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Craig A. Harlow

Immigration Judge, San Antonio Immigration Court. Appointed February 2013 by Eric Holder.

Asylum record, FY 2021-2026

TRAC source →
Judge Harlow44.2%
San Antonio court41.2%
All judges nationally62.9%
Decisions on the merits
391
Asylum granted
137
Other relief granted
81
Denied
173
Against own court
+3.0 pts
Denial rate by fiscal year
FY21FY22FY23FY24FY25
12%42%43%39%58%

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

Docket

Respondents represented by counsel: 80% (nationally, 81% are represented).

Most common nationalities: Honduras (21%), Venezuela (16.6%), Cuba (8.2%), Mexico (8.2%), El Salvador (6.6%).

Official biography

Attorney General Eric Holder appointed Judge Harlow in February 2013. Judge Harlow received a bachelor of arts degree in 1989 from Lubbock Christian University in Lubbock, Texas, and a juris doctorate in 1992 from St. Mary's University School of Law in San Antonio. From June 2012 to February 2013, he served as an assistant chief counsel, Office of Chief Counsel, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), Department of Homeland Security, in Dallas. From October 2010 to May 2012, Judge Harlow served as deputy chief counsel for ICE in Oakdale, La. From September 2007 to September 2010, he was the senior attorney for the New Orleans Office of Chief Counsel. From October 1992 to August 2007, Judge Harlow was an assistant chief counsel for ICE in Oakdale, entering on duty through the Attorney General's Honors Program. From May 1991 to August 1991, he was a summer law intern in the Oakdale Immigration Court. Judge Harlow is a member of the State Bar of Texas.

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 San Antonio

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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.