Immigration judge

Bridget Virchis

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Public EOIR asylum decision statistics

Status
active
Data source
EOIR Case Data

Grant rate

31.9%

155 / 486

Total decisions

486

Merits decision sample in current public statistics

Grant rate

31.9%

Grants: 155

Denial rate

68.1%

Denials: 331

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 Bridget Virchis to begin hearing cases in September 2017. Judge Virchis earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1996 from Cornell University and a Juris Doctor in 2002 from the University of Southern California Law School. From 2008 to 2017, she worked for Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), Department of Homeland Security (DHS) in Los Angeles, serving as assistant chief counsel from 2008 to 2010, and a senior attorney from 2010 to 2017. From 2006 to 2008, she served as an associate legal advisor for ICE in Washington, D.C. From 2002 to 2006, she served as an attorney advisor for the U.S. Department of the Interior, Office of the Solicitor, Division of Indian Affairs, also in Washington, D.C. Judge Virchis is a member of the District of Columbia Bar.

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Source: TRAC Judge Report · View original report

Outcome distribution

Grants155 / 486
Denials331 / 486
Other relief0 / 486

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Switzerland

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Total decisions

102

Grants

63

Denials

39

Grant rate: 61.8%Denial rate: 38.2%

Mexico

Sufficient sample
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Total decisions

80

Grants

9

Denials

71

Grant rate: 11.3%Denial rate: 88.8%

Spain

Sufficient sample
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Total decisions

76

Grants

8

Denials

68

Grant rate: 10.5%Denial rate: 89.5%

Guatemala

Sufficient sample
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Total decisions

52

Grants

8

Denials

44

Grant rate: 15.4%Denial rate: 84.6%

India

Moderate sample
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Total decisions

26

Grants

13

Denials

13

Grant rate: 50.0%Denial rate: 50.0%

Honduras

Moderate sample
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Total decisions

24

Grants

0

Denials

24

Grant rate: 0.0%Denial rate: 100.0%

Niue

Moderate sample
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Total decisions

21

Grants

5

Denials

16

Grant rate: 23.8%Denial rate: 76.2%

Colombia

Moderate sample
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Total decisions

18

Grants

2

Denials

16

Grant rate: 11.1%Denial rate: 88.9%

Iran

Moderate sample
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Total decisions

13

Grants

8

Denials

5

Grant rate: 61.5%Denial rate: 38.5%

Indonesia

Moderate sample
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Total decisions

11

Grants

2

Denials

9

Grant rate: 18.2%Denial rate: 81.8%

Syria

Moderate sample
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Total decisions

11

Grants

11

Denials

0

Grant rate: 100.0%Denial rate: 0.0%

Russia

Small sample
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Total decisions

7

Grants

6

Denials

1

Grant rate: 85.7%Denial rate: 14.3%

Egypt

Small sample
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Total decisions

6

Grants

6

Denials

0

Grant rate: 100.0%Denial rate: 0.0%

Armenia

Small sample
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Total decisions

4

Grants

1

Denials

3

Grant rate: 25.0%Denial rate: 75.0%

Belize

Small sample
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Total decisions

4

Grants

4

Denials

0

Grant rate: 100.0%Denial rate: 0.0%

Peru

Small sample
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Total decisions

4

Grants

0

Denials

4

Grant rate: 0.0%Denial rate: 100.0%

Romania

Small sample
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Total decisions

4

Grants

0

Denials

4

Grant rate: 0.0%Denial rate: 100.0%

Nepal

Small sample
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Total decisions

3

Grants

2

Denials

1

Grant rate: 66.7%Denial rate: 33.3%

Venezuela

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Total decisions

3

Grants

1

Denials

2

Grant rate: 33.3%Denial rate: 66.7%

Bulgaria

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Total decisions

2

Grants

2

Denials

0

Grant rate: 100.0%Denial rate: 0.0%

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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