Irma Perez
Immigration Judge, Los Angeles - West Los Angeles Immigration Court. Appointed August 2023.
Asylum record, FY 2021-2026
TRAC source →- Decisions on the merits
- 159
- Asylum granted
- 72
- Other relief granted
- 21
- Denied
- 66
- Against own court
- -19.7 pts
| FY24 | FY25 |
|---|---|
| 30% | 51% |
Docket
Respondents represented by counsel: 95% (nationally, 81% are represented).
Most common nationalities: China (24.5%), Mexico (13.8%), Nicaragua (11.9%), Guatemala (8.8%), Russia (7.5%).
Official biography
Irma Pérez was appointed as an immigration judge to begin hearing cases in August 2023. Judge Pérez earned a Bachelor of Arts in 2004 from Georgetown University and a Juris Doctor in 2011 from the University of California Law San Francisco (formerly University of California Hastings College of the Law). From 2015 to 2023, she was in private practice at the Law Office of Irma Pérez PC in Pasadena, California, practicing before EOIR, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), and the Department of State (DOS). From 2012 to 2015, she was an associate with Daniel Shanfield Immigration Defense PC in San Jose, California, representing noncitizens before EOIR, DHS and DOS. Judge Pérez is a member of the State Bar of California.
In the record
EOIR Announces 38 New Immigration Judges
EOIR's notice records that Irma Perez was appointed an immigration judge beginning August 2023 at the Santa Ana Immigration Court, after eight years in private practice, with degrees from Georgetown and UC Law San Francisco.
Worker Bias Suits Reveal DEI Dual Compliance Trap for Employers
Bloomberg Law reports that former immigration judge Irma Perez sued in California federal court, alleging she was fired partly because of the administration's anti-DEI executive orders despite positive performance assessments during her probationary period.
Other judges at Los Angeles - WLA
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.