Immigration judge

William L Abbott

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Public EOIR asylum decision statistics

Status
active
Data source
EOIR Case Data

Grant rate

15.7%

195 / 1246

Total decisions

1246

Merits decision sample in current public statistics

Grant rate

15.7%

Grants: 195

Denial rate

84.3%

Denials: 1051

Other relief rate

0.0%

Other relief: 0

Judge profile

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Judge Abbott was appointed as an Immigration Judge in December 1995. He was assigned to the Immigration Court in El Paso, Texas, in September 2002, after serving seven years as an Immigration Judge in Eloy, Arizona. He received a Bachelor of Science degree in 1983 from Southwest Texas State University, and a Juris Doctorate from the University of Tulsa School of Law in 1987. After graduating from law school, Judge Abbott joined the Department of Justice through the Attorney General's Honors Program. From 1992 to 1995, Judge Abbott was a trial attorney with the former Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS) in El Paso, Texas. He also served with INS as both sector counsel in El Paso from 1989 to 1992, and as a trial attorney in Houston, Texas, from 1987 to 1988. Judge Abbott served in the U.S. Navy from 1976 to 1982. He is a member of both the Oklahoma and Texas Bars.

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Source: TRAC Judge Report · View original report

Outcome distribution

Grants195 / 1246
Denials1051 / 1246
Other relief0 / 1246

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Mexico

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Total decisions

182

Grants

3

Denials

179

Grant rate: 1.6%Denial rate: 98.4%

Spain

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Total decisions

122

Grants

3

Denials

119

Grant rate: 2.5%Denial rate: 97.5%

Guatemala

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Total decisions

114

Grants

9

Denials

105

Grant rate: 7.9%Denial rate: 92.1%

Cuba

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Total decisions

77

Grants

16

Denials

61

Grant rate: 20.8%Denial rate: 79.2%

Honduras

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Total decisions

69

Grants

2

Denials

67

Grant rate: 2.9%Denial rate: 97.1%

Bermuda

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Total decisions

54

Grants

47

Denials

7

Grant rate: 87.0%Denial rate: 13.0%

Venezuela

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Total decisions

51

Grants

7

Denials

44

Grant rate: 13.7%Denial rate: 86.3%

Colombia

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Total decisions

49

Grants

3

Denials

46

Grant rate: 6.1%Denial rate: 93.9%

Switzerland

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Total decisions

41

Grants

12

Denials

29

Grant rate: 29.3%Denial rate: 70.7%

Somalia

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Total decisions

40

Grants

13

Denials

27

Grant rate: 32.5%Denial rate: 67.5%

Cameroon

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Total decisions

31

Grants

13

Denials

18

Grant rate: 41.9%Denial rate: 58.1%

Niue

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Total decisions

30

Grants

4

Denials

26

Grant rate: 13.3%Denial rate: 86.7%

Ethiopia

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Total decisions

26

Grants

14

Denials

12

Grant rate: 53.8%Denial rate: 46.2%

Bulgaria

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Total decisions

23

Grants

0

Denials

23

Grant rate: 0.0%Denial rate: 100.0%

Vietnam

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Total decisions

22

Grants

3

Denials

19

Grant rate: 13.6%Denial rate: 86.4%

Nicaragua

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Total decisions

21

Grants

2

Denials

19

Grant rate: 9.5%Denial rate: 90.5%

Ecuador

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Total decisions

19

Grants

0

Denials

19

Grant rate: 0.0%Denial rate: 100.0%

Guinea

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Total decisions

18

Grants

3

Denials

15

Grant rate: 16.7%Denial rate: 83.3%

Brazil

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Total decisions

17

Grants

8

Denials

9

Grant rate: 47.1%Denial rate: 52.9%

India

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Total decisions

14

Grants

2

Denials

12

Grant rate: 14.3%Denial rate: 85.7%

These statistics come from public EOIR data. They reflect historical statistics only, are not legal advice, and cannot predict any individual case outcome.

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