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Andrea Siebert

Immigration Judge, Los Angeles - West Los Angeles Immigration Court. Appointed October 2021.

Asylum record, FY 2021-2026

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Judge Siebert23.8%
Los Angeles - WLA court61.2%
All judges nationally62.9%
Decisions on the merits
168
Asylum granted
119
Other relief granted
9
Denied
40
Against own court
-37.4 pts
Denial rate by fiscal year
FY22FY23FY24
40%11%26%

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

Docket

Respondents represented by counsel: 97% (nationally, 81% are represented).

Most common nationalities: China (41.7%), El Salvador (7.7%), Mexico (7.1%), Guatemala (6.5%), Nicaragua (6%).

Official biography

Andrea M. Siebert was appointed as an Immigration Judge to begin hearing cases in October 2021. Judge Siebert ear ned a Bachelor of Arts in 1996 from Macalester College and a Juris Doctor in 2008 from CUNY School of Law. From 2012 to 2021, she served as an Assistant Chief Counsel, Office of the Principal Legal Advisor (OPLA), Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), Department of Homeland Security (DHS), in Los Angeles. From 2010 to 2012, she served as an Assistant Chief Counsel, OPLA, ICE, DHS, in San Antonio. From 2009 to 2010, she served as an Attorney Advisor at the Imperial Immigration Court, Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR), Department of Justice (DOJ). From 2008 to 2009, she served as a Judicial Law Clerk at the Miami Krome Immigration Court, EOIR, DOJ. Judge Siebert is a member of the New York State 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.