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Inside Immigration

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Immigration judges

Frank M. Travieso

Immigration Judge, Los Angeles-North Los Angeles St. Immigration Court. Appointed May 2006.

Asylum record, FY 2021-2026

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Judge Travieso68.6%
Los Angeles - North court65.4%
All judges nationally62.9%
Decisions on the merits
1,365
Asylum granted
272
Other relief granted
156
Denied
937
Against own court
+3.2 pts
Denial rate by fiscal year
FY21FY22FY23FY24FY25
94%66%75%56%51%

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

Docket

Respondents represented by counsel: 84% (nationally, 81% are represented).

Most common nationalities: Guatemala (18.2%), El Salvador (18.1%), Colombia (14.2%), Honduras (9.9%), Armenia (7.7%).

Official biography

Judge Travieso was appointed as an Immigration Judge in May 2006. He received a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1982 from California State University, Fullerton, and a Juris Doctorate in 1995 from Loyola Law School. Judge Travieso served as an assistant U.S. attorney in Los Angeles from August 2001 to May 2006. From August 1995 to August 2001, he served as an assistant district counsel for INS in Los Angeles. During this time period, Judge Travieso was detailed as a trial attorney to the Office of Immigration Litigation in Los Angeles, from August 2000 to August 2001. He is a member of the California 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.

Other judges at Los Angeles - North

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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.