ASYLUMJUDGE · IMMIGRATION JUDGE PROFILE
Traci Winder
Tacoma (TAC) · Tacoma, WA
Traci Winder is listed with Tacoma (TAC). The database records 87 asylum outcomes: 1 approved, 86 denied, and 0 other outcomes. Historical statistics are informational and cannot predict an individual case. · 2025-10-30 – 2026-04-02
Yearly changes
Yearly asylum decision trend
Fiscal yearDecisionsGrantedDeniedOtherApproval rate
FY 20268718601.1%
Applicant origin
Asylum decisions by fiscal year and nationality
FY 2026 · 2025-10-01 – 2026-07-01 · EOIR
NationalityDecisionsGrantedDeniedOtherApproval rate
FY 2026 · Mexico2025-11-12 – 2026-03-31180180—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Venezuela2025-11-07 – 2026-03-25140140—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · India2025-11-04 – 2026-03-176060—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Guatemala2025-12-22 – 2026-03-254040—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Afghanistan2025-11-17 – 2026-04-024130—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Peru2026-02-13 – 2026-03-273030—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Russia2025-11-13 – 2026-02-123030—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Turkey2026-01-26 – 2026-03-093030—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Honduras2025-11-10 – 2026-02-243030—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · China2026-01-07 – 2026-03-203030—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Egypt2026-03-04 – 2026-03-112020—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Kirghizia (Kyrgyzstan)2025-12-11 – 2026-04-022020—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Cameroon2025-12-18 – 2026-02-112020—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Nicaragua2026-02-09 – 2026-03-112020—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · El Salvador2026-01-26 – 2026-03-272020—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Cuba2026-02-09 – 2026-03-032020—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Colombia2026-01-09 – 2026-02-272020—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Mauritania2025-12-10 – 2026-03-182020—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Nepal2025-12-01 – 2025-12-011010—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Senegal2026-02-10 – 2026-02-101010—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Ecuador2025-12-01 – 2025-12-011010—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Guinea2025-12-05 – 2025-12-051010—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Zimbabwe2025-11-12 – 2025-11-121010—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Pakistan2025-12-08 – 2025-12-081010—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Ethiopia2025-12-29 – 2025-12-291010—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Iran2025-10-30 – 2025-10-301010—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Uzbekistan2025-12-11 – 2025-12-111010—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Angola2026-03-05 – 2026-03-051010—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
Official appointment record
Judge background and appointment
Official biography
Traci Lee Cox Winder was appointed as a temporary immigration judge to begin hearing cases in October 2025. Judge Winder earned a Bachelor of Science in 1997 from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and a Juris Doctorate in 2000 from Campbell University, Norman Adrian Wiggins School of Law. From 2007 to 2025, she served as a judge advocate general (JAG) with the U.S. Air Force Reserves at various locations. From 2011 to 2012 , she served as a staff attorney with the Office of General Counsel, Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command Northwest, Bangor, Washington. From 2007 to 2011, she served as a staff attorney, Assistant Chief Counsel, U.S. Customs and Border Protection in Tucson, Arizona. From 2003 to 2007, she served as a JA G with the U.S. Air Force at various locations. Judge Winder is a member of the Florida Bar, North Carolina Bar, and Washington State Bar.
Education: Judge Winder earned a Bachelor of Science in 1997 from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and a Juris Doctorate in 2000 from Campbell University, Norman Adrian Wiggins School of Law.
Bar admission: Judge Winder is a member of the Florida Bar, North Carolina Bar, and Washington 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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