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Inside Immigration

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

Immigration judges

Thomas J. Mulligan

Immigration Judge, New York - Varick. Appointed October 2005.

Asylum record, FY 2021-2026

TRAC source →
Judge Mulligan16.0%
New York - DET court60.9%
All judges nationally62.9%
Decisions on the merits
476
Asylum granted
391
Other relief granted
9
Denied
76
Against own court
-44.9 pts
Denial rate by fiscal year
FY22FY23FY24FY25
6%11%16%28%

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).

Official biography

Judge Mulligan was appointed Immigration Judge in October 2005. He received a Bachelors of Science degree from St. John's University in 1974, a Master of Professional Studies degree from Long Island University in 1978, and a Juris Doctorate from St. John's University in 1982. Judge Mulligan was an attorney at Windels Marx Lane & Mittendorf, and its predecessor firm, from 1985 until 2005. He was an associate at Bigham Englar Jones & Houston from 1982 to 1985. Prior to becoming an attorney, he was a police officer at the Brooklyn District Attorney's Office from 1977 to 1982 and taught at the New York City Police Academy from 1975 to 1977. Judge Mulligan is a member of the New York 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 - DET

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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.