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Inside Immigration

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Immigration judges

Maithe Gonzalez

Immigration Judge, LaSalle Immigration Court. Appointed November 2023.

Asylum record, FY 2021-2026

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Judge Gonzalez84.2%
Jena court81.6%
All judges nationally62.9%
Decisions on the merits
171
Asylum granted
17
Other relief granted
10
Denied
144
Against own court
+2.6 pts
Denial rate by fiscal year
FY24FY25
71%94%

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

Docket

Respondents represented by counsel: 56% (nationally, 81% are represented).

Most common nationalities: Mexico (14.6%), Russia (14%), Honduras (12.9%), Guatemala (12.3%), Nicaragua (7%).

Official biography

Maithe González was appointed as an immigration judge to begin hearing cases in November 2023. Judge González ear ned a Bachelor of Arts in 2002 from Florida International University and a Juris Doctor in 2005 from St. Thomas University Benjamin L. Crump College of Law. She has practiced immigration law her entire career. From 2008 to 2023, she served as the owner and mana ging attorney at the Law Firm of Maithe González PA in Coral Gables, Florida, specializing in immigration law. From 2006 to 2008, she practiced immigration law as an associate attorney at the Law Offices of Lourdes Martinez-Esquivel PA. Judge Gonzalez has represented individuals before key government agencies and courts, including EOIR; U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, Department of Homeland Security; the Department of State; the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit; and the Supreme Court of the United States. Judge González 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.

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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.