Edwin Pieters
Immigration Judge, New York/Federal Plaza Immigration Court. Appointed July 2021.
Asylum record, FY 2021-2026
TRAC source →- Decisions on the merits
- 134
- Asylum granted
- 83
- Other relief granted
- 0
- Denied
- 51
- Against own court
- -9.6 pts
| FY22 | FY23 |
|---|---|
| 42% | 42% |
Docket
Respondents represented by counsel: 97% (nationally, 81% are represented).
Most common nationalities: China (23.1%), India (17.2%), Russia (10.4%), Ecuador (9.7%), Honduras (8.2%).
Official biography
Edwin E. Pieters was appointed as an Immigration Judge to begin hearing cases in July 2021.Judge Pieters earned a Bachelor of Science in 1987 from State University of New York at New Paltz; a Master of Political Science/Governmental Law in 1992 from City University of New York at Brooklyn College; a Master of Public Administration in 2000 from City University of New York at Baruch College; a Juris Doctorate in 2002 from the City University of New York Law School at Queens College; and a Master of Law in 2005 from the State University of New York at Buffalo Law School. From 2018 to 2021, he served as a Hearing Officer for the New York City Office of Administrative Trials and Hearings. From 2006 to 2017, he served as an Assistant District Attorney at the Kings County District Attorney's Office, in Brooklyn. Judge Pieters is a member of the New York State Bar.
In the record
EOIR Announces 10 New Immigration Judges
EOIR's notice records that Attorney General Merrick Garland appointed Edwin E. Pieters an immigration judge beginning July 2021 at the New York - Federal Plaza court, listing his degrees and earlier administrative law career.
DOJ fires Black immigration judge in the ongoing purge of Trump hires
The Washington Times reports that the Justice Department dismissed immigration judge Edwin Pieters, presenting the removal as part of a wider pattern of terminations affecting judges hired during the Trump administration.
Biden admin scrambles after at least 6 men on terror watchlist were let into US
The New York Post quotes former immigration judge Edwin Pieters, who left the bench in 2023, criticising the administration as reactive in its response to vetting failures at the border.
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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.