What is Judge Deborah E. Klahr's background?
EOIR's notice says that Deborah E. Klahr was appointed in October 2019. Judge Klahr earned a Bachelor of Arts in 1989 from Stern College, Yeshiva University and a Juris Doctor in 1992 from Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law. From 2018 to 2019, she served first as a supervisory immigration officer and then as a section chief with the New York City Field Office, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), Department of Homeland Security (DHS), in New York. From 2017 to 2018, she served as a senior immigration services officer with the Newark Field Office, USCIS, DHS, in Newark, New Jersey. From 2013 to 2017, she served first as an asylum officer and then as a supervisory asylum officer with the Newark Asylum Office, USCIS, DHS, in Lyndhurst, New Jersey. From 2009 to 2013, she was immigration counsel with Lindabury, McCormick, Estabrook & Cooper P.C., in Westfield, New Jersey.
What does TRAC report about Judge Deborah E. Klahr's asylum decisions?
TRAC, a research center that began at Syracuse University, reports that for FY 2021 - 2026 (data covers the first 9 months of fiscal year 2026), Judge Deborah E. Klahr decided 1331 asylum cases at New York Immigration Court and denied 51.8 percent, based on its report of Aug 27, 2026. These are past figures for one court. They do not predict your case, which turns on your facts, evidence, nationality and representation, and TRAC cautions against simple comparisons between judges at different courts. Read the full report at TRAC, and talk to a lawyer about your own case.
What the official record establishes
The source lists the name Deborah E. Klahr in 1 alphabetical row. The recorded title is Immigration Judge. The record is not an appointment history or an employment certification.
Dated court associations
EOIR’s court-specific tables associate this entry with New York - Federal Plaza Immigration Court. The relationship is recorded as listed 2026-10-20; it may include supervisory coverage rather than a merits-hearing assignment.