Mexico
Sufficient sampleTotal decisions
123
Grants
2
Denials
121
Grant rate: 1.6%Denial rate: 98.4%
Immigration judge
Roel Canales
Community discussion · 0Public EOIR asylum decision statistics
- Status
- active
- Data source
- EOIR Case Data
Grant rate
9.1%
29 / 318
Total decisions
318
Merits decision sample in current public statistics
Grant rate
9.1%
Grants: 29
Denial rate
90.9%
Denials: 289
Other relief rate
0.0%
Other relief: 0
Judge profile
This profile is summarized from public sources for background context only. It is not an ImmJudge evaluation.
Roel Canales was appointed as an Immigration Judge to begin hearing cases in October 2021. Judge Canales earned a Bachelor of Finance in 1997, a Masters in Business Administration in 2000 from Texas A&M International University, and a Juris Doctorate in 2006 from Thurgood Marshall School of Law. From 2017 to 2021, he was in private practice, in Laredo, Texas. From 2013 to 2017, he served as an Associate County Court at Law Judge in Laredo, Webb County, Texas. From 2010 to 2013, he served as an Assistant U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Texas, in Laredo. From 2007 to 2010, he was in private practice, in Laredo. Judge Canales is a member of the State Bar of Texas.
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Outcome distribution
Grants29 / 318
Denials289 / 318
Other relief0 / 318
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| Nationality | Total decisions | Grants | Denials | Grant rate | Denial rate | Distribution | Action |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mexico Sufficient sample | 123 | 2 | 121 | 1.6% | 98.4% | View details | |
Venezuela Moderate sample | 28 | 2 | 26 | 7.1% | 92.9% | View details | |
Cuba Moderate sample | 27 | 5 | 22 | 18.5% | 81.5% | View details | |
Switzerland Moderate sample | 19 | 4 | 15 | 21.1% | 78.9% | View details | |
Niue Moderate sample | 16 | 1 | 15 | 6.3% | 93.8% | View details | |
Vietnam Moderate sample | 11 | 0 | 11 | 0.0% | 100.0% | View details | |
Honduras Moderate sample | 10 | 0 | 10 | 0.0% | 100.0% | View details | |
Turkiye Small sample | 9 | 1 | 8 | 11.1% | 88.9% | View details | |
Colombia Small sample | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0.0% | 100.0% | View details | |
Ecuador Small sample | 7 | 1 | 6 | 14.3% | 85.7% | View details | |
Guatemala Small sample | 7 | 6 | 1 | 85.7% | 14.3% | View details | |
Nepal Small sample | 6 | 2 | 4 | 33.3% | 66.7% | View details | |
Cameroon Small sample | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0.0% | 100.0% | View details | |
India Small sample | 5 | 4 | 1 | 80.0% | 20.0% | View details | |
Ethiopia Small sample | 3 | 1 | 2 | 33.3% | 66.7% | View details | |
Spain Small sample | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0.0% | 100.0% | View details | |
Afghanistan Small sample | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0.0% | 100.0% | View details | |
Armenia Small sample | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0.0% | 100.0% | View details | |
Azerbaijan Small sample | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0.0% | 100.0% | View details | |
Eritrea Small sample | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0.0% | 100.0% | View details |
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Venezuela
Moderate sampleTotal decisions
28
Grants
2
Denials
26
Grant rate: 7.1%Denial rate: 92.9%
Cuba
Moderate sampleTotal decisions
27
Grants
5
Denials
22
Grant rate: 18.5%Denial rate: 81.5%
Switzerland
Moderate sampleTotal decisions
19
Grants
4
Denials
15
Grant rate: 21.1%Denial rate: 78.9%
Niue
Moderate sampleTotal decisions
16
Grants
1
Denials
15
Grant rate: 6.3%Denial rate: 93.8%
Vietnam
Moderate sampleTotal decisions
11
Grants
0
Denials
11
Grant rate: 0.0%Denial rate: 100.0%
Honduras
Moderate sampleTotal decisions
10
Grants
0
Denials
10
Grant rate: 0.0%Denial rate: 100.0%
Turkiye
Small sampleTotal decisions
9
Grants
1
Denials
8
Grant rate: 11.1%Denial rate: 88.9%
Colombia
Small sampleTotal decisions
8
Grants
0
Denials
8
Grant rate: 0.0%Denial rate: 100.0%
Ecuador
Small sampleTotal decisions
7
Grants
1
Denials
6
Grant rate: 14.3%Denial rate: 85.7%
Guatemala
Small sampleTotal decisions
7
Grants
6
Denials
1
Grant rate: 85.7%Denial rate: 14.3%
Nepal
Small sampleTotal decisions
6
Grants
2
Denials
4
Grant rate: 33.3%Denial rate: 66.7%
Cameroon
Small sampleTotal decisions
5
Grants
0
Denials
5
Grant rate: 0.0%Denial rate: 100.0%
India
Small sampleTotal decisions
5
Grants
4
Denials
1
Grant rate: 80.0%Denial rate: 20.0%
Ethiopia
Small sampleTotal decisions
3
Grants
1
Denials
2
Grant rate: 33.3%Denial rate: 66.7%
Spain
Small sampleTotal decisions
3
Grants
0
Denials
3
Grant rate: 0.0%Denial rate: 100.0%
Afghanistan
Small sampleTotal decisions
2
Grants
0
Denials
2
Grant rate: 0.0%Denial rate: 100.0%
Armenia
Small sampleTotal decisions
2
Grants
0
Denials
2
Grant rate: 0.0%Denial rate: 100.0%
Azerbaijan
Small sampleTotal decisions
2
Grants
0
Denials
2
Grant rate: 0.0%Denial rate: 100.0%
Eritrea
Small sampleTotal decisions
2
Grants
0
Denials
2
Grant rate: 0.0%Denial rate: 100.0%
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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