John Burns
Immigration Judge, New York/Federal Plaza Immigration Court. Appointed December 2020 by William P. Barr.
Asylum record, FY 2021-2026
TRAC source →- Decisions on the merits
- 1,566
- Asylum granted
- 32
- Other relief granted
- 29
- Denied
- 1,505
- Against own court
- +48.4 pts
| FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 | FY26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 84% | 85% | 98% | 98% | 98% |
Docket
Respondents represented by counsel: 60% (nationally, 81% are represented).
Most common nationalities: Ecuador (21.9%), China (13.6%), Colombia (9.6%), Venezuela (9.6%), Russia (6.1%).
Official biography
Attorney General William P. Barr appointed John P. Burns as an Immigration Judge in December 2020. Judge Burns ear ned a Bachelor of Arts in 2004 from Beloit College and a Juris Doctor in 2009 from Fordham University School of Law. From 2016 to 2020, he served as an assistant chief counsel, Office of the Principal Legal Advisor, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Department of Homeland Security, in New York. During this time, from 2016 to2017, he deployed to Kuwait and Iraq in support of Operation Inherent Resolve and Operation Spartan Shield. From 2010 to 2016, he served as an attorney at the Social Security Administration. Since 2013, he has served as an officer in the Judge Advocate General's (JAG)Corps of the New York Army National Guard. Judge Burns is a member of the New York State Bar.
In the record
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