 · 934 decisions since 2021
58.4%
Without a lawyerunrepresented · 143 decisions since 2021
7%

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.
0% 25% 50% 75% 100%2015: 84.1% of 82 decisions84.1%20152016: 83.9% of 149 decisions83.9%20162017: 77.8% of 194 decisions77.8%20172018: 66.3% of 270 decisions66.3%20182019: 52.5% of 305 decisions52.5%20192020: 57.5% of 73 decisions57.5%20202021: 72.2% of 79 decisions72.2%20212022: 79.3% of 203 decisions79.3%20222023: 76.9% of 199 decisions76.9%20232024: 76.2% of 143 decisions76.2%20242025: 39% of 164 decisions39%20252026 (partial year): 3.8% of 289 decisions3.8%2026*
* 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).
New York, NY · home court
6,549 (97%)
18 (0.27%)
16 (0.24%)
12 (0.18%)
10 (0.15%)
9 (0.13%)