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Elanie J. Cintron

Immigration Judge, Aurora Immigration Court. Appointed August 2023.

Asylum record, FY 2021-2026

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Judge Cintron66.3%
Aurora court77.4%
All judges nationally62.9%
Decisions on the merits
160
Asylum granted
46
Other relief granted
8
Denied
106
Against own court
-11.1 pts
Denial rate by fiscal year
FY24FY25
57%71%

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

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 ear ned 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.

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.