Margaret R. MacGregor
Immigration Judge, Port Isabel Detention Center. Appointed August 2023.
Asylum record, FY 2021-2026
TRAC source →- Decisions on the merits
- 147
- Asylum granted
- 22
- Other relief granted
- 32
- Denied
- 93
- Against own court
- -13.6 pts
| FY25 | FY26 |
|---|---|
| 63% | 64% |
Docket
Respondents represented by counsel: 59% (nationally, 81% are represented).
Most common nationalities: Mexico (15%), Honduras (8.2%), Russia (6.8%), Colombia (6.1%), El Salvador (6.1%).
Official biography
Margaret R. MacGregor was appointed as an immigration judge to begin hearing cases in August 2023. Judge MacGregor ear ned a Bachelor of Arts in 1996 from Georgetown University and a Juris Doctorate in 1999 from the University of Arizona College of Law. From 2009 to 2023, she was an attorney advisor at the Board of Immigration Appeals, Executive Office for Immigration Review, U.S. Department of Justice. From 2007 to 2009, she was an associate with Berry, Appleman & Leiden, and from 2005 to 2007 with Reina & Associates, both in Dallas. From 2003 to 2005, she was a deputy attorney general represent ing the Division of Youth and Family Services for the State of New Jersey. From 2002 to 2003, she clerked for the Honorable Vincent J. Grasso, presiding judge of the Family Part, in Ocean County, New Jersey. From 2000 to 2002, she was the senior editor of the Products Liability Law Reporter for the American Association for Justice in Washington, D.C. From 1999 to 2000, she was a staff attorney at the Center for Auto Safety in Washington, D.C. Judge MacGregor is a member of the New Jersey Bar.
In the record
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