Adrian F. Paredes Velasco
Immigration Judge, El Paso Immigration Court. Appointed August 2023.
Asylum record, FY 2021-2026
TRAC source →- Decisions on the merits
- 187
- Asylum granted
- 62
- Other relief granted
- 18
- Denied
- 107
- Against own court
- -7.1 pts
| FY24 | FY25 |
|---|---|
| 31% | 79% |
Docket
Respondents represented by counsel: 77% (nationally, 81% are represented).
Most common nationalities: Venezuela (27.8%), Cuba (19.3%), Mexico (12.8%), Colombia (10.2%), Turkiye (5.9%).
Official biography
Adrián F. Paredes Velasco was appointed an immigration judge to begin hearing cases in August 2023. Judge Paredes Velasco ear ned a Bachelor of Arts in 2002 from Lawrence University, a Master of Arts in 2005 from the University of Iowa, and a Juris Doctor in 2011 from Phoenix School of Law. From 2015 to 2023, he served as an assistant chief counsel, Office of the Principal Legal Advisor, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Department of Homeland Security, in El Paso. From 2011 to 2015, he was a legal clerk and attorney at the Lehm Law Group in Phoenix, Arizona. Judge Paredes is a member of the State Bar of Arizona.
In the record
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Other judges at El Paso
Court page →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.