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Detailed data on Judge Nelson decisions were examined for the period covering fiscal years 2013 through 2018. During this period, Judge Nelson is recorded as deciding 1102 asylum claims on their merits. Of these, she granted 548, gave no conditional grants, and denied 554. Converted to percentage terms, Nelson denied 50.3 percent and granted (including conditional grants) 49.7 percent. Figure 1 provides a comparison of Judge Nelson's denial rate fiscal year-by-year over this recent period.
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