Mexico
Sufficient sampleTotal decisions
480
Grants
1
Denials
479
Grant rate: 0.2%Denial rate: 99.8%
Immigration judge
John W Cortes
Community discussion · 0Public EOIR asylum decision statistics
- Status
- active
- Data source
- EOIR Case Data
Grant rate
17.4%
320 / 1838
Total decisions
1838
Merits decision sample in current public statistics
Grant rate
17.4%
Grants: 320
Denial rate
82.6%
Denials: 1518
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.
Then-Acting Attorney General Matthew Whitaker appointed John W. Cortes to begin hearingcases in March 2019. Judge Cortes earned a Bachelor of Arts in 1999 from the City University of New York at Brooklyn College and a Juris Doctor in 2002 at the New York Law School. From 2003 to 2018, he served as an assistant district attorney for the Suffolk County District Attorney’s Office, and from 2013 to 2018, he served as a principal assistant district attorney forthe same court. Judge Cortes is a member of the State Bar of Arizona and New York State Bar.
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Source: TRAC Judge Report · View original report
Outcome distribution
Grants320 / 1838
Denials1518 / 1838
Other relief0 / 1838
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| Nationality | Total decisions | Grants | Denials | Grant rate | Denial rate | Distribution | Action |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mexico Sufficient sample | 480 | 1 | 479 | 0.2% | 99.8% | View details | |
Guatemala Sufficient sample | 240 | 8 | 232 | 3.3% | 96.7% | View details | |
Venezuela Sufficient sample | 170 | 59 | 111 | 34.7% | 65.3% | View details | |
Honduras Sufficient sample | 154 | 14 | 140 | 9.1% | 90.9% | View details | |
Cuba Sufficient sample | 135 | 63 | 72 | 46.7% | 53.3% | View details | |
Spain Sufficient sample | 134 | 8 | 126 | 6.0% | 94.0% | View details | |
Switzerland Sufficient sample | 99 | 63 | 36 | 63.6% | 36.4% | View details | |
Colombia Sufficient sample | 92 | 4 | 88 | 4.3% | 95.7% | View details | |
India Sufficient sample | 44 | 15 | 29 | 34.1% | 65.9% | View details | |
Niue Sufficient sample | 41 | 8 | 33 | 19.5% | 80.5% | View details | |
Ecuador Sufficient sample | 30 | 3 | 27 | 10.0% | 90.0% | View details | |
Cameroon Moderate sample | 21 | 9 | 12 | 42.9% | 57.1% | View details | |
Nepal Moderate sample | 18 | 7 | 11 | 38.9% | 61.1% | View details | |
Peru Moderate sample | 18 | 0 | 18 | 0.0% | 100.0% | View details | |
Russia Moderate sample | 16 | 14 | 2 | 87.5% | 12.5% | View details | |
Romania Moderate sample | 14 | 0 | 14 | 0.0% | 100.0% | View details | |
Bulgaria Moderate sample | 13 | 4 | 9 | 30.8% | 69.2% | View details | |
Pakistan Moderate sample | 11 | 1 | 10 | 9.1% | 90.9% | View details | |
Eritrea Small sample | 9 | 1 | 8 | 11.1% | 88.9% | View details | |
Haiti Small sample | 9 | 0 | 9 | 0.0% | 100.0% | View details |
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Guatemala
Sufficient sampleTotal decisions
240
Grants
8
Denials
232
Grant rate: 3.3%Denial rate: 96.7%
Venezuela
Sufficient sampleTotal decisions
170
Grants
59
Denials
111
Grant rate: 34.7%Denial rate: 65.3%
Honduras
Sufficient sampleTotal decisions
154
Grants
14
Denials
140
Grant rate: 9.1%Denial rate: 90.9%
Cuba
Sufficient sampleTotal decisions
135
Grants
63
Denials
72
Grant rate: 46.7%Denial rate: 53.3%
Spain
Sufficient sampleTotal decisions
134
Grants
8
Denials
126
Grant rate: 6.0%Denial rate: 94.0%
Switzerland
Sufficient sampleTotal decisions
99
Grants
63
Denials
36
Grant rate: 63.6%Denial rate: 36.4%
Colombia
Sufficient sampleTotal decisions
92
Grants
4
Denials
88
Grant rate: 4.3%Denial rate: 95.7%
India
Sufficient sampleTotal decisions
44
Grants
15
Denials
29
Grant rate: 34.1%Denial rate: 65.9%
Niue
Sufficient sampleTotal decisions
41
Grants
8
Denials
33
Grant rate: 19.5%Denial rate: 80.5%
Ecuador
Sufficient sampleTotal decisions
30
Grants
3
Denials
27
Grant rate: 10.0%Denial rate: 90.0%
Cameroon
Moderate sampleTotal decisions
21
Grants
9
Denials
12
Grant rate: 42.9%Denial rate: 57.1%
Nepal
Moderate sampleTotal decisions
18
Grants
7
Denials
11
Grant rate: 38.9%Denial rate: 61.1%
Peru
Moderate sampleTotal decisions
18
Grants
0
Denials
18
Grant rate: 0.0%Denial rate: 100.0%
Russia
Moderate sampleTotal decisions
16
Grants
14
Denials
2
Grant rate: 87.5%Denial rate: 12.5%
Romania
Moderate sampleTotal decisions
14
Grants
0
Denials
14
Grant rate: 0.0%Denial rate: 100.0%
Bulgaria
Moderate sampleTotal decisions
13
Grants
4
Denials
9
Grant rate: 30.8%Denial rate: 69.2%
Pakistan
Moderate sampleTotal decisions
11
Grants
1
Denials
10
Grant rate: 9.1%Denial rate: 90.9%
Eritrea
Small sampleTotal decisions
9
Grants
1
Denials
8
Grant rate: 11.1%Denial rate: 88.9%
Haiti
Small sampleTotal decisions
9
Grants
0
Denials
9
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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