Danny Razo
Immigration Judge, El Paso Immigration Court. Appointed October 2022.
Asylum record, FY 2021-2026
TRAC source →- Decisions on the merits
- 296
- Asylum granted
- 58
- Other relief granted
- 16
- Denied
- 222
- Against own court
- +10.7 pts
| FY24 | FY25 | FY26 |
|---|---|---|
| 33% | 79% | 94% |
Docket
Respondents represented by counsel: 69% (nationally, 81% are represented).
Most common nationalities: Venezuela (34.5%), Cuba (14.5%), Mexico (13.9%), Colombia (10.5%), Nicaragua (6.4%).
Official biography
Danny Razo was appointed as an Immigration Judge to begin hearing cases in October 2022. Judge Razo earned a Bachelor of Arts in 2000 from the University of Texas at El Paso, and a Doctor of Jurisprudence in 2003 from Texas Tech University School of Law. From 2007 to 2022, he was in private practice in El Paso, Texas. From 2004 to 2007, he served as a staff attorney at a local nonprofit in El Paso. Judge Razo is a member of the State Bar of Arizona and State Bar of Texas.
In the record
Fast-tracked immigration hearings leave migrant children facing deportation alone
El Paso Matters reports from Judge Danny Razo's docket at the El Paso immigration court, describing a June hearing at which more than 30 unaccompanied children appeared, many without lawyers, as the government fast-tracked their removal cases.
EOIR Announces 32 New Immigration Judges
EOIR's notice records that Danny Razo was appointed an immigration judge beginning October 2022 at the Laredo Immigration Court, after fifteen years in private practice in El Paso and earlier work as a staff attorney.
Other judges at El Paso
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.