Andrew Calvelli

Immigration Judge, New York/Federal Plaza Immigration Court. Appointed March 2020 by William P. Barr.

LenientGrants more often than the national average-13.3 points

Asylum record, FY 2021-2026

Judge Calvelli49.6%

New York court47.7%

All judges nationally62.9%

Decisions on the merits: 1,105
Asylum granted: 527
Other relief granted: 30
Denied: 548
Against own court: +1.9 pts

Denial rate by fiscal year
FY21	FY22	FY23	FY24	FY25	FY26
16%	29%	29%	38%	71%	83%

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

Docket

Respondents represented by counsel: 93% (nationally, 81% are represented).

Most common nationalities: China (25%), El Salvador (25%), Peru (25%), Ukraine (25%).

Official biography

Attorney General William P. Barr appointed Andrew M. Calvelli as an immigration judge in March 2020. Judge Calvelli ear ned a Bachelor of Arts in 1987 from the University of Virginiaand a Juris Doctor in 1996 from Rutgers University School of Law. From 2016 to 2020, heserved as an administrative law judge for the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission, in Harrisburg. From 2010 to 2016, he served as an administrative law judge for the Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry, in Philadelphia and King of Prussia. From 1996 to 2010, hewas in private practice, in Malvern, Pennsylvania and Wayne, Pennsylvania. Judge Calvelli is am ember of the Pennsylvania State Bar.

As published by the Executive Office for Immigration Review at appointment, via TRAC.

In the record

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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.