ASYLUMJUDGE · IMMIGRATION JUDGE PROFILE
Meredith B. Tyrakoski
San Antonio (SNA) · San Antonio, TX
Meredith B. Tyrakoski is listed with San Antonio (SNA). The database records 448 asylum outcomes: 114 approved, 334 denied, and 0 other outcomes. Historical statistics are informational and cannot predict an individual case. · 2020-01-10 – 2026-06-22
Yearly changes
Yearly asylum decision trend
Fiscal yearDecisionsGrantedDeniedOtherApproval rate
FY 2026401390—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 202513615121011.0%
FY 2024882761030.7%
Applicant origin
Asylum decisions by fiscal year and nationality
FY 2026 · 2025-10-01 – 2026-07-01 · EOIR
NationalityDecisionsGrantedDeniedOtherApproval rate
FY 2026 · Venezuela2025-10-17 – 2026-06-17110110—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Honduras2025-12-05 – 2026-05-057070—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Nicaragua2026-02-02 – 2026-06-227070—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Cameroon2025-10-29 – 2026-05-273030—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Ecuador2026-02-12 – 2026-05-152020—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Cuba2025-12-02 – 2026-02-132020—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Mexico2025-12-16 – 2025-12-161010—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · China2025-10-28 – 2025-10-281010—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Nepal2025-11-07 – 2025-11-071010—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · East Timor2026-06-11 – 2026-06-111100—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Guatemala2026-05-19 – 2026-05-191010—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Burundi2026-01-21 – 2026-01-211010—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Colombia2026-04-27 – 2026-04-271010—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Zimbabwe2025-11-06 – 2025-11-061010—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
Official appointment record
Judge background and appointment
Official biography
Attorney General Loretta E. Lynch appointed Judge Tyrakoski to begin hearing cases in January 2016. Judge Tyrakoski received a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1996 from Northwestern University and a Juris Doctor in 2003 from the William and Mary School of Law. From 2006 through 2015, Judge Tyrakoski served as an assistant U.S. attorney in a number of U.S. Attorney's Offices throughout the country, including the U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Nebraska in Omaha, the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Western District of Texas in El Paso, Texas, and as special assistant attorney in the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Central District of California in Los Angeles, Calif. From 1997 through 2008, Judge Tyrakoski served in the U.S. Marine Corps in various capacities, including: staff judge advocate, legal assistance attorney, defense counsel, student judge advocate, operations officer, public affairs officer, and supply officer. Judge Tyrakoski is a member of the State Bar of Texas and the Virginia Bar.
Education: Judge Tyrakoski received a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1996 from Northwestern University and a Juris Doctor in 2003 from the William and Mary School of Law.
Bar admission: Judge Tyrakoski is a member of the State Bar of Texas and the Virginia 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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