Dalin Holyoak
Immigration Judge, Miami Immigration Court. Appointed June 2015 by Eric Holder.
Asylum record, FY 2021-2026
TRAC source →- Decisions on the merits
- 307
- Asylum granted
- 66
- Other relief granted
- 40
- Denied
- 201
- Against own court
- -6.0 pts
| FY21 | FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 | FY26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 51% | 65% | 85% | 21% | 77% | 54% |
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.
In the record
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Other judges at Miami
Court page →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.