ASYLUMJUDGE · IMMIGRATION JUDGE PROFILE
Danny Razo
El Paso (ELP) · El Paso, TX
Danny Razo is listed with El Paso (ELP). The database records 354 asylum outcomes: 62 approved, 292 denied, and 0 other outcomes. Historical statistics are informational and cannot predict an individual case. · 2022-12-06 – 2026-06-22
Yearly changes
Yearly asylum decision trend
Fiscal yearDecisionsGrantedDeniedOtherApproval rate
FY 2026142413802.8%
FY 202513720117014.6%
FY 2024503218064.0%
Applicant origin
Asylum decisions by fiscal year and nationality
FY 2026 · 2025-10-01 – 2026-07-01 · EOIR
NationalityDecisionsGrantedDeniedOtherApproval rate
FY 2026 · Venezuela2025-10-02 – 2026-06-225005000.0%
FY 2026 · Mexico2025-10-22 – 2026-06-11270270—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Cuba2025-10-01 – 2026-04-02190190—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Colombia2025-12-22 – 2026-04-079090—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Guatemala2026-03-13 – 2026-06-166060—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Nicaragua2025-10-02 – 2026-05-275050—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · India2025-10-10 – 2026-05-144040—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · El Salvador2025-10-08 – 2026-06-164040—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Ecuador2026-03-12 – 2026-03-183030—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · China2025-12-08 – 2026-02-233120—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Honduras2025-10-29 – 2026-01-272020—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Iran2025-10-06 – 2025-10-102110—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Cameroon2025-10-03 – 2025-10-031100—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Vietnam2026-03-04 – 2026-03-041010—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Panama2025-12-10 – 2025-12-101010—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Afghanistan2025-12-03 – 2025-12-031010—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Russia2026-01-05 – 2026-01-051010—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Haiti2026-05-20 – 2026-05-201010—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Democratic Republic Of Congo2025-11-06 – 2025-11-061100—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Dominican Republic2025-10-07 – 2025-10-071010—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
Official appointment record
Judge background and appointment
Official biography
Danny Razo was appointed as an Immigration Judge to begin hearing cases in October 2022. Judge Razo earned a Bachelor of Arts in 2000 from the University of Texas at El Paso, and a Doctor of Jurisprudence in 2003 from Texas Tech University School of Law. From 2007 to 2022, he was in private practice in El Paso, Texas. From 2004 to 2007, he served as a staff attorney at a local nonprofit in El Paso. Judge Razo is a member of the State Bar of Arizona and State Bar of Texas.
Education: Judge Razo earned a Bachelor of Arts in 2000 from the University of Texas at El Paso, and a Doctor of Jurisprudence in 2003 from Texas Tech University School of Law.
Bar admission: Judge Razo is a member of the State Bar of Arizona and 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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