Raphael Rojas
Immigration Judge, Orlando Immigration Court. Appointed August 2022.
Asylum record, FY 2021-2026
TRAC source →- Decisions on the merits
- 438
- Asylum granted
- 84
- Other relief granted
- 54
- Denied
- 300
- Against own court
- -3.8 pts
| FY23 | FY24 | FY25 | FY26 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 51% | 56% | 54% | 84% |
Docket
Respondents represented by counsel: 87% (nationally, 81% are represented).
Most common nationalities: Venezuela (19.6%), Cuba (13.7%), Colombia (13.2%), Honduras (9.8%), Guatemala (9.6%).
Official biography
Raphael G. Rojas was appointed as an Immigration Judge to begin hearing cases in August 2022. Judge Rojas earned a Bachelor of Science in 1990 from Long Island University at C.W. Post Campus, a Juris Doctor in 1994 from the Interamerican University of Puerto Rico School of Law, and a Master of Laws in Health Law in 1996 from Loyola University Chicago School of Law. From 2008 to 2022, he served as Superior Judge at the Judicial Branch of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. From 2006 to 2008, he was in private practice in Puerto Rico. From 2000 to 2006, he served as Municipal Judge at the Judicial Branch of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. From 1995 to 2000, he was in private practice in Puerto Rico. Judge Rojas is a member of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico Bar.
In the record
Rivera v. U.S. Attorney General, No. 6:23-cv-2113 (M.D. Fla.), summary judgment order
A summary judgment order in a former unit chief immigration judge's discrimination suit against the attorney general records that EOIR announced the appointment of Raphael G. Rojas as an immigration judge at the Orlando Immigration Court on Aug. 5, 2022. The court treats Rojas as a comparator hire.
Other judges at Orlando
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.