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An Mai Nguyen

Immigration Judge, Las Vegas Immigration Court. Appointed April 2017 by Loretta E. Lynch.

Asylum record, FY 2021-2026

TRAC source →
Judge Nguyen32.8%
Las Vegas court36.5%
All judges nationally62.9%
Decisions on the merits
667
Asylum granted
414
Other relief granted
34
Denied
219
Against own court
-3.7 pts
Denial rate by fiscal year
FY21FY22FY23FY24FY25FY26
70%39%21%21%37%89%

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

Docket

Respondents represented by counsel: 79% (nationally, 81% are represented).

Most common nationalities: Cuba (44.5%), Nicaragua (9.9%), Mexico (9.1%), Venezuela (6.9%), Guatemala (5.8%).

Official biography

Former Attorney General Loretta E. Lynch appointed An Mai Nguyen to begin hearing cases in April 2017. Judge Nguyen ear ned a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1996 from the University of Southern California and a Juris Doctor in 2000 from Southwestern Law School. From March 2007 to March 2017, she served as an assistant chief counsel for the Office of Chief Counsel, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Department of Homeland Security, in Las Vegas, Nev. During this post, she served as special assistant U.S. attorney for the District of Nevada from 2009 to 2011. From 2000 through 2003, she served as an assistant district counsel for the former Immigration and Naturalization Service, Department of Justice, in Los Angeles, entering on duty through the Attorney General's Honors Program. Judge Nguyen is a member of the State Bar of California.

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.

Other judges at Las Vegas

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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.