Immigration judge

Walter L Paulissen

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Public EOIR asylum decision statistics

Status
active
Data source
EOIR Case Data

Grant rate

14.9%

65 / 437

Total decisions

437

Merits decision sample in current public statistics

Grant rate

14.9%

Grants: 65

Denial rate

85.1%

Denials: 372

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 Walter L. "Bud" Paulissen to beginhearing cases in March of 2019. Judge Paulissen earned a Bachelor of Business Administrationin 1977 from the University of Texas at Austin and a Juris Doctor in 1980 from the University of Texas School of Law. From 2013 to 2019, he served as an assistant U.S. attorney in the Western District of Texas. From 2000 to 2013, he was the chief of Major Crimes in that office. From 1990 to 2000, he served as an assistant U.S. attorney in San Antonio and Houston, Texas. From 1980 to 1990, he was in corporate and private law practice in Houston. Judge Paulissen is amember of the State Bar of Texas.

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Source: TRAC Judge Report · View original report

Outcome distribution

Grants65 / 437
Denials372 / 437
Other relief0 / 437

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Honduras

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Total decisions

96

Grants

6

Denials

90

Grant rate: 6.3%Denial rate: 93.8%

Cuba

Sufficient sample
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Total decisions

64

Grants

17

Denials

47

Grant rate: 26.6%Denial rate: 73.4%

Spain

Sufficient sample
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Total decisions

51

Grants

1

Denials

50

Grant rate: 2.0%Denial rate: 98.0%

Venezuela

Sufficient sample
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Total decisions

30

Grants

5

Denials

25

Grant rate: 16.7%Denial rate: 83.3%

Mexico

Moderate sample
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Total decisions

29

Grants

0

Denials

29

Grant rate: 0.0%Denial rate: 100.0%

Guatemala

Moderate sample
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Total decisions

26

Grants

2

Denials

24

Grant rate: 7.7%Denial rate: 92.3%

Colombia

Moderate sample
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Total decisions

22

Grants

2

Denials

20

Grant rate: 9.1%Denial rate: 90.9%

Niue

Moderate sample
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Total decisions

20

Grants

7

Denials

13

Grant rate: 35.0%Denial rate: 65.0%

Cameroon

Moderate sample
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Total decisions

10

Grants

5

Denials

5

Grant rate: 50.0%Denial rate: 50.0%

Angola

Small sample
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Total decisions

9

Grants

2

Denials

7

Grant rate: 22.2%Denial rate: 77.8%

Georgia

Small sample
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Total decisions

5

Grants

2

Denials

3

Grant rate: 40.0%Denial rate: 60.0%

Haiti

Small sample
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Total decisions

5

Grants

0

Denials

5

Grant rate: 0.0%Denial rate: 100.0%

Bulgaria

Small sample
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Total decisions

4

Grants

1

Denials

3

Grant rate: 25.0%Denial rate: 75.0%

Dominican Republic

Small sample
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Total decisions

4

Grants

1

Denials

3

Grant rate: 25.0%Denial rate: 75.0%

Ecuador

Small sample
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Total decisions

4

Grants

0

Denials

4

Grant rate: 0.0%Denial rate: 100.0%

Iran

Small sample
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Total decisions

4

Grants

1

Denials

3

Grant rate: 25.0%Denial rate: 75.0%

Peru

Small sample
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Total decisions

4

Grants

0

Denials

4

Grant rate: 0.0%Denial rate: 100.0%

Sri Lanka

Small sample
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Total decisions

4

Grants

3

Denials

1

Grant rate: 75.0%Denial rate: 25.0%

Democratic Republic Of Congo

Small sample
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Total decisions

3

Grants

0

Denials

3

Grant rate: 0.0%Denial rate: 100.0%

Egypt

Small sample
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Total decisions

3

Grants

1

Denials

2

Grant rate: 33.3%Denial rate: 66.7%

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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