Luis Maldonado
Immigration Judge, Memphis Immigration Court. Appointed March 2020 by William P. Barr.
Asylum record, FY 2021-2026
TRAC source →- Decisions on the merits
- 223
- Asylum granted
- 67
- Other relief granted
- 33
- Denied
- 123
- Against own court
- -14.9 pts
| FY21 | FY22 | FY23 | FY24 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 77% | 69% | 52% | 43% |
Docket
Respondents represented by counsel: 90% (nationally, 81% are represented).
Most common nationalities: Guatemala (26.9%), El Salvador (18.4%), Honduras (14.8%), Mexico (6.7%), Venezuela (6.3%).
Official biography
Attorney General William P. Barr appointed Luis A. Maldonado as an immigration judge in March 2020. Judge Maldonado ear ned a Bachelor of Arts in 2001 from Stetson University and a Juris Doctor in 2004 from the University of Florida, Levin College of Law. From 2016 to 2020,he served as an associate counsel, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, Department of Homeland Security (DHS), in Atlanta. From 2011 to 2016, he served as deputy chief counsel,Office of Chief Counsel (OCC), Office of the Principal Legal Advisor (OPLA), Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), DHS, in Orlando. From 2009 to 2011, he served as an associate legal advisor, National Security Law Section, OPLA, ICE, DHS, in the District of Columbia,during which time, from 2010 to 2011, he also served as special counsel to the deputy principal legal advisor. From 2006 to 2009, he served as an assistant chief counsel, OCC, OPLA, ICE,DHS, in Orlando, during which time, in 2008, he also served as an attorney advisor, Office of the General Counsel, DHS, in the District of Columbia. In 2006, he served as a senior attorney with Child Welfare Legal Services, Department of Children and Families, in Orlando. From 2004 to2006, he served as an immigration staff attorney with the Legal Aid Society of the Orange County Bar Association, Inc., in Orlando. Judge Maldonado is a member of the Florida State Bar.
In the record
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Other judges at Memphis
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.