Mexico
Sufficient sampleTotal decisions
170
Grants
10
Denials
160
Grant rate: 5.9%Denial rate: 94.1%
Immigration judge
Craig A Defoe
Community discussion · 0Public EOIR asylum decision statistics
- Status
- active
- Data source
- EOIR Case Data
Grant rate
29.8%
454 / 1523
Total decisions
1523
Merits decision sample in current public statistics
Grant rate
29.8%
Grants: 454
Denial rate
70.2%
Denials: 1069
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 Craig A. Defoe to begin hearingcases in March 2019. Judge Defoe earned a Bachelor of Arts in 2004 from Washington University in Saint Louis and a Juris Doctor in 2007 from Indiana University, Mc Kinney Schoolof Law. From 2016 to 2019, he served as an attorney with the Office of Chief Counsel, Customsand Border Protection, Department of Homeland Security, in Chicago. From 2009 to 2016, heserved as a trial attorney for the Office of Immigration Litigation (OIL), Civil Division,Department of Justice. He joined OIL through the Attorney General’s Honors Program. From 2007 to 2009, he served as a staff attorney in the Staff Attorney’s Office, U.S. Court of Appealsfor the Eleventh Circuit, in Atlanta. Judge Defoe is a member of the Indiana State Bar.
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Source: TRAC Judge Report · View original report
Outcome distribution
Grants454 / 1523
Denials1069 / 1523
Other relief0 / 1523
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| Nationality | Total decisions | Grants | Denials | Grant rate | Denial rate | Distribution | Action |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mexico Sufficient sample | 170 | 10 | 160 | 5.9% | 94.1% | View details | |
Guatemala Sufficient sample | 150 | 14 | 136 | 9.3% | 90.7% | View details | |
Honduras Sufficient sample | 137 | 23 | 114 | 16.8% | 83.2% | View details | |
Spain Sufficient sample | 131 | 27 | 104 | 20.6% | 79.4% | View details | |
Venezuela Sufficient sample | 131 | 65 | 66 | 49.6% | 50.4% | View details | |
Nicaragua Sufficient sample | 118 | 22 | 96 | 18.6% | 81.4% | View details | |
India Sufficient sample | 96 | 34 | 62 | 35.4% | 64.6% | View details | |
Switzerland Sufficient sample | 80 | 46 | 34 | 57.5% | 42.5% | View details | |
Ecuador Sufficient sample | 55 | 5 | 50 | 9.1% | 90.9% | View details | |
Niue Sufficient sample | 53 | 22 | 31 | 41.5% | 58.5% | View details | |
Moldova Sufficient sample | 49 | 43 | 6 | 87.8% | 12.2% | View details | |
Colombia Sufficient sample | 44 | 3 | 41 | 6.8% | 93.2% | View details | |
Kyrgyzstan Moderate sample | 29 | 17 | 12 | 58.6% | 41.4% | View details | |
Somalia Moderate sample | 29 | 0 | 29 | 0.0% | 100.0% | View details | |
Russia Moderate sample | 25 | 16 | 9 | 64.0% | 36.0% | View details | |
Kazakhstan Moderate sample | 11 | 5 | 6 | 45.5% | 54.5% | View details | |
Madagascar Moderate sample | 11 | 7 | 4 | 63.6% | 36.4% | View details | |
Belize Moderate sample | 10 | 10 | 0 | 100.0% | 0.0% | View details | |
Peru Moderate sample | 10 | 0 | 10 | 0.0% | 100.0% | View details | |
Vietnam Moderate sample | 10 | 3 | 7 | 30.0% | 70.0% | View details |
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Guatemala
Sufficient sampleTotal decisions
150
Grants
14
Denials
136
Grant rate: 9.3%Denial rate: 90.7%
Honduras
Sufficient sampleTotal decisions
137
Grants
23
Denials
114
Grant rate: 16.8%Denial rate: 83.2%
Spain
Sufficient sampleTotal decisions
131
Grants
27
Denials
104
Grant rate: 20.6%Denial rate: 79.4%
Venezuela
Sufficient sampleTotal decisions
131
Grants
65
Denials
66
Grant rate: 49.6%Denial rate: 50.4%
Nicaragua
Sufficient sampleTotal decisions
118
Grants
22
Denials
96
Grant rate: 18.6%Denial rate: 81.4%
India
Sufficient sampleTotal decisions
96
Grants
34
Denials
62
Grant rate: 35.4%Denial rate: 64.6%
Switzerland
Sufficient sampleTotal decisions
80
Grants
46
Denials
34
Grant rate: 57.5%Denial rate: 42.5%
Ecuador
Sufficient sampleTotal decisions
55
Grants
5
Denials
50
Grant rate: 9.1%Denial rate: 90.9%
Niue
Sufficient sampleTotal decisions
53
Grants
22
Denials
31
Grant rate: 41.5%Denial rate: 58.5%
Moldova
Sufficient sampleTotal decisions
49
Grants
43
Denials
6
Grant rate: 87.8%Denial rate: 12.2%
Colombia
Sufficient sampleTotal decisions
44
Grants
3
Denials
41
Grant rate: 6.8%Denial rate: 93.2%
Kyrgyzstan
Moderate sampleTotal decisions
29
Grants
17
Denials
12
Grant rate: 58.6%Denial rate: 41.4%
Somalia
Moderate sampleTotal decisions
29
Grants
0
Denials
29
Grant rate: 0.0%Denial rate: 100.0%
Russia
Moderate sampleTotal decisions
25
Grants
16
Denials
9
Grant rate: 64.0%Denial rate: 36.0%
Kazakhstan
Moderate sampleTotal decisions
11
Grants
5
Denials
6
Grant rate: 45.5%Denial rate: 54.5%
Madagascar
Moderate sampleTotal decisions
11
Grants
7
Denials
4
Grant rate: 63.6%Denial rate: 36.4%
Belize
Moderate sampleTotal decisions
10
Grants
10
Denials
0
Grant rate: 100.0%Denial rate: 0.0%
Peru
Moderate sampleTotal decisions
10
Grants
0
Denials
10
Grant rate: 0.0%Denial rate: 100.0%
Vietnam
Moderate sampleTotal decisions
10
Grants
3
Denials
7
Grant rate: 30.0%Denial rate: 70.0%
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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