Niue
Sufficient sampleTotal decisions
163
Grants
32
Denials
131
Grant rate: 19.6%Denial rate: 80.4%
Immigration judge
Jose Rivera
Community discussion · 0Public EOIR asylum decision statistics
- Status
- active
- Data source
- EOIR Case Data
Grant rate
12.4%
122 / 985
Total decisions
985
Merits decision sample in current public statistics
Grant rate
12.4%
Grants: 122
Denial rate
87.6%
Denials: 863
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 P. Barr appointed Jose A. Rivera-Ortiz as an immigration judge in June 2020. Judge Rivera-Ortiz earned a Bachelor of Science in 1995 from Purdue University Fort Wayne and a Juris Doctor in 1999 from the Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico School of Law. From 2017 to 2020, he served as an assistant chief counsel, Office of Chief Counsel (OCC), Office of the Principal Legal Advisor (OPLA), Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), Department of Homeland Security (DHS), in Miami, where he co-led the Homeland Security Investigations Embedded Attorneys Program. From 2007 to 2017, he servedas an assistant chief counsel, OCC, OPLA, ICE, DHS, in San Juan, Puerto Rico. From 2001 to 2007 he served as an attorney advisor with the Federal Bureau of Prisons, Department of Justice,in Guaynabo, Puerto Rico. From 2000 to 2001, he served as an assistant to the deputy secretaryof the Puerto Rico Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation. Judge Rivera-Ortiz is amember of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico Bar.
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Source: TRAC Judge Report · View original report
Outcome distribution
Grants122 / 985
Denials863 / 985
Other relief0 / 985
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| Nationality | Total decisions | Grants | Denials | Grant rate | Denial rate | Distribution | Action |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Niue Sufficient sample | 163 | 32 | 131 | 19.6% | 80.4% | View details | |
Cuba Sufficient sample | 141 | 21 | 120 | 14.9% | 85.1% | View details | |
Venezuela Sufficient sample | 132 | 34 | 98 | 25.8% | 74.2% | View details | |
Honduras Sufficient sample | 130 | 11 | 119 | 8.5% | 91.5% | View details | |
Guatemala Sufficient sample | 83 | 4 | 79 | 4.8% | 95.2% | View details | |
Haiti Sufficient sample | 81 | 3 | 78 | 3.7% | 96.3% | View details | |
Brazil Sufficient sample | 75 | 0 | 75 | 0.0% | 100.0% | View details | |
Colombia Sufficient sample | 74 | 1 | 73 | 1.4% | 98.6% | View details | |
Spain Moderate sample | 21 | 1 | 20 | 4.8% | 95.2% | View details | |
Russia Moderate sample | 19 | 10 | 9 | 52.6% | 47.4% | View details | |
Ecuador Moderate sample | 17 | 2 | 15 | 11.8% | 88.2% | View details | |
Mexico Moderate sample | 12 | 1 | 11 | 8.3% | 91.7% | View details | |
Côte d’Ivoire Small sample | 8 | 1 | 7 | 12.5% | 87.5% | View details | |
Vietnam Small sample | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0.0% | 100.0% | View details | |
Argentina Small sample | 4 | 1 | 3 | 25.0% | 75.0% | View details | |
Peru Small sample | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0.0% | 100.0% | View details | |
Italy Small sample | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0.0% | 100.0% | View details | |
St. Barthélemy Small sample | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0.0% | 100.0% | View details | |
St. Pierre & Miquelon Small sample | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0.0% | 100.0% | View details | |
Armenia Small sample | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.0% | 100.0% | View details |
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Cuba
Sufficient sampleTotal decisions
141
Grants
21
Denials
120
Grant rate: 14.9%Denial rate: 85.1%
Venezuela
Sufficient sampleTotal decisions
132
Grants
34
Denials
98
Grant rate: 25.8%Denial rate: 74.2%
Honduras
Sufficient sampleTotal decisions
130
Grants
11
Denials
119
Grant rate: 8.5%Denial rate: 91.5%
Guatemala
Sufficient sampleTotal decisions
83
Grants
4
Denials
79
Grant rate: 4.8%Denial rate: 95.2%
Haiti
Sufficient sampleTotal decisions
81
Grants
3
Denials
78
Grant rate: 3.7%Denial rate: 96.3%
Brazil
Sufficient sampleTotal decisions
75
Grants
0
Denials
75
Grant rate: 0.0%Denial rate: 100.0%
Colombia
Sufficient sampleTotal decisions
74
Grants
1
Denials
73
Grant rate: 1.4%Denial rate: 98.6%
Spain
Moderate sampleTotal decisions
21
Grants
1
Denials
20
Grant rate: 4.8%Denial rate: 95.2%
Russia
Moderate sampleTotal decisions
19
Grants
10
Denials
9
Grant rate: 52.6%Denial rate: 47.4%
Ecuador
Moderate sampleTotal decisions
17
Grants
2
Denials
15
Grant rate: 11.8%Denial rate: 88.2%
Mexico
Moderate sampleTotal decisions
12
Grants
1
Denials
11
Grant rate: 8.3%Denial rate: 91.7%
Côte d’Ivoire
Small sampleTotal decisions
8
Grants
1
Denials
7
Grant rate: 12.5%Denial rate: 87.5%
Vietnam
Small sampleTotal decisions
7
Grants
0
Denials
7
Grant rate: 0.0%Denial rate: 100.0%
Argentina
Small sampleTotal decisions
4
Grants
1
Denials
3
Grant rate: 25.0%Denial rate: 75.0%
Peru
Small sampleTotal decisions
4
Grants
0
Denials
4
Grant rate: 0.0%Denial rate: 100.0%
Italy
Small sampleTotal decisions
2
Grants
0
Denials
2
Grant rate: 0.0%Denial rate: 100.0%
St. Barthélemy
Small sampleTotal decisions
2
Grants
0
Denials
2
Grant rate: 0.0%Denial rate: 100.0%
St. Pierre & Miquelon
Small sampleTotal decisions
2
Grants
0
Denials
2
Grant rate: 0.0%Denial rate: 100.0%
Armenia
Small sampleTotal decisions
1
Grants
0
Denials
1
Grant rate: 0.0%Denial rate: 100.0%
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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