ASYLUMJUDGE · IMMIGRATION JUDGE PROFILE
Njeri B. Maldonado
Atlanta (ATD) · Atlanta, GA
Njeri B. Maldonado is listed with Atlanta (ATD). The database records 662 asylum outcomes: 50 approved, 612 denied, and 0 other outcomes. Historical statistics are informational and cannot predict an individual case. · 2020-01-08 – 2026-06-18
Yearly changes
Yearly asylum decision trend
Fiscal yearDecisionsGrantedDeniedOtherApproval rate
FY 20269048604.4%
FY 20252121120105.2%
FY 2024447370—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 · Guatemala2025-10-31 – 2026-06-18160160—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Venezuela2025-12-04 – 2026-04-02140140—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Mexico2025-10-03 – 2026-04-23121110—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · India2025-10-28 – 2026-04-228080—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Colombia2025-10-03 – 2026-05-137070—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Honduras2025-10-08 – 2026-05-275140—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Nicaragua2026-02-03 – 2026-05-284040—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Haiti2025-10-27 – 2026-03-314130—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · El Salvador2025-10-28 – 2025-11-204040—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Turkey2025-10-07 – 2026-04-242020—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Brazil2025-10-17 – 2025-10-172020—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Peru2025-10-01 – 2025-11-212020—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Cuba2026-06-18 – 2026-06-181010—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Algeria2026-03-11 – 2026-03-111100—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Ghana2025-12-03 – 2025-12-031010—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Eritrea2026-05-11 – 2026-05-111010—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Nigeria2025-10-22 – 2025-10-221010—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Guinea2025-10-08 – 2025-10-081010—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Afghanistan2026-05-07 – 2026-05-071010—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Dominican Republic2026-05-22 – 2026-05-221010—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Vietnam2025-10-15 – 2025-10-151010—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Gambia2026-01-22 – 2026-01-221010—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
Official appointment record
Judge background and appointment
Official biography
Attorney General Loretta E. Lynch appointed Njeri B. Maldonado to begin hearing cases in September 2016. Judge Maldonado earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in 2001 from Xavier University of Louisiana and a Juris Doctor in 2005 from the Loyola University School of Law. From 2009 to September 2016, Judge Maldonado served as an assistant chief counsel for the Office of the Chief Counsel, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Department of Homeland Security, in Atlanta. From 2012 through 2013, she served as a special assistant U.S. attorney for the U.S. Attorney's Office, Northern District of Georgia, Department of Justice, in Atlanta. From 2005 through 2008, she served an associate attorney for Blue Williams LLP, in Metairie, La. Judge Maldonado is a member of the Louisiana State Bar.
Education: Judge Maldonado earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in 2001 from Xavier University of Louisiana and a Juris Doctor in 2005 from the Loyola University School of Law.
Bar admission: Judge Maldonado is a member of the Louisiana 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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