Jorge L. Pereira
Immigration Judge, Krome North Service Processing Center. Appointed October 2019 by William P. Barr.
Asylum record, FY 2021-2026
TRAC source →- Decisions on the merits
- 228
- Asylum granted
- 4
- Other relief granted
- 25
- Denied
- 199
- Against own court
- +2.2 pts
| FY21 | FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 | FY26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 88% | 97% | 91% | 100% | 72% | 79% |
Docket
Respondents represented by counsel: 62% (nationally, 81% are represented).
Most common nationalities: Haiti (21.6%), Cuba (19.4%), Mexico (7.9%), Guatemala (6.6%), Honduras (6.2%).
Official biography
Attorney General William Barr appointed Jorge L. Pereira to begin hearing cases in October 2019. Judge Pereira ear ned a Bachelor of Arts in 1990 from Florida International University anda Juris Doctor in 1995 from St. Thomas University School of Law. From 2008 to 2019, he serve das an assistant chief counsel, Office of the Chief Counsel, Office of the Principal Legal Advisor,Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Department of Homeland Security, in Miami. From1999 to 2008, he was an attorney and shareholder with Mesa & Pereira P.A., in Miami. From1996 to 1999, he was an associate attorney at the Law Office of Tomas F. Gamba P.A. From1995 to 1996, he served as an assistant state attorney for the Miami-Dade State Attorney's Office, in Miami. Judge Pereira is a member of the Florida Bar.
In the record
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Other judges at Miami - Krome
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.