Immigration judge

Paul M Habich

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Public EOIR asylum decision statistics

Status
active
Data source
EOIR Case Data

Grant rate

28.9%

386 / 1338

Total decisions

1338

Merits decision sample in current public statistics

Grant rate

28.9%

Grants: 386

Denial rate

71.2%

Denials: 952

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.

Former Attorney General Loretta E. Lynch appointed Paul M. Habich to begin hearing cases in April 2017. Judge Habich earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in 2004 from The University of Wisconsin–Madison and a Juris Doctor in 2008 from the Arizona State University Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law. From June 2009 to March 2017, he served as an assistant chief counsel for the Office of Chief Counsel, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Department of Homeland Security. From 2008 to 2009, he was an associate attorney with the law firm Lathrop & Clark LLP, in Madison, Wis. From 1996 through 2000, he served in the U.S. Marine Corps. Judge Habich is a member of the State Bar of Wisconsin.

This summary is based on public material and may not reflect the latest assignment information.

Source: TRAC Judge Report · View original report

Outcome distribution

Grants386 / 1338
Denials952 / 1338
Other relief0 / 1338

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Mexico

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Total decisions

370

Grants

5

Denials

365

Grant rate: 1.4%Denial rate: 98.6%

Cuba

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Total decisions

184

Grants

144

Denials

40

Grant rate: 78.3%Denial rate: 21.7%

Venezuela

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Total decisions

143

Grants

77

Denials

66

Grant rate: 53.8%Denial rate: 46.2%

Guatemala

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Total decisions

127

Grants

3

Denials

124

Grant rate: 2.4%Denial rate: 97.6%

Honduras

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Total decisions

65

Grants

10

Denials

55

Grant rate: 15.4%Denial rate: 84.6%

Colombia

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Total decisions

58

Grants

2

Denials

56

Grant rate: 3.4%Denial rate: 96.6%

Niue

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Total decisions

51

Grants

24

Denials

27

Grant rate: 47.1%Denial rate: 52.9%

Spain

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Total decisions

50

Grants

4

Denials

46

Grant rate: 8.0%Denial rate: 92.0%

Russia

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Total decisions

32

Grants

23

Denials

9

Grant rate: 71.9%Denial rate: 28.1%

Eritrea

Moderate sample
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Total decisions

29

Grants

21

Denials

8

Grant rate: 72.4%Denial rate: 27.6%

India

Moderate sample
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Total decisions

27

Grants

0

Denials

27

Grant rate: 0.0%Denial rate: 100.0%

Cameroon

Moderate sample
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Total decisions

26

Grants

17

Denials

9

Grant rate: 65.4%Denial rate: 34.6%

Peru

Moderate sample
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Total decisions

25

Grants

0

Denials

25

Grant rate: 0.0%Denial rate: 100.0%

Ecuador

Moderate sample
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Total decisions

18

Grants

1

Denials

17

Grant rate: 5.6%Denial rate: 94.4%

Haiti

Moderate sample
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Total decisions

13

Grants

1

Denials

12

Grant rate: 7.7%Denial rate: 92.3%

Afghanistan

Moderate sample
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Total decisions

12

Grants

11

Denials

1

Grant rate: 91.7%Denial rate: 8.3%

Switzerland

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Total decisions

9

Grants

3

Denials

6

Grant rate: 33.3%Denial rate: 66.7%

Romania

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Total decisions

8

Grants

2

Denials

6

Grant rate: 25.0%Denial rate: 75.0%

Brazil

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Total decisions

7

Grants

1

Denials

6

Grant rate: 14.3%Denial rate: 85.7%

Nicaragua

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Total decisions

6

Grants

4

Denials

2

Grant rate: 66.7%Denial rate: 33.3%

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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