DOJ Axed NY Judge Who Handed Out More Asylum Claims 97% Percent of the Time

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.

Vivienne Gordon-Uruakpa

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Gordon-Uruakpa was featured in a story last week about the how migrants roll the dice when making immigration claims, with the judge they draw by chance having major influence on whether they get to stay here. Officials were coy about her status at the time.

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