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Dalin Holyoak

Immigration Judge, Miami Immigration Court. Appointed June 2015 by Eric Holder.

Asylum record, FY 2021-2026

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Judge Holyoak65.5%
Miami court71.5%
All judges nationally62.9%
Decisions on the merits
307
Asylum granted
66
Other relief granted
40
Denied
201
Against own court
-6.0 pts
Denial rate by fiscal year
FY21FY22FY23FY24FY25FY26
51%65%85%21%77%54%

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

Docket

Respondents represented by counsel: 83% (nationally, 81% are represented).

Most common nationalities: Guatemala (20.2%), Honduras (15.3%), Venezuela (11.4%), Cuba (9.8%), Haiti (8.1%).

Official biography

Attorney General Eric Holder appointed Judge Holyoak to begin hearing cases in June 2015.Judge Holyoak received a bachelor of arts degree in 1997 from Southern Utah University and ajuris doctorate in 2002 from the George Washington University School of Law in Washington,D.C. From October 2006 to May 2015, Judge Holyoak served as trial attorney within the Officeof Immigration Litigation, Civil Division, Department of Justice, in Washington, D.C., and San Diego. From 2003 to 2006, he was an attorney at Spriggs & Hollingsworth, in Washington, D.C.From 2002 to 2003, Judge Holyoak was an attorney at Maggio & Kattar, in Washington, D.C.Judge Holyoak is a member of the District of Columbia and Florida Bars.

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 Miami

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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.