Switzerland
Sufficient sampleTotal decisions
852
Grants
659
Denials
193
Immigration judge
Public EOIR asylum decision statistics
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
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.
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Review this judge's historical asylum outcomes for applicants from different nationalities.
| Nationality | Total decisions | Grants | Denials | Grant rate | Denial rate | Distribution | Action |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Switzerland Sufficient sample | 852 | 659 | 193 | 77.3% | 22.7% | View details | |
India Sufficient sample | 365 | 243 | 122 | 66.6% | 33.4% | View details | |
Bulgaria Sufficient sample | 143 | 99 | 44 | 69.2% | 30.8% | View details | |
Spain Sufficient sample | 141 | 63 | 78 | 44.7% | 55.3% | View details | |
Nepal Sufficient sample | 118 | 100 | 18 | 84.7% | 15.3% | View details | |
Ecuador Sufficient sample | 108 | 14 | 94 | 13.0% | 87.0% | View details | |
Honduras Sufficient sample | 70 | 32 | 38 | 45.7% | 54.3% | View details | |
Guatemala Sufficient sample | 53 | 21 | 32 | 39.6% | 60.4% | View details | |
Albania Sufficient sample | 43 | 39 | 4 | 90.7% | 9.3% | View details | |
Pakistan Sufficient sample | 42 | 29 | 13 | 69.0% | 31.0% | View details | |
Uzbekistan Sufficient sample | 42 | 2 | 40 | 4.8% | 95.2% | View details | |
Guinea Sufficient sample | 40 | 13 | 27 | 32.5% | 67.5% | View details | |
Russia Sufficient sample | 34 | 15 | 19 | 44.1% | 55.9% | View details | |
Venezuela Moderate sample | 26 | 2 | 24 | 7.7% | 92.3% | View details | |
Mexico Moderate sample | 25 | 5 | 20 | 20.0% | 80.0% | View details | |
Former Countries Moderate sample | 24 | 22 | 2 | 91.7% | 8.3% | View details | |
Peru Moderate sample | 22 | 6 | 16 | 27.3% | 72.7% | View details | |
Sri Lanka Moderate sample | 19 | 11 | 8 | 57.9% | 42.1% | View details | |
Georgia Moderate sample | 18 | 3 | 15 | 16.7% | 83.3% | View details | |
Colombia Moderate sample | 17 | 3 | 14 | 17.6% | 82.4% | View details |
Total decisions
852
Grants
659
Denials
193
Total decisions
365
Grants
243
Denials
122
Total decisions
143
Grants
99
Denials
44
Total decisions
141
Grants
63
Denials
78
Total decisions
118
Grants
100
Denials
18
Total decisions
108
Grants
14
Denials
94
Total decisions
70
Grants
32
Denials
38
Total decisions
53
Grants
21
Denials
32
Total decisions
43
Grants
39
Denials
4
Total decisions
42
Grants
29
Denials
13
Total decisions
42
Grants
2
Denials
40
Total decisions
40
Grants
13
Denials
27
Total decisions
34
Grants
15
Denials
19
Total decisions
26
Grants
2
Denials
24
Total decisions
25
Grants
5
Denials
20
Total decisions
24
Grants
22
Denials
2
Total decisions
22
Grants
6
Denials
16
Total decisions
19
Grants
11
Denials
8
Total decisions
18
Grants
3
Denials
15
Total decisions
17
Grants
3
Denials
14
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