Donald W. Thompson
Immigration Judge, New York/Federal Plaza Immigration Court. Appointed April 2017 by Jeff Sessions.
Asylum record, FY 2021-2026
TRAC source →- Decisions on the merits
- 1,345
- Asylum granted
- 771
- Other relief granted
- 62
- Denied
- 512
- Against own court
- -9.6 pts
| FY21 | FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 | FY26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24% | 9% | 11% | 10% | 54% | 87% |
Docket
Respondents represented by counsel: 89% (nationally, 81% are represented).
Most common nationalities: China (29.6%), India (19.1%), Bangladesh (6.5%), Ecuador (4.6%), Nepal (4.6%).
Official biography
Attorney General Jeff Sessions appointed Donald W. Thompson to begin hearing cases in April 2017. Judge Thompson ear ned a Bachelor of Arts degree in 2003 from the College of New Jersey and a Juris Doctor in 2006 from the Seton Hall University School of Law. From September 2007 to April 2017, he served as an assistant chief counsel for the Office of Chief Counsel, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Department of Homeland Security, in San Francisco and New York, N.Y. From 2006 to 2007, he clerked for the Honorable Estela De La Cruz of the New Jersey Superior Court. Judge Thompson is a member of the New York and New Jersey State Bars.
In the record
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Other judges at New York
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.