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Immigration judges

Lourdes A. Rodriguez de Jongh

Immigration Judge, Miami Immigration Court. Appointed March 2008.

Asylum record, FY 2021-2026

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Judge Jongh53.4%
Miami court71.5%
All judges nationally62.9%
Decisions on the merits
236
Asylum granted
77
Other relief granted
33
Denied
126
Against own court
-18.1 pts
Denial rate by fiscal year
FY22FY23FY24FY25
46%49%39%68%

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

Docket

Respondents represented by counsel: 84% (nationally, 81% are represented).

Most common nationalities: Guatemala (22%), Honduras (17.4%), Cuba (14.4%), El Salvador (11%), Nicaragua (10.6%).

Official biography

Judge Rodriguez de Jongh was appointed as an immigration judge in March 2008. She received a bachelor of arts degree in 1976 from the University of Miami and a juris doctorate in 1988 from the University of Miami School of Law. From 1995 to March 2008, Judge Rodriguez de Jongh served as an immigration attorney in private practice in Miami and Tucson, Arizona. During that time, from September 2001 to April 2002,she worked as a staff attorney with the Asylum Program of Southern Arizona in Tucson. From 1991 to 1995, Judge Rodriguez de Jongh served as a staff attorney with the Legal Services of Greater Miami American Immigration Lawyer Association Pro Bono Project. She is a member of the Florida 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.

Other judges at Miami

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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.