Danny Razo

Immigration Judge, El Paso Immigration Court. Appointed October 2022.

StrictDenies more often than the national average+12.1 points

Asylum record, FY 2021-2026

Judge Razo75.0%

El Paso court64.3%

All judges nationally62.9%

Decisions on the merits: 296
Asylum granted: 58
Other relief granted: 16
Denied: 222
Against own court: +10.7 pts

Denial rate by fiscal year
FY24	FY25	FY26
33%	79%	94%

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

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 ear ned 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.

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.