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Immigration judges

Andrea Hong

Immigration Judge, Los Angeles - West Los Angeles Immigration Court. Appointed January 2020 by William P. Barr.

Asylum record, FY 2021-2026

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Judge Hong33.1%
Los Angeles - WLA court61.2%
All judges nationally62.9%
Decisions on the merits
317
Asylum granted
190
Other relief granted
22
Denied
105
Against own court
-28.1 pts
Denial rate by fiscal year
FY21FY22FY23FY24
60%36%25%26%

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

Docket

Respondents represented by counsel: 96% (nationally, 81% are represented).

Most common nationalities: China (31.5%), El Salvador (15.5%), Guatemala (10.4%), Mexico (9.1%), Russia (6.9%).

Official biography

Attorney General Barr appointed Andrea H. Hong to begin hearing cases in January 2020. Judge Hong ear ned a Bachelor of Science in 1996 from Case Western Reserve University and a Juris Doctor in 1999 from the University of Akron, School of Law. From 2009 to 2019, she served as an assistant chief counsel, Office of Chief Counsel, Office of the Principal Legal Advisor, Immigration Customs Enforcement, Department of Homeland Security, in Los Angeles. From 2006 to 2009, she served as a deputy district attorney with the Riverside County District Attorney's Office, in Riverside, California. From 2001 to 2004, she served as an assistant prosecutor with the Summit County Prosecutor's Office, in Akron, Ohio. From 1999 to 2001, she served as an assistant city prosecutor with the Akron City Prosecutor's Office, in Akron, Ohio. Judge Hong 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.

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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.