Delia I. Gonzalez
Immigration Judge, Harlingen Immigration Court. Appointed February 2017 by Loretta E. Lynch.
Asylum record, FY 2021-2026
TRAC source →- Decisions on the merits
- 255
- Asylum granted
- 42
- Other relief granted
- 93
- Denied
- 120
- Against own court
- +1.0 pts
| FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 | FY26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 41% | 37% | 19% | 56% | 67% |
Docket
Respondents represented by counsel: 66% (nationally, 81% are represented).
Most common nationalities: Mexico (33.3%), Honduras (13.3%), Venezuela (11.8%), Nicaragua (9%), Cuba (8.6%).
Official biography
Attorney General Loretta E. Lynch appointed Delia I. Gonzalez to begin hearing cases in February 2017. Judge Gonzalez ear ned a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1993 from the University of Houston and a Juris Doctor in 2001 from the Texas Southern University Thurgood Marshall School of Law. From 2006 through 2016, she served as an assistant chief counsel for the Office of the Chief Counsel, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Department of Homeland Security. From 2001 through 2006, she served as a trial attorney for the Antitrust Division, Department of Justice, entering on duty through the Attorney General's Honors Program. Judge Gonzalez is a member of the State Bar of Texas.
In the record
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Other judges at Harlingen
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.