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Inside Immigration

Plain-language guides to US immigration, asylum and USCIS procedure.

Immigration judges

Annie S. Garcy

Immigration Judge, Philadelphia Immigration Court. Appointed March 1990.

Asylum record, FY 2021-2026

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Judge Garcy22.4%
Philadelphia court58.7%
All judges nationally62.9%
Decisions on the merits
192
Asylum granted
143
Other relief granted
6
Denied
43
Against own court
-36.3 pts
Denial rate by fiscal year
FY21FY22FY23
9%28%22%

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

Docket

Respondents represented by counsel: 95% (nationally, 81% are represented).

Most common nationalities: Guatemala (26.6%), Honduras (14.1%), Belarus (6.8%), India (4.7%), Georgia (3.6%).

Official biography

Judge Garcy was appointed as an Immigration Judge in March 1990. She received a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Texas at Austin in 1975, and a Juris Doctorate from the University of Houston in 1978. Judge Garcy was in private practice in Houston, Texas, from 1978 to 1990. During this time, she also worked as an adjunct professor at the University of Houston. She was granted specialization in the field of immigration and nationality law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization in 1984 and was re certified in 1994. Judge Garcy is a member of the Texas 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.

Other judges at Philadelphia

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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.