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Immigration judges

Adrian F. Paredes Velasco

Immigration Judge, El Paso Immigration Court. Appointed August 2023.

Asylum record, FY 2021-2026

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Judge Velasco57.2%
El Paso court64.3%
All judges nationally62.9%
Decisions on the merits
187
Asylum granted
62
Other relief granted
18
Denied
107
Against own court
-7.1 pts
Denial rate by fiscal year
FY24FY25
31%79%

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

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.

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.