Christine Reis

Immigration Judge, Miami Immigration Court. Appointed March 2022.

StrictDenies more often than the national average+10.4 points

Asylum record, FY 2021-2026

Judge Reis73.3%

Miami court71.5%

All judges nationally62.9%

Decisions on the merits: 958
Asylum granted: 194
Other relief granted: 62
Denied: 702
Against own court: +1.8 pts

Denial rate by fiscal year
FY22	FY23	FY24	FY25	FY26
59%	67%	75%	80%	91%

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

Docket

Respondents represented by counsel: 70% (nationally, 81% are represented).

Most common nationalities: Colombia (21%), Brazil (16.1%), Honduras (15.2%), Guatemala (14.1%), Peru (6.2%).

Official biography

Christine Lluis Reis was appointed as an Immigration Judge to begin hearing cases in March 2022. Judge Reis ear ned a Bachelor of Arts in 1995 from the University of California, Irvine, and a Juris Doctor in 1998 from the St. Thomas University School of Law. From 2005 to 2022, she was the Program Director and Managing Attorney for the Human Rights Institute at St. Thomas University College of Law (STU) in Miami. From 1999 to 2005, she was the Managing Attorney for the Human Rights Institute at STU. Judge Reis is a member of the Florida 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.