ASYLUMJUDGE · IMMIGRATION COURT PROFILE

El Paso (EPD)

El Paso, TX

FY 2026 · 2025-10-01 – 2026-07-01 · EOIR · These profile totals cover all available years; they are not this fiscal year’s court totals.

Decision approval rate8.5%

Judges15

Asylum decisions414

Approved / denied35 / 379 / 0

Court judges

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Judge profiles · all available yearsDecisionsGrantedDeniedOtherApproval rate

William L. Abbott2020-01-09 – 2024-12-1624532213013.1%

David Beyleryan2026-04-17 – 2026-06-305815701.7%

Kevin N. Buras2025-10-30 – 2026-06-116106100.0%

Nicholas B. Lucic2025-06-18 – 2026-06-308608600.0%

Jeffrey L. Menkin2020-01-06 – 2020-02-27561541026.8%

Jessica K. Miles2023-02-16 – 2026-06-2619337156019.2%

Virginia Perez-Guzman2020-01-03 – 2024-03-2924796151038.9%

Michael S. Pleters2020-01-06 – 2026-06-3036349314013.5%

Stephen M. Ruhle2020-12-28 – 2026-06-0233286246025.9%

Dean S. Tuckman2020-01-13 – 2026-07-0121150161023.7%

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Court approval rate is approved ÷ (approved + denied) in this court’s database sample. Judge tenures and sample ranges vary, so court totals are for observation, not predicting a case.

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