Elvin Talavera-Peraza

Immigration Judge, Orlando Immigration Court. Appointed 1996 by William P. Barr.

StrictDenies far more often than the national average+29.9 points

Asylum record, FY 2021-2026

Judge Talavera-Peraza92.8%

Orlando court72.3%

All judges nationally62.9%

Decisions on the merits: 432
Asylum granted: 17
Other relief granted: 14
Denied: 401
Against own court: +20.5 pts

Denial rate by fiscal year
FY25	FY26
94%	94%

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

Docket

Respondents represented by counsel: 69% (nationally, 81% are represented).

Most common nationalities: Colombia (19.4%), Venezuela (16.2%), Brazil (11.1%), Honduras (9.3%), Haiti (8.1%).

Official biography

Attorney General William P. Barr appointed Elvin R. Talavera-Peraza as an immigration jud gein March 2020. Judge Talavera-Peraza ear ned a Bachelor of Science in 1996 from Iowa State University and a Juris Doctor in 2001 from the University of Puerto Rico School of Law. From2007 to 2020, he served as a state trial court judge, in Utuado, Puerto Rico. From 2003 to 2007,he was in private practice, in Arecibo, Puerto Rico. From 2001 to 2003, he served as a law clerk for the Puerto Rico Appeals Court, in San Juan. Judge Talavera-Peraza is a member of the Puerto Rico State Bar.

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

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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.