What is Judge Lisa W. Ling's background?
EOIR's notice says that Lisa W. Ling was appointed in November 2018. Judge Ling earned a Bachelor of Science in 2003 from Boston College and a Juris Doctor in 2007 from New York Law School. From 2008 to 2018, she served as an assistant chief counsel with the Office of Chief Counsel, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Department of Homeland Security, in New York, New York. In 2007, she entered on duty as a judicial law clerk through the Attorney General’s Honors Program, Executive Office for Immigration Review, Department of Justice, in Los Angeles.
What does TRAC report about Judge Lisa W. Ling'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 Lisa W. Ling decided 2718 asylum cases at New York - Det Immigration Court and denied 62.0 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 Lisa W. Ling 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 - Varick Immigration Court. The relationship is recorded as listed 2026-10-20; it may include supervisory coverage rather than a merits-hearing assignment.