DOJ Axed NY Judge Who Handed Out More Asylum Claims 97% Percent of the Time
21st February 2026
The Justice Department has axed New York’s most lenient immigration court judge, The Post has learned.
Judge Vivienne Gordon-Uruakpa, who ruled in favor of asylum claimants 97% of the time — more than any of her colleagues in the state – was terminated without public notice back in September because of her prolific record of asylum rulings, according to a government official.
Gordon-Uruakpa no longer appears on the web site of the downtown Manhattan courthouse where she used to serve.
She is, of course, a Female Of Color.