What is Judge Karen Nazaire's background?
EOIR's notice says that Karen Nazaire was appointed in October 2022. Judge Nazaire earned two Bachelor of Arts in 2007 from Kean University, a Juris Doctor in 2011 from Mississippi College School of Law, and a Master of Laws in 2012 from American University Washington College of Law. From 2021 to 2022, she served as an assistant chief counsel, Office of the Principal Legal Advisor (OPLA), U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), Department of Homeland Security (DHS), in Arlington, Virginia. From 2017 to 2021, she served as an assistant chief counsel, OPLA, ICE, DHS, in Phoenix. From 2012 to 2017, she served as an assistant deputy public defender with the New Jersey Office of the Public Defender. During that time, from 2012 to 2016, she provided in-house consultations and training on criminal immigration matters to staff and contract attorneys statewide.
What does TRAC report about Judge Karen Nazaire'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 Karen Nazaire decided 207 asylum cases at Newark Immigration Court and denied 99.0 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 Karen Nazaire 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 Newark Immigration Court. The relationship is recorded as listed 2026-10-20; it may include supervisory coverage rather than a merits-hearing assignment.