ASYLUMJUDGE · IMMIGRATION JUDGE PROFILE
Cait Irwin
Dallas (DAL) · Dallas, TX
Cait Irwin is listed with Dallas (DAL). The database records 161 asylum outcomes: 66 approved, 95 denied, and 0 other outcomes. Historical statistics are informational and cannot predict an individual case. · 2024-06-05 – 2026-03-26
Yearly changes
Yearly asylum decision trend
Fiscal yearDecisionsGrantedDeniedOtherApproval rate
FY 2026232210—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 20251215467044.6%
FY 2024171070—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 · Honduras2026-02-12 – 2026-03-25100100—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · El Salvador2026-02-11 – 2026-03-265050—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Guatemala2026-03-09 – 2026-03-093030—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Mexico2026-03-02 – 2026-03-253030—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Cameroon2026-03-11 – 2026-03-111100—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Cuba2026-03-11 – 2026-03-111100—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
Official appointment record
Judge background and appointment
Official biography
Cait Irwin was appointed as an immigration judge to begin hearing cases in May 2024. Judge Irwin earned a Bachelor of Arts in 2009 from Texas State University and a Juris Doctor in 2014 from Oklahoma City University School of Law. From 2022 to 2024, she served as an assistant chief counsel with the Office of the Principal Legal Advisor, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Department of Homeland Security, in San Antonio. From 2014 to 2022, she served as an assistant district criminal attorney, serving from 2016 to 2022 in Bexar County, Texas, and from 2014 to 2016 in Oklahoma County, Oklahoma. Judge Irwin is a member of the State Bar of Texas.
Education: Judge Irwin earned a Bachelor of Arts in 2009 from Texas State University and a Juris Doctor in 2014 from Oklahoma City University School of Law.
Bar admission: Judge Irwin is a member of the State Bar of Texas.
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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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