ASYLUMJUDGE · IMMIGRATION JUDGE PROFILE
Dillon J. Ambrose
Pearsall (PSD) · Pearsall, TX
Dillon J. Ambrose is listed with Pearsall (PSD). The database records 118 asylum outcomes: 0 approved, 118 denied, and 0 other outcomes. Historical statistics are informational and cannot predict an individual case. · 2026-02-11 – 2026-07-01
Yearly changes
Yearly asylum decision trend
Fiscal yearDecisionsGrantedDeniedOtherApproval rate
FY 2026118011800.0%
Applicant origin
Asylum decisions by fiscal year and nationality
FY 2026 · 2025-10-01 – 2026-07-01 · EOIR
NationalityDecisionsGrantedDeniedOtherApproval rate
FY 2026 · Venezuela2026-02-11 – 2026-07-01320320—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Colombia2026-03-13 – 2026-06-30120120—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Honduras2026-03-03 – 2026-06-30120120—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Mexico2026-03-12 – 2026-06-258080—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Cuba2026-02-26 – 2026-06-298080—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · China2026-03-13 – 2026-06-297070—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Ecuador2026-03-24 – 2026-05-296060—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Guatemala2026-02-18 – 2026-07-015050—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Russia2026-02-13 – 2026-03-095050—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · El Salvador2026-03-27 – 2026-06-165050—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Nicaragua2026-03-19 – 2026-06-034040—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · India2026-04-30 – 2026-05-282020—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Haiti2026-05-12 – 2026-06-122020—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Senegal2026-03-19 – 2026-03-192020—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · South Africa2026-03-24 – 2026-03-241010—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Vietnam2026-04-23 – 2026-04-231010—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Bangladesh2026-05-19 – 2026-05-191010—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Cameroon2026-05-19 – 2026-05-191010—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Mauritania2026-04-20 – 2026-04-201010—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Nepal2026-03-31 – 2026-03-311010—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Turkey2026-03-27 – 2026-03-271010—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Ukraine2026-06-24 – 2026-06-241010—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
Official appointment record
Judge background and appointment
Official biography
Dillon J. Ambrose was appointed as a temporary immigration judge to begin hearing cases in February 2026. Judge Ambrose earned a Bachelor of Arts in 1998 from Marquette University and a Juris Doctor in 2002 from Marquette University Law School. From 2024 to January 2026, he served as a trial counsel for the U.S. Trustee Program, Department of Justice. From 2011 to 2024, he served as a civil litigator at a law firm in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. From 2010 to 2011, he clerked for a federal district court judge in the District of Columbia. From 2002 to 2010, he served as an active- duty judge advocate with the U.S. Navy's Judge Advocate General's Corps and thereafter continues to serve in U.S. Navy Reserve, with positions including defense counsel, prosecutor, appellate defense counsel, appellate government counsel, and staff judge advocate. He holds the rank of captain. Judge Ambrose is a member of the State Bar of Wisconsin.
Education: Judge Ambrose earned a Bachelor of Arts in 1998 from Marquette University and a Juris Doctor in 2002 from Marquette University Law School.
Bar admission: Judge Ambrose is a member of the State Bar of Wisconsin.
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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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