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ASYLUMJUDGE · IMMIGRATION JUDGE PROFILE

Eugene H. Robinson JR.

Otay Mesa (OTM) · Otay Mesa, CA

Eugene H. Robinson JR. is listed with Otay Mesa (OTM). The database records 454 asylum outcomes: 172 approved, 282 denied, and 0 other outcomes. Historical statistics are informational and cannot predict an individual case. · 2020-01-21 – 2026-06-25

Decision approval rate37.9%Approved ÷(Approved + Denied)
Approved share of all outcomes37.9%Approved ÷ all outcomes
Asylum decisions454172 / 282 / 0
Approved / denied172 / 282 / 0Database records only
Yearly changes

Yearly asylum decision trend

Fiscal yearDecisionsGrantedDeniedOtherApproval rate
FY 20261034459042.7%
FY 20251084662042.6%
FY 2024631350020.6%
Applicant origin

Asylum decisions by fiscal year and nationality

FY 2026 · 2025-10-01 – 2026-07-01 · EOIR

NationalityDecisionsGrantedDeniedOtherApproval rate
FY 2026 · Russia2025-10-01 – 2026-04-2111560—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Cameroon2025-11-04 – 2026-04-2311920—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · China2025-10-24 – 2026-03-1910460—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Turkey2025-11-18 – 2026-06-097250—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Iran2025-12-11 – 2026-04-137340—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Ethiopia2025-10-09 – 2026-05-056420—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Mexico2025-12-03 – 2026-05-184040—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · India2025-10-24 – 2026-03-104040—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Uzbekistan2025-12-11 – 2026-05-133210—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Georgia2025-11-05 – 2026-02-053030—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Guatemala2025-11-21 – 2026-03-043030—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Venezuela2025-10-06 – 2025-11-263030—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Armenia2025-10-07 – 2025-10-093300—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Vietnam2025-10-07 – 2026-06-253120—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Tajikistan (Tadzhik)2025-10-30 – 2025-11-252200—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Cuba2025-10-09 – 2025-12-172110—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Haiti2025-11-12 – 2025-12-052020—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Angola2025-11-10 – 2025-11-202020—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · El Salvador2026-04-30 – 2026-06-022020—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · People's Republic Of The Congo2026-02-12 – 2026-02-122200—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Togo2026-01-20 – 2026-02-172200—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Honduras2025-12-10 – 2025-12-101010—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Afghanistan2026-06-05 – 2026-06-051010—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Sudan2026-04-10 – 2026-04-101100—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Mauritania2025-10-01 – 2025-10-011100—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Eritrea2026-01-29 – 2026-01-291100—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Colombia2025-11-21 – 2025-11-211010—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Stateless - Alien Unable To Name A Country2026-02-12 – 2026-02-121100—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Kazakhstan2025-10-28 – 2025-10-281010—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Syria2026-02-11 – 2026-02-111010—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Bangladesh2025-12-03 – 2025-12-031010—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Morocco2026-05-26 – 2026-05-261010—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
Official appointment record

Judge background and appointment

Appointment dateJanuary 2020
Appointed courtImperial Immigration Court
Appointment typeImmigration Judge

Official biography

Attorney General Barr appointed Eugene H. Robinson Jr. to begin hearing cases in January 2020. Judge Robinson earned a Bachelor of Science in 1987 from University of South Carolina, a Juris Doctor in 1990 from Howard University School of Law, and a Master of Laws in 2002 from the U.S. Army Judge Advocate General's Legal Center and School. From 2018 to 2019, he served as the deputy chief for hearings in the State Office of Administrative Hearings for the State of Texas. From 2012 to 2018, he served as a military judge in Okinawa, Japan and Camp Pendleton, California. From 2011 to 2012, he was the staff judge advocate for 3d Marine Logistics Group, Okinawa, Japan. From 2005 to 2011, he served as a military judge in the Western Judicial Circuit, Camp Pendleton, California, and as deputy chief trial judge for the U.S. Navy-Marine Corps Trial Judiciary at the Washington Navy Yard, District of Columbia. From 1991 to 2005, he served a judge advocate in the following locations: Marine Corps Air Station, Yuma, Arizona; 3d Marine Expeditionary Force, Okinawa, Japan; Marine Forces Reserve, New Orleans; Washington Navy Yard, District of Columbia; and Camp Pendleton, California. Judge Robinson is a member of the Pennsylvania State Bar, District of Columbia Bar, and State Bar of Texas.

Education: Judge Robinson earned a Bachelor of Science in 1987 from University of South Carolina, a Juris Doctor in 1990 from Howard University School of Law, and a Master of Laws in 2002 from the U.S.

Bar admission: Judge Robinson is a member of the Pennsylvania State Bar, District of Columbia Bar, and State Bar of Texas.

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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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