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Inside Immigration

Plain-language guides to US immigration, asylum and USCIS procedure.

Immigration judges

Ira E. Bank

Immigration Judge, Los Angeles - West Los Angeles Immigration Court. Appointed June 1997.

Asylum record, FY 2021-2026

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Judge Bank47.6%
Los Angeles - WLA court61.2%
All judges nationally62.9%
Decisions on the merits
103
Asylum granted
49
Other relief granted
5
Denied
49
Against own court
-13.6 pts
Denial rate by fiscal year
FY21FY22
51%48%

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

Docket

Respondents represented by counsel: 95% (nationally, 81% are represented).

Most common nationalities: Guatemala (30.1%), China (17.5%), India (13.6%), El Salvador (11.7%), Mexico (9.7%).

Official biography

Judge Bank was appointed as an Immigration Judge in June 1997. He received a Bachelor of Science degree in 1971 from Arizona State University, and a Juris Doctorate in 1976 from the University of West Los Angeles School of Law. Prior to joining the Executive Office for Immigration Review, Judge Bank was in private practice in Los Angeles and Marina Del Rey, California. 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 - WLA

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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.