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Dean S. Tuckman
El Paso (EPD) · El Paso, TX
Dean S. Tuckman is listed with El Paso (EPD). The database records 211 asylum outcomes: 50 approved, 161 denied, and 0 other outcomes. Historical statistics are informational and cannot predict an individual case. · 2020-01-13 – 2026-07-01
Yearly changes
Yearly asylum decision trend
Fiscal yearDecisionsGrantedDeniedOtherApproval rate
FY 2026403370—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2025363330—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 20245855308.6%
Applicant origin
Asylum decisions by fiscal year and nationality
FY 2026 · 2025-10-01 – 2026-07-01 · EOIR
NationalityDecisionsGrantedDeniedOtherApproval rate
FY 2026 · Venezuela2025-10-06 – 2026-06-3010280—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Cuba2026-04-15 – 2026-06-114040—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Afghanistan2025-12-03 – 2026-02-093120—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Mexico2026-04-30 – 2026-06-023030—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Guatemala2026-03-26 – 2026-07-013030—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Honduras2026-03-11 – 2026-03-262020—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Haiti2025-12-18 – 2026-04-132020—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Nicaragua2026-01-26 – 2026-06-012020—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Brazil2026-02-09 – 2026-02-091010—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Jamaica2025-11-03 – 2025-11-031010—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Democratic Republic Of Congo2026-06-10 – 2026-06-101010—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Turkey2025-12-01 – 2025-12-011010—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Colombia2026-05-06 – 2026-05-061010—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Vietnam2025-10-16 – 2025-10-161010—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · India2026-01-22 – 2026-01-221010—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Nepal2026-01-27 – 2026-01-271010—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Chad2025-10-08 – 2025-10-081010—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Dominican Republic2026-03-17 – 2026-03-171010—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · El Salvador2026-05-13 – 2026-05-131010—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
Official appointment record
Judge background and appointment
Official biography
Attorney General Loretta E. Lynch appointed Dean S. Tuckman to begin hearing cases in October 2016. Judge Tuckman earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1986 from Tufts University and a Juris Doctor in 1992 from the University of Pittsburgh School of Law. From 1998 to October 2016, he served as an assistant U.S. attorney for the District of New Mexico, U.S. Attorney's Office, Department of Justice, in Albuquerque, N.M. From 1995 through 1998, he served as a judicial law clerk for the Honorable James A. Parker, U.S. District Court, District of New Mexico. From 1992 through 1995, he served as a litigation associate for Latham & Watkins, in New York City. Judge Tuckman is a member of the Colorado, Connecticut, and District of Columbia Bars, the State Bar of New Mexico, and the New York State Bar.
Education: Judge Tuckman earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1986 from Tufts University and a Juris Doctor in 1992 from the University of Pittsburgh School of Law.
Bar admission: Judge Tuckman is a member of the Colorado, Connecticut, and District of Columbia Bars, the State Bar of New Mexico, and the New York 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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