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Inside Immigration

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Matthew Bohrer

Immigration Judge, Hyattsville Immigration Court. Appointed March 2022.

Asylum record, FY 2021-2026

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Judge Bohrer67.5%
Hyattsville court57.6%
All judges nationally62.9%
Decisions on the merits
203
Asylum granted
63
Other relief granted
3
Denied
137
Against own court
+9.9 pts
Denial rate by fiscal year
FY22FY23
64%69%

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

Docket

Respondents represented by counsel: 93% (nationally, 81% are represented).

Most common nationalities: El Salvador (34.5%), Honduras (17.2%), Cameroon (13.3%), Guatemala (9.9%), Ethiopia (5.4%).

Official biography

Matthew S. Bohrer was appointed as an Immigration Judge to begin hearing cases in March 2022. Judge Bohrer ear ned a Bachelor of Arts in 2004 from Georgetown University and a Juris Doctor in 2007 from the University of Pennsylvania Law School. From 2019 to 2022, he served as Special Projects Coordinator for the Office of the Inspector General (OIG) in the District of Columbia. From 2010 to 2019, he served as an Assistant State's Attorney for Prince George's County, in Hyattsville and Upper Marlboro, Maryland. From 2008 to 2010, he was the Special Legal Consultant to the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation, in Miami. From 2007 to 2008, he served as a Law Clerk to Judge Federico Moreno in the Southern District of Florida, in Miami. Judge Bohrer is a member of the District of Columbia Bar and Maryland 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 Hyattsville

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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.