ASYLUMJUDGE · IMMIGRATION JUDGE PROFILE

Delia I. Gonzalez

Delia I. Gonzalez is listed with Harlingen (HLG). The database records 208 asylum outcomes: 32 approved, 176 denied, and 0 other outcomes. Historical statistics are informational and cannot predict an individual case. · 2020-01-07 – 2026-06-24

Decision approval rate15.4%Approved ÷（Approved + Denied）

Approved share of all outcomes15.4%Approved ÷ all outcomes

Asylum decisions20832 / 176 / 0

Approved / denied32 / 176 / 0Database records only

Yearly changes

Yearly asylum decision trend

Fiscal yearDecisionsGrantedDeniedOtherApproval rate

FY 20265635305.4%

FY 202550743014.0%

FY 202413490—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 · Mexico2025-10-08 – 2026-06-24200200—Fewer than 50; rate hidden

FY 2026 · Honduras2025-11-12 – 2026-06-10100100—Fewer than 50; rate hidden

FY 2026 · Venezuela2025-11-05 – 2026-05-059360—Fewer than 50; rate hidden

FY 2026 · Cuba2025-10-10 – 2026-05-056060—Fewer than 50; rate hidden

FY 2026 · Colombia2026-02-26 – 2026-05-056060—Fewer than 50; rate hidden

FY 2026 · El Salvador2025-10-02 – 2025-10-023030—Fewer than 50; rate hidden

FY 2026 · Ecuador2025-11-10 – 2025-11-101010—Fewer than 50; rate hidden

FY 2026 · Turkey2026-05-22 – 2026-05-221010—Fewer than 50; rate hidden

Official appointment record

Judge background and appointment

Appointment dateFebruary 2017

Appointed courtHarlingen Immigration Court

Appointment typeImmigration Judge

Official biography

Attorney General Loretta E. Lynch appointed Delia I. Gonzalez to begin hearing cases in February 2017. Judge Gonzalez earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1993 from the University of Houston and a Juris Doctor in 2001 from the Texas Southern University Thurgood Marshall School of Law. From 2006 through 2016, she served as an assistant chief counsel for the Office of the Chief Counsel, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Department of Homeland Security. From 2001 through 2006, she served as a trial attorney for the Antitrust Division, Department of Justice, entering on duty through the Attorney General's Honors Program. Judge Gonzalez is a member of the State Bar of Texas.

Education: Judge Gonzalez earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1993 from the University of Houston and a Juris Doctor in 2001 from the Texas Southern University Thurgood Marshall School of Law.

Bar admission: Judge Gonzalez is a member of the State Bar of Texas.

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This page shows only verifiable official appointment and biography records. No departure record does not confirm current service; personnel changes are labeled only with reliable sources.

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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