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Inside Immigration

Plain-language guides to US immigration, asylum and USCIS procedure.

Immigration judges

Edward Grogan

Immigration Judge, New York/Federal Plaza Immigration Court. Appointed October 2020 by William P. Barr.

Asylum record, FY 2021-2026

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Judge Grogan49.6%
New York court47.7%
All judges nationally62.9%
Decisions on the merits
383
Asylum granted
178
Other relief granted
15
Denied
190
Against own court
+1.9 pts
Denial rate by fiscal year
FY22FY23FY24FY25
32%44%56%71%

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

Docket

Respondents represented by counsel: 98% (nationally, 81% are represented).

Most common nationalities: India (50%), Russia (50%).

Official biography

Attorney General William P. Barr appointed Edward P. Grogan as an Immigration Judge in October 2020. Judge Grogan ear ned a Bachelor of Arts in 1984 from the University of Notre Dame and a Juris Doctor in 1992 from Albany Law School. From 2000 to 2020, he served as an assistant U.S. attorney at the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Northern District of New York, in Albany, New York. From 1994 to 2000, he served as a U.S. army judge advocate general officer,in Korea, Belgium, and Virginia. In 1993, he was in private practice, in Clifton Park, New York. From 1984 to 1988, he served as an army infantry officer, in Georgia and Germany. Judge Grogan is a member of the New York State Bar.

As published by the Executive Office for Immigration Review at appointment, via TRAC.

In the record

No published reporting or appellate decisions naming this judge have been collected yet.

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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.