Heather Libeu
Immigration Judge, Santa Ana Immigration Court. Appointed August 2023.
Asylum record, FY 2021-2026
TRAC source →- Decisions on the merits
- 622
- Asylum granted
- 71
- Other relief granted
- 6
- Denied
- 545
- Against own court
- +11.1 pts
| FY24 | FY25 | FY26 |
|---|---|---|
| 74% | 85% | 94% |
Docket
Respondents represented by counsel: 85% (nationally, 81% are represented).
Most common nationalities: Mexico (19.9%), Colombia (13.8%), Nicaragua (12.5%), Guatemala (9.6%), Peru (7.6%).
Official biography
Heather A. Libeu was appointed as an immigration judge to begin hearing cases in August 2023. Judge Libeu ear ned a Bachelor of Arts in 2004 from Chapman University and a Juris Doctor in 2007 from the University of Southern California Gould School of Law. From 2021 to 2023, she served an assistant chief counsel, Office of the Principal Legal Advisor (OPLA), U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), Department of Homeland Security (DHS), in Santa Ana, California. From 2010 to 2021, she served an assistant chief counsel, OPLA, in Los Angeles. From 2009 to 2010, she served as an associate legal advisor, and from 2007 to 2009, she served as Presidential management fellow, OPLA, in Washington, D.C. Judge Libeu is a member of the State Bar of California.
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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.