Mexico
Sufficient sampleTotal decisions
199
Grants
1
Denials
198
Grant rate: 0.5%Denial rate: 99.5%
Immigration judge
Melissa Beth Karlen
Community discussion · 0Public EOIR asylum decision statistics
- Status
- active
- Data source
- EOIR Case Data
Grant rate
19.2%
106 / 552
Total decisions
552
Merits decision sample in current public statistics
Grant rate
19.2%
Grants: 106
Denial rate
80.8%
Denials: 446
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 William Barr appointed Melissa B. Karlen to begin hearing cases in October 2019. Judge Karlen earned a Bachelor of Arts in 1998 from the University of California,Riverside, and a Juris Doctor in 2001 from University of San Francisco School of Law. From 2008 to 2019, she served as an assistant U.S. attorney with the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Arizona, Department of Justice, in Phoenix. From 2007 to 2008, she served as anassistant chief counsel, Office of the Chief Counsel, Office of the Principal Legal Advisor,Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Department of Homeland Security, in Los Angeles.From 2002 to 2007, she served as a deputy prosecuting attorney with the City and County of Honolulu Prosecutor’s Office, in Honolulu. From 2001 to 2002, she worked in private practice,in San Francisco. Judge Karlen is a member of the Arizona State Bar, California State Bar,Hawaii State Bar, and Washington State Bar.
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Source: TRAC Judge Report · View original report
Outcome distribution
Grants106 / 552
Denials446 / 552
Other relief0 / 552
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| Nationality | Total decisions | Grants | Denials | Grant rate | Denial rate | Distribution | Action |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mexico Sufficient sample | 199 | 1 | 198 | 0.5% | 99.5% | View details | |
Guatemala Sufficient sample | 104 | 4 | 100 | 3.8% | 96.2% | View details | |
Venezuela Sufficient sample | 47 | 21 | 26 | 44.7% | 55.3% | View details | |
Honduras Sufficient sample | 35 | 1 | 34 | 2.9% | 97.1% | View details | |
Niue Moderate sample | 21 | 9 | 12 | 42.9% | 57.1% | View details | |
Spain Moderate sample | 21 | 0 | 21 | 0.0% | 100.0% | View details | |
Colombia Moderate sample | 20 | 7 | 13 | 35.0% | 65.0% | View details | |
Romania Moderate sample | 13 | 8 | 5 | 61.5% | 38.5% | View details | |
Iraq Small sample | 9 | 8 | 1 | 88.9% | 11.1% | View details | |
Russia Small sample | 8 | 8 | 0 | 100.0% | 0.0% | View details | |
Switzerland Small sample | 8 | 6 | 2 | 75.0% | 25.0% | View details | |
Cuba Small sample | 7 | 2 | 5 | 28.6% | 71.4% | View details | |
Nicaragua Small sample | 6 | 3 | 3 | 50.0% | 50.0% | View details | |
Bulgaria Small sample | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0.0% | 100.0% | View details | |
Cameroon Small sample | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20.0% | 80.0% | View details | |
Turkiye Small sample | 5 | 5 | 0 | 100.0% | 0.0% | View details | |
Democratic Republic Of Congo Small sample | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0.0% | 100.0% | View details | |
India Small sample | 4 | 2 | 2 | 50.0% | 50.0% | View details | |
Kenya Small sample | 4 | 4 | 0 | 100.0% | 0.0% | View details | |
Peru Small sample | 4 | 1 | 3 | 25.0% | 75.0% | View details |
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Guatemala
Sufficient sampleTotal decisions
104
Grants
4
Denials
100
Grant rate: 3.8%Denial rate: 96.2%
Venezuela
Sufficient sampleTotal decisions
47
Grants
21
Denials
26
Grant rate: 44.7%Denial rate: 55.3%
Honduras
Sufficient sampleTotal decisions
35
Grants
1
Denials
34
Grant rate: 2.9%Denial rate: 97.1%
Niue
Moderate sampleTotal decisions
21
Grants
9
Denials
12
Grant rate: 42.9%Denial rate: 57.1%
Spain
Moderate sampleTotal decisions
21
Grants
0
Denials
21
Grant rate: 0.0%Denial rate: 100.0%
Colombia
Moderate sampleTotal decisions
20
Grants
7
Denials
13
Grant rate: 35.0%Denial rate: 65.0%
Romania
Moderate sampleTotal decisions
13
Grants
8
Denials
5
Grant rate: 61.5%Denial rate: 38.5%
Iraq
Small sampleTotal decisions
9
Grants
8
Denials
1
Grant rate: 88.9%Denial rate: 11.1%
Russia
Small sampleTotal decisions
8
Grants
8
Denials
0
Grant rate: 100.0%Denial rate: 0.0%
Switzerland
Small sampleTotal decisions
8
Grants
6
Denials
2
Grant rate: 75.0%Denial rate: 25.0%
Cuba
Small sampleTotal decisions
7
Grants
2
Denials
5
Grant rate: 28.6%Denial rate: 71.4%
Nicaragua
Small sampleTotal decisions
6
Grants
3
Denials
3
Grant rate: 50.0%Denial rate: 50.0%
Bulgaria
Small sampleTotal decisions
5
Grants
0
Denials
5
Grant rate: 0.0%Denial rate: 100.0%
Cameroon
Small sampleTotal decisions
5
Grants
1
Denials
4
Grant rate: 20.0%Denial rate: 80.0%
Turkiye
Small sampleTotal decisions
5
Grants
5
Denials
0
Grant rate: 100.0%Denial rate: 0.0%
Democratic Republic Of Congo
Small sampleTotal decisions
4
Grants
0
Denials
4
Grant rate: 0.0%Denial rate: 100.0%
India
Small sampleTotal decisions
4
Grants
2
Denials
2
Grant rate: 50.0%Denial rate: 50.0%
Kenya
Small sampleTotal decisions
4
Grants
4
Denials
0
Grant rate: 100.0%Denial rate: 0.0%
Peru
Small sampleTotal decisions
4
Grants
1
Denials
3
Grant rate: 25.0%Denial rate: 75.0%
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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