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Inside Immigration

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Immigration judges

Adam Perl

Immigration Judge, New York/Federal Plaza Immigration Court. Appointed April 2021.

Asylum record, FY 2021-2026

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Judge Perl81.0%
New York court47.7%
All judges nationally62.9%
Decisions on the merits
1,562
Asylum granted
272
Other relief granted
24
Denied
1,266
Against own court
+33.3 pts
Denial rate by fiscal year
FY22FY23FY24FY25FY26
65%75%75%91%90%

Read from TRAC's chart to the nearest point. Years with fewer than 25 decisions are not shown.

Docket

Respondents represented by counsel: 67% (nationally, 81% are represented).

Most common nationalities: Georgia (50%), Albania (33.3%), Colombia (16.7%).

Official biography

Adam Perl was appointed as an Immigration Judge to begin hearing cases in April 2021. Judge Perl ear ned a Bachelor of Arts in 2006 from Florida International University and a Juris Doctorin 2011 from St. Thomas University School of Law. From 2018 to 2021, he served as a Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of the Principal Legal Advisor (OPLA), Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), Department of Homeland Security (DHS), in New York. From 2016 to2018, he served as an Assistant Chief Counsel, OPLA, ICE, DHS, in Newburgh, New York;from 2014 to 2016, he served as an Assistant Chief Counsel, in New York; and from 2011 to2014, he served as an Assistant Chief Counsel, in Los Angeles. Judge Perl is a member of the Florida Bar.

As published by the Executive Office for Immigration Review at appointment, via TRAC.

In the record

No published reporting or appellate decisions naming this judge have been collected yet.

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About these figures. Denial rates describe outcomes in the cases a judge happened to hear, which differ by detention, nationality and representation. They are not a measure of fairness or competence. Method and sources are on the judges index.