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Immigration judges

Angela Munro

Immigration Judge, Boston Immigration Court. Appointed May 2023.

AverageClose to the national average+2.7 points

Asylum record, FY 2021-2026

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Judge Munro65.6%
Boston court52.6%
All judges nationally62.9%
Decisions on the merits
241
Asylum granted
81
Other relief granted
2
Denied
158
Against own court
+13.0 pts
Denial rate by fiscal year
FY23FY24
76%61%

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: Brazil (47.3%), Colombia (12.4%), Ecuador (8.3%), Angola (7.1%), Guatemala (5.8%).

Official biography

Angela Munro was appointed as an immigration judge to begin hearing cases in May 2023. Judge Munro earned a Bachelor of Arts in 2000 from Brown University, a Master of Arts in 2004 from the Fletcher School at Tufts University, and a Juris Doctor in 2008 from Northeastern University School of Law. From 2010 to 2023, she served as an attorney advisor at the Board of Immigration Appeals, EOIR. From 2008 to 2010, she served as a judicial law clerk at the Boston Immigration Court entering on duty through the Attorney General's Honors Program. Judge Munro is a member of the Massachusetts Bar and the New York State Bar.

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

In the record

  • NPR · 2025-08-13

    Inside one of the most understaffed immigration courts in the country

    Reports that Angela Munro was terminated as an immigration judge at the Chelmsford, Massachusetts court in April 2025, days before completing her two-year probationary period, despite 16 years of prior EOIR service; she called her dismissal abrupt and traumatic.

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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.