Immigration Judge at El Paso Detained, TX
Judge Pleters, Michael S. serves at the El Paso Detained, TX Immigration Court. With an asylum approval rate of 6.2%, this judge is below average compared to the national average. Data sourced from EOIR (Executive Office for Immigration Review).
| Nationality | Approval Rate | Granted | Denied | Decided |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mexico | 3.9% | 37 | 922 | 959 |
| Venezuela | 15.1% | 39 | 219 | 258 |
| Honduras | 4.5% | 11 | 233 | 244 |
| Guatemala | 3.6% | 8 | 214 | 222 |
| Colombia | 0.0% | 0 | 92 | 92 |
| El Salvador | 5.1% | 4 | 74 | 78 |
| Cuba | 8.1% | 6 | 68 | 74 |
| Ecuador | 4.3% | 2 | 44 | 46 |
| Nicaragua | 32.6% | 14 | 29 | 43 |
| Dominican Republic | 17.6% | 3 | 14 | 17 |
| Brazil | 6.2% | 1 | 15 | 16 |
| Russia | 35.7% | 5 | 9 | 14 |
| China | 8.3% | 1 | 11 | 12 |
| Haiti | 16.7% | 2 | 10 | 12 |
| Jamaica | 22.2% | 2 | 7 | 9 |
| India | 0.0% | 0 | 6 | 6 |
| Peru | 0.0% | 0 | 6 | 6 |
| Turkey | 20.0% | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| Egypt | 20.0% | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| Bolivia | 0.0% | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| Iran | 75.0% | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| Nigeria | 0.0% | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Argentina | 0.0% | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Mauritania | 66.7% | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Panama | 0.0% | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Afghanistan | 66.7% | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Nepal | 0.0% | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Georgia | 50.0% | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Jordan | 50.0% | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Vietnam | 0.0% | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Kirghizia (Kyrgyzstan) | 0.0% | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Bangladesh | 0.0% | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Morocco | 0.0% | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Romania | 0.0% | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Liberia | 0.0% | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Poland | 0.0% | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Kazakhstan | 0.0% | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Belize | 0.0% | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Year | Approval Rate | Granted | Denied | Decided |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 5.2% | 4 | 73 | 77 |
| 2025 | 4.4% | 38 | 823 | 861 |
| 2024 | 11.6% | 54 | 412 | 466 |
| 2023 | 8.9% | 24 | 246 | 270 |
| 2022 | 7.4% | 14 | 174 | 188 |
| 2021 | 5.1% | 5 | 94 | 99 |
| 2020 | 6.2% | 16 | 241 | 257 |