ASYLUMJUDGE · IMMIGRATION JUDGE PROFILE
Peter T. McCary
Aurora (AUR) · Aurora, CO
Peter T. McCary is listed with Aurora (AUR). The database records 48 asylum outcomes: 5 approved, 43 denied, and 0 other outcomes. Historical statistics are informational and cannot predict an individual case. · 2026-04-23 – 2026-07-01
Fewer than 50; rate hidden
Yearly changes
Yearly asylum decision trend
Fiscal yearDecisionsGrantedDeniedOtherApproval rate
FY 2026485430—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 · Venezuela2026-04-28 – 2026-06-11151140—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Cuba2026-04-27 – 2026-06-30111100—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Honduras2026-05-04 – 2026-05-284040—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Mexico2026-04-30 – 2026-05-112020—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Ecuador2026-04-27 – 2026-06-082020—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Colombia2026-05-26 – 2026-05-261010—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Iran2026-06-08 – 2026-06-081010—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Nicaragua2026-06-12 – 2026-06-121010—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Central African Republic2026-06-12 – 2026-06-121100—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Syria2026-07-01 – 2026-07-011010—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Ethiopia2026-06-29 – 2026-06-291010—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Egypt2026-05-06 – 2026-05-061010—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Guatemala2026-05-28 – 2026-05-281010—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Haiti2026-06-15 – 2026-06-151010—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Jordan2026-05-29 – 2026-05-291010—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · El Salvador2026-04-29 – 2026-04-291010—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Belarus2026-04-23 – 2026-04-231100—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Russia2026-06-04 – 2026-06-041010—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · South Africa2026-06-12 – 2026-06-121100—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
Official appointment record
Judge background and appointment
Official biography
Peter T. McCary was appointed as a temporary immigration judge to begin hearing cases in April 2026. Judge McCary earned a Bachelor of Arts, summa cum laude, in 2007 from Duke University and a Juris Doctor in 2010 from Duke University School of Law. From 2010 to March 2026, he served with the Office of the Chief Counsel, Internal Revenue Service, in various positions, including most recently as a senior counsel from April 2023 to March 2026, attorney (tax litigation), senior attorney, and general attorney (tax). His awards at the IRS include the IRS Excellence Award (2025), a Lucite Award (2024), and Treasury Legal Team of the Year (2019). Since 2019, he has served as a judge advocate in the U.S. Army Reserve in various locations, with positions including international law officer, acting chief of national security law, national security law attorney, trial counsel, and administrative law attorney. He holds the rank of captain. Judge McCary is a member of the Florida Bar and the State Bar of Georgia.
Education: Judge McCary earned a Bachelor of Arts, summa cum laude, in 2007 from Duke University and a Juris Doctor in 2010 from Duke University School of Law.
Bar admission: Judge McCary is a member of the Florida Bar and the State Bar of Georgia.
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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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