ASYLUMJUDGE · IMMIGRATION JUDGE PROFILE
Brandon Lettunich
El Paso (ELP) · El Paso, TX
Brandon Lettunich is listed with El Paso (ELP). The database records 13 asylum outcomes: 0 approved, 13 denied, and 0 other outcomes. Historical statistics are informational and cannot predict an individual case. · 2026-04-27 – 2026-05-14
Fewer than 50; rate hidden
Yearly changes
Yearly asylum decision trend
Fiscal yearDecisionsGrantedDeniedOtherApproval rate
FY 2026130130—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 · Venezuela2026-05-07 – 2026-05-135050—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Cuba2026-05-14 – 2026-05-144040—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Mexico2026-04-27 – 2026-04-293030—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Nicaragua2026-05-06 – 2026-05-061010—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
Official appointment record
Judge background and appointment
Official biography
Brandon Lee Lettunich was appointed as a immigration judge to begin hearing cases in April of 2026. Judge Lettunich earned a Bachelor of Agbusiness in 1999 from Texas Tech University and a Juris Doctor in 2003 from Texas Wesleyan University School of Law. From March 2026 to March 2022, he was the staff attorney for Stuart C. Cox, Standing Chapter 13 Bankruptcy Trustee, in El Paso, Texas. From February 2022 to April 2008, he was in private practice as a solo practitioner in El Paso, Texas. From November 2003 to March 2008, he served as an assistant district attorney for the 34th Judicial District in El Paso, Texas. Judge Lettunich is a member of the State Bar of New Mexico and State Bar of Texas.
Education: Judge Lettunich earned a Bachelor of Agbusiness in 1999 from Texas Tech University and a Juris Doctor in 2003 from Texas Wesleyan University School of Law.
Bar admission: Judge Lettunich is a member of the State Bar of New Mexico and State Bar of Texas.
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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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