ASYLUMJUDGE · IMMIGRATION JUDGE PROFILE
Roopal Patel
Boston (BOS) · Boston, MA
Roopal Patel is listed with Boston (BOS). The database records 696 asylum outcomes: 286 approved, 410 denied, and 0 other outcomes. Historical statistics are informational and cannot predict an individual case. · 2024-05-16 – 2026-04-10
Yearly changes
Yearly asylum decision trend
Fiscal yearDecisionsGrantedDeniedOtherApproval rate
FY 202618660126032.3%
FY 2025441197244044.7%
FY 2024692940042.0%
Applicant origin
Asylum decisions by fiscal year and nationality
FY 2026 · 2025-10-01 – 2026-07-01 · EOIR
NationalityDecisionsGrantedDeniedOtherApproval rate
FY 2026 · Brazil2025-10-01 – 2026-03-25861670018.6%
FY 2026 · Colombia2025-10-06 – 2026-04-08171160—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Ecuador2025-10-08 – 2026-04-0616790—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Honduras2025-10-23 – 2026-04-1010370—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Angola2025-10-29 – 2026-01-0510910—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Guatemala2025-10-24 – 2026-03-239450—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · El Salvador2025-10-10 – 2026-04-038440—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Haiti2025-12-05 – 2025-12-197520—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Democratic Republic Of Congo2026-01-30 – 2026-03-305500—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Peru2025-12-11 – 2025-12-113030—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Nigeria2025-12-03 – 2025-12-032200—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Senegal2026-01-30 – 2026-03-242110—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Venezuela2026-02-12 – 2026-02-121010—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Turkey2026-01-23 – 2026-01-231100—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · India2026-02-20 – 2026-02-201100—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Palestinian2026-02-13 – 2026-02-131100—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Lebanon2025-12-17 – 2025-12-171010—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Pakistan2025-10-20 – 2025-10-201010—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Chile2025-12-05 – 2025-12-051010—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Mauritania2026-02-11 – 2026-02-111010—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · China2026-01-07 – 2026-01-071010—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Mexico2026-03-02 – 2026-03-021010—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Uganda2026-03-27 – 2026-03-271010—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
Official appointment record
Judge background and appointment
Official biography
Roopal B. Patel was appointed as an immigration judge to begin hearing cases in May 2024. Judge Patel earned a Bachelor of Arts in 2003 from Harvard University and a Juris Doctor in 2011 from New York University School of Law. From 2014 to 2024, she was a senior staff attorney at Manhattan Legal Services where she worked on a wide variety of cases, including immigration cases. From 2011 to 2013, she was a staff attorney at the Brennan Center for Justice. Judge Patel is a member of the New York State Bar.
Education: Judge Patel earned a Bachelor of Arts in 2003 from Harvard University and a Juris Doctor in 2011 from New York University School of Law.
Bar admission: Judge Patel is a member of the New York 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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