Immigration judge

Donald W. Jr Thompson

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Public EOIR asylum decision statistics

Status
active
Data source
EOIR Case Data

Grant rate

61.6%

1506 / 2446

Total decisions

2446

Merits decision sample in current public statistics

Grant rate

61.6%

Grants: 1506

Denial rate

38.4%

Denials: 940

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.

Attorney General Jeff Sessions appointed Donald W. Thompson to begin hearing cases in April 2017. Judge Thompson earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in 2003 from the College of New Jersey and a Juris Doctor in 2006 from the Seton Hall University School of Law. From September 2007 to April 2017, he served as an assistant chief counsel for the Office of Chief Counsel, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Department of Homeland Security, in San Francisco and New York, N.Y. From 2006 to 2007, he clerked for the Honorable Estela De La Cruz of the New Jersey Superior Court. Judge Thompson is a member of the New York and New Jersey State Bars.

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

Source: TRAC Judge Report · View original report

Outcome distribution

Grants1506 / 2446
Denials940 / 2446
Other relief0 / 2446

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Switzerland

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Total decisions

852

Grants

659

Denials

193

Grant rate: 77.3%Denial rate: 22.7%

India

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Total decisions

365

Grants

243

Denials

122

Grant rate: 66.6%Denial rate: 33.4%

Bulgaria

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Total decisions

143

Grants

99

Denials

44

Grant rate: 69.2%Denial rate: 30.8%

Spain

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Total decisions

141

Grants

63

Denials

78

Grant rate: 44.7%Denial rate: 55.3%

Nepal

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Total decisions

118

Grants

100

Denials

18

Grant rate: 84.7%Denial rate: 15.3%

Ecuador

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Total decisions

108

Grants

14

Denials

94

Grant rate: 13.0%Denial rate: 87.0%

Honduras

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Total decisions

70

Grants

32

Denials

38

Grant rate: 45.7%Denial rate: 54.3%

Guatemala

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Total decisions

53

Grants

21

Denials

32

Grant rate: 39.6%Denial rate: 60.4%

Albania

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Total decisions

43

Grants

39

Denials

4

Grant rate: 90.7%Denial rate: 9.3%

Pakistan

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Total decisions

42

Grants

29

Denials

13

Grant rate: 69.0%Denial rate: 31.0%

Uzbekistan

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Total decisions

42

Grants

2

Denials

40

Grant rate: 4.8%Denial rate: 95.2%

Guinea

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Total decisions

40

Grants

13

Denials

27

Grant rate: 32.5%Denial rate: 67.5%

Russia

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Total decisions

34

Grants

15

Denials

19

Grant rate: 44.1%Denial rate: 55.9%

Venezuela

Moderate sample
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Total decisions

26

Grants

2

Denials

24

Grant rate: 7.7%Denial rate: 92.3%

Mexico

Moderate sample
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Total decisions

25

Grants

5

Denials

20

Grant rate: 20.0%Denial rate: 80.0%

Former Countries

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Total decisions

24

Grants

22

Denials

2

Grant rate: 91.7%Denial rate: 8.3%

Peru

Moderate sample
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Total decisions

22

Grants

6

Denials

16

Grant rate: 27.3%Denial rate: 72.7%

Sri Lanka

Moderate sample
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Total decisions

19

Grants

11

Denials

8

Grant rate: 57.9%Denial rate: 42.1%

Georgia

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Total decisions

18

Grants

3

Denials

15

Grant rate: 16.7%Denial rate: 83.3%

Colombia

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Total decisions

17

Grants

3

Denials

14

Grant rate: 17.6%Denial rate: 82.4%

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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