ASYLUMJUDGE · IMMIGRATION JUDGE PROFILE
Barbara Whelan
Dallas (DAL) · Dallas, TX
Barbara Whelan is listed with Dallas (DAL). The database records 4 asylum outcomes: 0 approved, 4 denied, and 0 other outcomes. Historical statistics are informational and cannot predict an individual case. · 2026-07-01 – 2026-07-01
Fewer than 50; rate hidden
Yearly changes
Yearly asylum decision trend
Fiscal yearDecisionsGrantedDeniedOtherApproval rate
FY 20264040—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
Applicant origin
Asylum decisions by fiscal year and nationality
FY 2026 · 2025-10-01 – 2026-07-01 · EOIR
NationalityDecisionsGrantedDeniedOtherApproval rate
FY 2026 · El Salvador2026-07-01 – 2026-07-014040—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
Official appointment record
Judge background and appointment
Official biography
Barbara L. Whelan was appointed as an immigration judge to begin hearing cases in June 2026. Judge Whelan earned a Bachelor of Arts in 1986 from Concordia College and a Juris Doctorate in 1990 from the University of Baltimore School of Law. From 2017 to April 2026, she served as a district court judge for the Northeast Judicial District of North Dakota, after serving as a state's attorney for Walsh County since 2006. From November 1990 to 2005, she was in private practice in Baltimore, Maryland (1990- 1992), and in Grafton, North Dakota (1994- 1999), and also served as a part-time state's attorney in Adams County, North Dakota (1993- 1994), and from 1995, as an assistant state's attorney for Walsh County, North Dakota. Beginning in 1999, she served as a full- time state's attorney for Pembina County, North Dakota. Judge Whelan is a member of the State Bar of North Dakota.
Education: Judge Whelan earned a Bachelor of Arts in 1986 from Concordia College and a Juris Doctorate in 1990 from the University of Baltimore School of Law.
Bar admission: Judge Whelan is a member of the State Bar of North Dakota.
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Decision approval rateis approved ÷ (approved + denied). Blue “Other” is shown separately and includes identifiable withholding/CAT protection, cancellation or adjustment, voluntary departure, withdrawal, termination, dismissal, and administrative closure; it is excluded from the rate denominator.Approved share of all outcomesuses approved, denied, and other outcomes in the denominator.
With small samples, a few cases can move the percentage sharply. The page flags samples below 50 and below 200 decisions.
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