ASYLUMJUDGE · IMMIGRATION JUDGE PROFILE
Joseph Q. Andelin
Tacoma (TAC) · Tacoma, WA
Joseph Q. Andelin is listed with Tacoma (TAC). The database records 133 asylum outcomes: 18 approved, 115 denied, and 0 other outcomes. Historical statistics are informational and cannot predict an individual case. · 2026-02-17 – 2026-07-01
Yearly changes
Yearly asylum decision trend
Fiscal yearDecisionsGrantedDeniedOtherApproval rate
FY 202613318115013.5%
Applicant origin
Asylum decisions by fiscal year and nationality
FY 2026 · 2025-10-01 – 2026-07-01 · EOIR
NationalityDecisionsGrantedDeniedOtherApproval rate
FY 2026 · Venezuela2026-02-25 – 2026-06-17312290—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Mexico2026-03-09 – 2026-06-24150150—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Colombia2026-02-27 – 2026-07-01130130—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Cuba2026-02-25 – 2026-06-16132110—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Honduras2026-03-09 – 2026-06-028170—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Nicaragua2026-03-25 – 2026-06-248170—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Russia2026-03-13 – 2026-05-186420—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Guatemala2026-04-08 – 2026-06-156060—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Belize2026-02-18 – 2026-02-185050—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Afghanistan2026-03-19 – 2026-06-254220—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Ecuador2026-03-12 – 2026-05-263030—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · El Salvador2026-04-03 – 2026-06-083030—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Peru2026-02-17 – 2026-06-053030—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · China2026-05-05 – 2026-06-112110—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · India2026-04-27 – 2026-05-152020—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · People's Republic Of The Congo2026-04-21 – 2026-04-211010—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Kirghizia (Kyrgyzstan)2026-05-20 – 2026-05-201010—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Georgia2026-03-04 – 2026-03-041010—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Cameroon2026-06-04 – 2026-06-041100—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Rwanda2026-03-27 – 2026-03-271100—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Romania2026-06-02 – 2026-06-021010—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Namibia2026-05-04 – 2026-05-041100—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Haiti2026-04-13 – 2026-04-131010—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Turkey2026-04-24 – 2026-04-241100—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Dominican Republic2026-04-24 – 2026-04-241010—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Iran2026-03-19 – 2026-03-191100—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
Official appointment record
Judge background and appointment
Official biography
Joseph Q. Andelin was appointed as a temporary immigration judge to begin hearing cases in February 2026. Judge Andelin earned a Bachelor of Arts in 2007 from Brigham Young University, a Juris Doctorate in 2010 from Indiana University Maurer School of Law, and a Master of Military Art and Science in 2023 from Air University. Since 2010 Judge Andelin has served in both active and reserve duty in the U.S. Air Force Judge Advocate General's Corps in various roles including special victims' counsel, chief of military justice, ethics advisor, and chief of cyber operations law. Prior to his service in the U.S. Air Force, he served from 2008 to 2010 as a logistics officer in the Indiana Army National Guard and from 2001 to 2008 as a field artillery cannon crewmember and military intelligence officer in the Utah Army National Guard. He holds the rank of lieutenant colonel. Judge Andelin is a member of the Utah State Bar.
Education: Judge Andelin earned a Bachelor of Arts in 2007 from Brigham Young University, a Juris Doctorate in 2010 from Indiana University Maurer School of Law, and a Master of Military Art and Science in 2023 from Air University.
Bar admission: Judge Andelin is a member of the Utah 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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