Emmanuel Garcia
Immigration Judge, Laredo Immigration Court. Appointed May 2024.
Asylum record, FY 2021-2026
TRAC source →- Decisions on the merits
- 181
- Asylum granted
- 4
- Other relief granted
- 6
- Denied
- 171
- Against own court
- +17.2 pts
| FY25 | FY26 |
|---|---|
| 94% | 96% |
Docket
Respondents represented by counsel: 36% (nationally, 81% are represented).
Most common nationalities: Mexico (24.9%), Venezuela (12.2%), Honduras (9.9%), Cuba (5.5%), Haiti (5.5%).
Official biography
Emmanuel Garcia was appointed as an immigration judge to begin hearing cases in May 2024. Judge Garcia ear ned a Bachelor of Science in 2006 from Southwestern University, a Juris Doctor in 2011 from St. Mary's University School of Law, and a Master of Laws in 2012 from the University of Texas School of Law. From 2020 to 2024, he served as a deputy chief counsel with the Office of the Principal Legal Advisor (OPLA), U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), Department of Homeland Security (DHS), in San Antonio. From 2016 to 2020, he served as an assistant chief counsel with OPLA, ICE, DHS, in San Antonio. From 2013 to 2016, he served as a judicial law clerk to the Honorable Orlando L. Garcia, Chief Judge of the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas. From 2012 to 2013, he served as a briefing attorney for the Honorable Marialyn Barnard of the Court of Appeals, Fourth Judicial District, State of Texas. Judge Garcia is a member of the State Bar of Texas.
In the record
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Other judges at Laredo
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.