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Juan Roman

Immigration Judge, Omaha Immigration Court. Appointed March 2026.

StrictDenies far more often than the national average+36.2 points

Asylum record, FY 2021-2026

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Judge Roman99.1%
Omaha court85.8%
All judges nationally62.9%
Decisions on the merits
111
Asylum granted
1
Other relief granted
0
Denied
110
Against own court
+13.3 pts
Denial rate by fiscal year
FY26
98%

Read from TRAC's chart to the nearest point. Years with fewer than 25 decisions are not shown.

Docket

Respondents represented by counsel: 96% (nationally, 81% are represented).

Most common nationalities: Guatemala (55%), El Salvador (14.4%), Mexico (10.8%), Honduras (7.2%), Venezuela (4.5%).

Official biography

Juan Román was appointed as an immigration judge to begin hearing cases in March 2026. Judge Román ear ned a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science in 2000 from the University of Nebraska at Omaha, a Juris Doctor in 2003 from Creighton University School of Law, and a Master of Laws in Military Law in 2012 from the U.S. Army Judge Advocate General's School. From February 2023 to February 2026, he served as assistant chief counsel with the Office of the Principal Legal Advisor, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Department of Homeland Security (DHS), in Omaha, Nebraska. From October 2021 to February 2023, he served as chief counsel at the Nebraska Department of Education in Lincoln, Nebraska. From July 2020 to October 2021, he served as assistant chief counsel with DHS, in Seattle. From March 2019 to July 2020, he was a senior trial attorney at Allstate in Seattle. From 2003 to 2018, he served as a judge advocate in the U.S. Army in various locations, including as a defense counsel, chief of military justice, senior legal advisor, chief of operational and international law, and deputy legal advisor for corrections. Judge Román is a member of the Nebraska State Bar.

As published by the Executive Office for Immigration Review at appointment, via TRAC.

In the record

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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.