Kathryn L. DeAngelis
Immigration Judge, Tucson Immigration Court. Appointed August 2016 by Loretta E. Lynch.
Asylum record, FY 2021-2026
TRAC source →- Decisions on the merits
- 444
- Asylum granted
- 133
- Other relief granted
- 21
- Denied
- 290
- Against own court
- -9.7 pts
| FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 35% | 67% | 57% | 75% |
Docket
Respondents represented by counsel: 54% (nationally, 81% are represented).
Most common nationalities: Mexico (43.5%), Venezuela (14.9%), Colombia (7.9%), Cameroon (5%), Honduras (4.1%).
Official biography
Attorney General Loretta E. Lynch appointed Kathryn L. DeAngelis to begin hearing cases in August 2016. Judge DeAngelis earned a Bachelor of Science degree in 1997 from Southampton College, a Master of Science degree in 2000 from the University of Hawaii, and a Juris Doctor in 2005 from the University of Arizona. From 2006 to July 2016, she served as a trial attorney for the Office of Immigration Litigation, Civil Division, Department of Justice. Judge DeAngelis is a member of the State Bar of California.
In the record
'Hell on earth': DHS mass-detention net ensnares more non-criminals
The Arizona Daily Star observes DeAngelis presiding in Tucson over remote bond hearings for people held at the Eloy Detention Center. She repeatedly told attorneys she could not exercise jurisdiction to grant bond, including for a Haitian asylum seeker separated from her three-year-old daughter.
EOIR Swears in Five Immigration Judges
This EOIR announcement lists Kathryn L. DeAngelis as an immigration judge at the Chicago Immigration Court, appointed by Attorney General Loretta E. Lynch to begin hearing cases in August 2016. The biography states: From 2006 to July 2016, she served as a trial attorney for the Office of Immigration Litigation, Civil Division, Department of Justice.
Other judges at Tucson
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.