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Yon Alberdi

Immigration Judge, Orlando Immigration Court. Appointed June 2015 by Eric Holder.

Asylum record, FY 2021-2026

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Judge Alberdi66.3%
Orlando court72.3%
All judges nationally62.9%
Decisions on the merits
578
Asylum granted
129
Other relief granted
66
Denied
383
Against own court
-6.0 pts
Denial rate by fiscal year
FY21FY22FY23FY24FY25FY26
65%44%37%52%65%77%

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

Docket

Respondents represented by counsel: 80% (nationally, 81% are represented).

Most common nationalities: Venezuela (25.4%), Honduras (16.8%), Cuba (13%), Guatemala (8.8%), Colombia (5.7%).

Official biography

Attorney General Eric Holder appointed Judge Alberdi to begin hearing cases in June 2015. Judge Alberdi received a bachelor of arts degree in 1996 from the University of Miami and a juris doctorate in 1999 from the University of Miami School of Law. From March 2002 through May 2015, Judge Alberdi served as assistant chief counsel, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), Department of Homeland Security, in Orlando, Fla., and from October 2000 to March 2002, he served as assistant chief counsel, ICE, in Oakdale, La. From 1999 to 2000, Judge Alberdi worked as a judicial law clerk entering on duty through the Attorney General's Honors Program. Judge Alberdi is a member of the Florida 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 Orlando

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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.