Michael Tripi

Immigration Judge, Cleveland Immigration Court. Appointed June 2020 by William P. Barr.

StrictDenies more often than the national average+19.8 points

Asylum record, FY 2021-2026

Judge Tripi82.7%

Cleveland court79.2%

All judges nationally62.9%

Decisions on the merits: 807
Asylum granted: 117
Other relief granted: 23
Denied: 667
Against own court: +3.5 pts

Denial rate by fiscal year
FY21	FY22	FY23	FY24	FY25	FY26
89%	47%	48%	57%	88%	94%

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: Colombia (12.9%), Guatemala (9.7%), Mauritania (9.4%), Nicaragua (9.3%), El Salvador (7.7%).

Official biography

Attorney General William P. Barr appointed Michael A. Tripi as an immigration judge in June 2020. Judge Tripi ear ned a Bachelor of Science in 2004 from Kent State University and a Juris Doctor in 2007 from Cleveland State University, Cleveland-Marshall College of Law. From2009 to 2020, he served as an assistant chief counsel, Office of Chief Counsel, Office of the Principal Legal Advisor, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Department of Homeland Security, in Cleveland. From 2007 to 2009, he served as an assistant prosecutor with the Summit County Prosecutor's Office, in Akron, Ohio. Judge Tripi is a member of the Ohio State Bar.

As published by the Executive Office for Immigration Review at appointment, via TRAC.

In the record

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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.