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Immigration judges

Kyung S. Auh

Immigration Judge, New York - Varick. Appointed March 2019 by Matthew Whitaker.

Asylum record, FY 2021-2026

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Judge Auh64.8%
New York - DET court60.9%
All judges nationally62.9%
Decisions on the merits
179
Asylum granted
61
Other relief granted
2
Denied
116
Against own court
+3.9 pts
Denial rate by fiscal year
FY22FY23FY24
76%39%63%

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

Docket

Respondents represented by counsel: 99% (nationally, 81% are represented).

Official biography

Then-Acting Attorney General Matthew Whitaker appointed Kyung S. Auh to begin hearingcases in March 2019. Judge Auh ear ned a Bachelor of Arts in 2002 from the State University of New York at Binghamton, and a Juris Doctor in 2010 from the City of New York University School of Law. From 2012 to 2019, Judge Auh served as a judge advocate assigned to the New York Air National Guard and the Florida Air National Guard at the following locations: Long Island, New York; St. Augustine, Florida; and Rome, New York. From 2016 to 2018, he serve das an assistant chief counsel for the Office of Chief Counsel, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Department of Homeland Security, in Miami. From 2010 to 2016, he served as an assistant district attorney with the Queens County District Attorney's Office in Kew Gardens,New York. From 2007 to 2012, he held various headquarters staff positions with the New York Air National Guard in Long Island, New York. From 2003 to 2007, he served in the Air Force on active duty while stationed at Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida, and Robins Air Force Base,Georgia. Judge Auh is a member of the New York State Bar.

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

In the record

No published reporting or appellate decisions naming this judge have been collected yet.

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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.