Jennifer E. Piateski
Immigration Judge, Sterling Immigration Court. Appointed December 2021.
Asylum record, FY 2021-2026
TRAC source →- Decisions on the merits
- 317
- Asylum granted
- 70
- Other relief granted
- 9
- Denied
- 238
- Against own court
- +3.5 pts
| FY24 | FY25 | FY26 |
|---|---|---|
| 56% | 80% | 81% |
Docket
Respondents represented by counsel: 96% (nationally, 81% are represented).
Most common nationalities: Honduras (24.3%), El Salvador (23.3%), Guatemala (14.5%), Peru (9.5%), Mexico (3.5%).
Official biography
Jennifer E. Piateski was appointed as a Unit Chief Immigration Judge to begin supervisory immigration court duties and hearing cases in December 2021. Judge Piateski ear ned a Bachelor of Arts in 2000 from the University of Maryland, College Park, and a Juris Doctor in 2004 from the University of Baltimore. In 2021, she served as the Acting Freedom of Information Act Officer and Associate Center Director, National Records Center, Immigration Records and Identity Services Directorate, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), Department of Homeland Security (DHS), in Lee's Summit, Missouri. From 2020 to 2021, she served as the Acting Deputy Chief of Staff, USCIS, DHS, in the District of Columbia and Camp Springs, Maryland. From 2016 to 2020, she served as Associate Counsel for Bar Discipline, Office of the Chief Counsel, USCIS, DHS, in the District of Columbia. From 2007 to 2016, she served as an Assistant Chief Counsel, Office of the Principal Legal Advisor (OPLA), Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), DHS, in Baltimore. From 2006 to 2007, she served as an Assistant Chief Counsel, OPLA, ICE, DHS, in Los Angeles. From 2005 to 2006, she served as a Judicial Law Clerk, Executive Office for Immigration Review, Department of Justice, in Las Vegas, entering on duty through the Attorney General Honor's Program. Judge Piateski is a member of the Maryland State Bar.
In the record
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Other judges at Sterling
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.