ASYLUMJUDGE · IMMIGRATION JUDGE PROFILE
Joshua Hawkes
Elizabeth (ELZ) · Elizabeth, NJ
Joshua Hawkes is listed with Elizabeth (ELZ). The database records 102 asylum outcomes: 1 approved, 101 denied, and 0 other outcomes. Historical statistics are informational and cannot predict an individual case. · 2025-11-13 – 2026-03-27
Yearly changes
Yearly asylum decision trend
Fiscal yearDecisionsGrantedDeniedOtherApproval rate
FY 2026102110101.0%
Applicant origin
Asylum decisions by fiscal year and nationality
FY 2026 · 2025-10-01 – 2026-07-01 · EOIR
NationalityDecisionsGrantedDeniedOtherApproval rate
FY 2026 · Ecuador2025-12-21 – 2026-03-26120120—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Guatemala2026-01-03 – 2026-03-259090—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Venezuela2025-11-21 – 2026-03-266060—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Peru2025-11-19 – 2026-03-236060—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · India2025-12-04 – 2026-01-306060—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Honduras2025-11-20 – 2026-02-115050—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Turkey2025-11-25 – 2026-03-264130—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · El Salvador2025-12-31 – 2026-03-084040—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Colombia2025-12-30 – 2026-02-244040—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · China2026-01-02 – 2026-02-244040—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Egypt2026-02-19 – 2026-02-263030—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Cuba2025-12-22 – 2026-03-263030—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Mexico2025-12-30 – 2026-03-273030—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Haiti2026-03-24 – 2026-03-273030—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Guinea2025-11-17 – 2025-12-182020—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Dominican Republic2026-02-18 – 2026-03-252020—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Afghanistan2026-01-18 – 2026-03-092020—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Russia2025-12-29 – 2026-01-302020—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Brazil2025-12-24 – 2026-01-132020—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Nicaragua2026-03-05 – 2026-03-102020—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Ghana2025-11-26 – 2026-03-252020—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Senegal2026-02-23 – 2026-03-232020—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Costa Rica2025-12-17 – 2025-12-171010—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Belarus2026-01-27 – 2026-01-271010—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Algeria2025-12-24 – 2025-12-241010—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Bangladesh2026-01-13 – 2026-01-131010—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Tunisia2026-03-25 – 2026-03-251010—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Spain2026-02-24 – 2026-02-241010—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Nigeria2025-11-13 – 2025-11-131010—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Kazakhstan2026-01-23 – 2026-01-231010—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Georgia2026-02-18 – 2026-02-181010—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Nepal2025-12-31 – 2025-12-311010—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Chad2026-01-13 – 2026-01-131010—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Uzbekistan2026-02-16 – 2026-02-161010—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Jamaica2025-12-22 – 2025-12-221010—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Pakistan2026-03-27 – 2026-03-271010—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
Official appointment record
Judge background and appointment
Official biography
Joshua Hawkes was appointed as a temporary immigration judge to begin hearing cases in October 2025. Judge Hawkes earned a Bachelor of Science in 2003 from the U.S. Naval Academy, a Master of Engineering in 2004 from Georgia Institute of Technology, and a Juris Doctor in 2014 from Florida State University College of Law. From 2020 to 2025, he served as a circuit judge in Florida. From 2014 to 2020, he was in private practice. Since 2003, he has served in the U.S. Navy, in active duty and reserve capacities, as a submarine officer and a judge advocate and holds the rank of commander. Judge Hawkes is a member of the Florida Bar.
Education: Judge Hawkes earned a Bachelor of Science in 2003 from the U.S.
Bar admission: Judge Hawkes is a member of the Florida 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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