New York · est. 2013Friday, September 4, 2026
Inside Immigration

Plain-language guides to US immigration, asylum and USCIS procedure.

Immigration judges

Robert Gundlach

Immigration Judge, New York/Federal Plaza Immigration Court. Appointed March 2020 by William P. Barr.

Asylum record, FY 2021-2026

TRAC source →
Judge Gundlach56.9%
New York court47.7%
All judges nationally62.9%
Decisions on the merits
1,322
Asylum granted
541
Other relief granted
29
Denied
752
Against own court
+9.2 pts
Denial rate by fiscal year
FY22FY23FY24FY25FY26
57%49%46%50%85%

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

Docket

Respondents represented by counsel: 78% (nationally, 81% are represented).

Official biography

Attorney General William P. Barr appointed Robert J. Gundlach as an immigration judge in March 2020. Judge Gundlach ear ned a Bachelor of Arts in 2004 from the University of Michiganand a Juris Doctor in 2009 from Wayne State University Law School. From 2016 to 2020, heserved as an assistant chief counsel, Office of Chief Counsel, Office of the Principal Legal Advisor, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Department of Homeland Security, in New York. From 2011 to 2016, he served as an attorney advisor for the Board of Immigration Appeals, Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR), Department of Justice (DOJ). From2009 to 2011, he served as a judicial law clerk and attorney advisor for the New York City Immigration Court, EOIR, DOJ, entering on duty through the Attorney General's Honors Program. Judge Gundlach is a member of the State Bar of Michigan and New York 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 New York

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.