Nina Froes
Immigration Judge, Chelmsford Immigration Court. Appointed May 2024.
Asylum record, FY 2021-2026
TRAC source →- Decisions on the merits
- 310
- Asylum granted
- 95
- Other relief granted
- 23
- Denied
- 192
- Against own court
- -0.4 pts
| FY25 | FY26 |
|---|---|
| 50% | 75% |
Docket
Respondents represented by counsel: 89% (nationally, 81% are represented).
Most common nationalities: Brazil (32.6%), Guatemala (8.1%), Ecuador (6.5%), Angola (6.1%), Colombia (5.8%).
Official biography
Nina J. Froes was appointed as an immigration judge to begin hearing cases in May 2024. Judge Froes ear ned a Bachelor of Arts in 2003 from the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth and a Juris Doctor in 2008 from Roger Williams University School of Law. From 2013 to 2024, she was a solo immigration law practitioner at the Law Office of Nina J. Froes in New Mattapoisett, Massachusetts. From 2012 to 2013, she was a clinical fellow at the Immigration Law Clinic, School of Law, University of Massachusetts Dartmouth. From 2010 to 2011, she was the legal director of the Immigrant Victims Representation Project, Immigration Department, Catholic Social Services of Fall River, Catholic Charities USA, in Fall River, Massachusetts. From 2008 to 2011, she was a fellow in the immigration unit at the Legal Assistance Corporation of Central Massachusetts in Worcester, Massachusetts. Judge Froes is a member of the Massachusetts Bar and the Rhode Island Bar.
In the record
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Other judges at Chelmsford
Court page →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.