Javier E. Balasquide
Immigration Judge, Miami Immigration Court. Appointed July 2006.
Asylum record, FY 2021-2026
TRAC source →- Decisions on the merits
- 720
- Asylum granted
- 135
- Other relief granted
- 59
- Denied
- 526
- Against own court
- +1.6 pts
| FY21 | FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 | FY26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 76% | 70% | 69% | 45% | 72% | 87% |
Docket
Respondents represented by counsel: 86% (nationally, 81% are represented).
Most common nationalities: Guatemala (15.6%), Cuba (14.6%), Nicaragua (13.8%), Honduras (13.3%), Venezuela (12.4%).
Official biography
Javier E. Balasquide was appointed as an immigration judge in July 2006. He received a bachelor of arts degree in 1988 from the University of Delaware and a juris doctorate in 1991 from the Interamerican University School of Law. From March 2003 to July 2006, Judge Balasquide served as chief counsel at Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Department of Homeland Security, in Arlington, Va. From February 1999 to March 2003, he served at the former Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS) in Arlington and Falls Church, Va., in various capacities: from June 2002 to March 2003, as district counsel; from September 2000 to June 2002, as appellate counsel; and from February 1999 to September 2000, as assistant district counsel. Judge Balasquide served as an assistant district counsel with the INS in Miami, from November 1991 to February 1999. Judge Balasquide joined the Department of Justice in 1991 through the Attorney General�s Honor Program. He is a member of the Puerto Rico Bar.
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Other judges at Miami
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.