Spain
Sufficient sampleTotal decisions
380
Grants
247
Denials
133
Grant rate: 65.0%Denial rate: 35.0%
Immigration judge
Emmett D Soper
Community discussion · 0Public EOIR asylum decision statistics
- Status
- active
- Data source
- EOIR Case Data
Grant rate
61.5%
450 / 732
Total decisions
732
Merits decision sample in current public statistics
Grant rate
61.5%
Grants: 450
Denial rate
38.5%
Denials: 282
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 Loretta E. Lynch appointed Emmett D. Soper to begin hearing cases in February 2017. Judge Soper earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1998 from Carleton College and a Juris Doctor in 2005 from the University of Oregon School of Law. From 2012 to January 2017, he served as an associate general counsel for the Office of the General Counsel, Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR), Department of Justice (DOJ), in Falls Church, Va. From 2010 through 2012, he served as an attorney advisor for the Office of Legal Policy, DOJ, in Washington, D.C. From 2006 through 2010, he served as an attorney advisor for the Office of the Chief Immigration Judge, EOIR, DOJ, in Falls Church, Va. From 2005 through 2006, he served as a judicial law clerk for the Buffalo Immigration Court, EOIR, DOJ. Judge Soper is a member of the Oregon State Bar.
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Source: TRAC Judge Report · View original report
Outcome distribution
Grants450 / 732
Denials282 / 732
Other relief0 / 732
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| Nationality | Total decisions | Grants | Denials | Grant rate | Denial rate | Distribution | Action |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Spain Sufficient sample | 380 | 247 | 133 | 65.0% | 35.0% | View details | |
Honduras Sufficient sample | 144 | 72 | 72 | 50.0% | 50.0% | View details | |
Guatemala Sufficient sample | 57 | 30 | 27 | 52.6% | 47.4% | View details | |
Mexico Moderate sample | 18 | 9 | 9 | 50.0% | 50.0% | View details | |
Ethiopia Moderate sample | 14 | 12 | 2 | 85.7% | 14.3% | View details | |
St. Barthélemy Moderate sample | 12 | 7 | 5 | 58.3% | 41.7% | View details | |
Peru Moderate sample | 10 | 5 | 5 | 50.0% | 50.0% | View details | |
Colombia Small sample | 9 | 4 | 5 | 44.4% | 55.6% | View details | |
Niue Small sample | 8 | 6 | 2 | 75.0% | 25.0% | View details | |
Cameroon Small sample | 7 | 5 | 2 | 71.4% | 28.6% | View details | |
Switzerland Small sample | 7 | 6 | 1 | 85.7% | 14.3% | View details | |
Venezuela Small sample | 7 | 6 | 1 | 85.7% | 14.3% | View details | |
Bulgaria Small sample | 4 | 3 | 1 | 75.0% | 25.0% | View details | |
Afghanistan Small sample | 3 | 3 | 0 | 100.0% | 0.0% | View details | |
Central African Republic Small sample | 3 | 2 | 1 | 66.7% | 33.3% | View details | |
Eritrea Small sample | 3 | 3 | 0 | 100.0% | 0.0% | View details | |
Iraq Small sample | 3 | 3 | 0 | 100.0% | 0.0% | View details | |
Madagascar Small sample | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0.0% | 100.0% | View details | |
Mauritania Small sample | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0.0% | 100.0% | View details | |
Sweden Small sample | 3 | 3 | 0 | 100.0% | 0.0% | View details |
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Honduras
Sufficient sampleTotal decisions
144
Grants
72
Denials
72
Grant rate: 50.0%Denial rate: 50.0%
Guatemala
Sufficient sampleTotal decisions
57
Grants
30
Denials
27
Grant rate: 52.6%Denial rate: 47.4%
Mexico
Moderate sampleTotal decisions
18
Grants
9
Denials
9
Grant rate: 50.0%Denial rate: 50.0%
Ethiopia
Moderate sampleTotal decisions
14
Grants
12
Denials
2
Grant rate: 85.7%Denial rate: 14.3%
St. Barthélemy
Moderate sampleTotal decisions
12
Grants
7
Denials
5
Grant rate: 58.3%Denial rate: 41.7%
Peru
Moderate sampleTotal decisions
10
Grants
5
Denials
5
Grant rate: 50.0%Denial rate: 50.0%
Colombia
Small sampleTotal decisions
9
Grants
4
Denials
5
Grant rate: 44.4%Denial rate: 55.6%
Niue
Small sampleTotal decisions
8
Grants
6
Denials
2
Grant rate: 75.0%Denial rate: 25.0%
Cameroon
Small sampleTotal decisions
7
Grants
5
Denials
2
Grant rate: 71.4%Denial rate: 28.6%
Switzerland
Small sampleTotal decisions
7
Grants
6
Denials
1
Grant rate: 85.7%Denial rate: 14.3%
Venezuela
Small sampleTotal decisions
7
Grants
6
Denials
1
Grant rate: 85.7%Denial rate: 14.3%
Bulgaria
Small sampleTotal decisions
4
Grants
3
Denials
1
Grant rate: 75.0%Denial rate: 25.0%
Afghanistan
Small sampleTotal decisions
3
Grants
3
Denials
0
Grant rate: 100.0%Denial rate: 0.0%
Central African Republic
Small sampleTotal decisions
3
Grants
2
Denials
1
Grant rate: 66.7%Denial rate: 33.3%
Eritrea
Small sampleTotal decisions
3
Grants
3
Denials
0
Grant rate: 100.0%Denial rate: 0.0%
Iraq
Small sampleTotal decisions
3
Grants
3
Denials
0
Grant rate: 100.0%Denial rate: 0.0%
Madagascar
Small sampleTotal decisions
3
Grants
0
Denials
3
Grant rate: 0.0%Denial rate: 100.0%
Mauritania
Small sampleTotal decisions
3
Grants
0
Denials
3
Grant rate: 0.0%Denial rate: 100.0%
Sweden
Small sampleTotal decisions
3
Grants
3
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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