ASYLUMJUDGE · IMMIGRATION JUDGE PROFILE
Johanna P. Gaymer
Philadelphia (PHI) · Philadelphia, PA
Johanna P. Gaymer is listed with Philadelphia (PHI). The database records 20 asylum outcomes: 3 approved, 17 denied, and 0 other outcomes. Historical statistics are informational and cannot predict an individual case. · 2026-06-02 – 2026-07-01
Fewer than 50; rate hidden
Yearly changes
Yearly asylum decision trend
Fiscal yearDecisionsGrantedDeniedOtherApproval rate
FY 2026203170—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 · Uzbekistan2026-06-30 – 2026-06-304040—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Mexico2026-06-23 – 2026-06-233030—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Ghana2026-06-02 – 2026-06-233120—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Egypt2026-06-03 – 2026-06-242110—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Dominican Republic2026-06-30 – 2026-06-302020—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Guinea2026-07-01 – 2026-07-011010—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Turkey2026-06-29 – 2026-06-291010—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Russia2026-06-23 – 2026-06-231010—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Georgia2026-06-25 – 2026-06-251100—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Venezuela2026-06-30 – 2026-06-301010—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Colombia2026-06-22 – 2026-06-221010—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
Official appointment record
Judge background and appointment
Official biography
Johanna Gaymer was appointed as an immigration judge to begin hearing cases in May 2026. Judge Gaymer earned a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science and English in 2010 from Fordham University Lincoln Center and a Juris Doctor in 2013 from the University of Iowa College of Law. From May 2022 to April 2026, she served as an assistant chief counsel with the Office of the Principal Legal Advisor, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Department of Homeland Security (DHS), in New York, New York, and Philadelphia. From January 2020 to May 2022, she served as an asylum officer with U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, DHS, in New York and New Jersey. From March 2018 to January 2020, she was an associate with a private immigration law firm in New York. Judge Gaymer is a member of the New Jersey State Bar and the New York State Bar.
Education: Judge Gaymer earned a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science and English in 2010 from Fordham University Lincoln Center and a Juris Doctor in 2013 from the University of Iowa College of Law.
Bar admission: Judge Gaymer is a member of the New Jersey State Bar and the New York State Bar.
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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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