Bruce Imbacuan

Cleveland (CLE) · Cleveland, OH

Bruce Imbacuan is listed with Cleveland (CLE). The database records 723 asylum outcomes: 57 approved, 666 denied, and 0 other outcomes. Historical statistics are informational and cannot predict an individual case.

Decision approval rate7.9%Approved ÷（Approved + Denied）

Approved share of all outcomes7.9%Approved ÷ all outcomes

Asylum decisions72357 / 666 / 0

Approved / denied57 / 666 / 0Database records only

Yearly changes

Yearly asylum decision trend

Applicant origin

Asylum decisions by fiscal year and nationality

Each row shows fiscal year, nationality, valid decisions, and approval rate.

Official appointment record

Judge background and appointment

Appointment dateJanuary 2020

Appointed courtCleveland Immigration Court

Appointment typeImmigration Judge

Official biography

Attorney General Barr appointed Bruce D. Imbacuan to begin hearing cases in January 2020. Judge Imbacuan earned a Bachelor of Arts in 1994 from Suffolk University and a Juris Doctor in 1998 from Temple University School of Law. From 2007 to 2019, he served as an assistant chief counsel, Office of Chief Counsel, Office of the Principal Legal Advisor, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Department of Homeland Security, in Cleveland. From 2005 to 2007, he served as a housing court magistrate for the Cleveland Municipal Housing Court. From 2002 to 2005, he served as an assistant prosecuting prosecutor with the City of Cleveland's Prosecutor's Office. From 1998 to 2002, he was a staff attorney for the Legal Aid Society of Cleveland. Judge Imbacuan is a member of the Ohio State Bar.

Education: Judge Imbacuan earned a Bachelor of Arts in 1994 from Suffolk University and a Juris Doctor in 1998 from Temple University School of Law.

Bar admission: Judge Imbacuan is a member of the Ohio State Bar.

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How to read approval rates

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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