Elanie J. Cintron
Immigration Judge, Aurora Immigration Court. Appointed August 2023.
Asylum record, FY 2021-2026
TRAC source →- Decisions on the merits
- 160
- Asylum granted
- 46
- Other relief granted
- 8
- Denied
- 106
- Against own court
- -11.1 pts
| FY24 | FY25 |
|---|---|
| 57% | 71% |
Docket
Respondents represented by counsel: 59% (nationally, 81% are represented).
Most common nationalities: Russia (23.8%), Mexico (8.1%), Uzbekistan (8.1%), Georgia (6.9%), Ecuador (6.3%).
Official biography
Elanie J. Cintron was appointed as an immigration judge to begin hearing cases in August 2023. Judge Cintron earned a Bachelor of Science in 2005 from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and a Juris Doctorate in 2013 from the Maurice A. Deane School of Law at Hofstra University. From 2017 to 2023, she served as an assistant chief counsel, Office of the Principal Legal Advisor, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Department of Homeland Security, in Denver. From 2014 to 2017, she was an associate attorney with Lichter Immigration in Denver. During this time, she provided pro bono representation through the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) Artesia Pro Bono Project and the AILA CARA Pro Bono Project. Judge Cintron is a member of the Minnesota State Bar.
In the record
EOIR Announces 38 New Immigration Judges
EOIR's notice records that Elanie J. Cintron was appointed an immigration judge beginning August 2023 at the San Francisco Immigration Court, after six years as an assistant chief counsel in the Office of the Principal Legal Advisor.
Other judges at Aurora
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.