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Inside Immigration

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Immigration judges

M. Audrey Carr

Immigration Judge, Fort Snelling Immigration Court. Appointed October 2018 by Jeff Sessions.

Asylum record, FY 2021-2026

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Judge Carr74.2%
Bloomington court80.0%
All judges nationally62.9%
Decisions on the merits
879
Asylum granted
183
Other relief granted
44
Denied
652
Against own court
-5.8 pts
Denial rate by fiscal year
FY21FY22FY23FY24FY25FY26
69%24%57%53%84%90%

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

Docket

Respondents represented by counsel: 87% (nationally, 81% are represented).

Most common nationalities: Ecuador (20.9%), Guatemala (12.7%), Honduras (11.5%), Mexico (10.4%), El Salvador (9.3%).

Official biography

Attorney General Jeff Sessions appointed M. Audrey Carr to begin hearing cases in October 2018. Judge Carr ear ned a Bachelor of Arts in 1986 from Earlham College, a Master of Business Administration in 1994 from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, and a Juris Doctor in 1997 from St. Mary's University School of Law. From 2009 to 2018, she was director of immigration and special programs with Legal Services NYC in New York. From 2007 to 2009, she was anat torney with the Westchester Hispanic Coalition in Mount Vernon, New York. From 2006 to2007, she was an attorney in private practice in Carmel, New York. From 2000 to 2006, she wasan attorney with the Michael H. Davis Law Office, P.A. in Minneapolis. From 1998 to 2000, she was a staff attorney with the Minnesota Advocates for Human Rights in Minneapolis. Judge Carris 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.

Other judges at Bloomington

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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.