Immigration Judge at Philadelphia, PA
Judge Espinal, Pedro J. serves at the Philadelphia, PA Immigration Court. With an asylum approval rate of 8.1%, 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 | 1.9% | 7 | 363 | 370 |
| Guatemala | 0.3% | 1 | 315 | 316 |
| Venezuela | 11.8% | 35 | 262 | 297 |
| Honduras | 0.4% | 1 | 281 | 282 |
| Cuba | 32.4% | 45 | 94 | 139 |
| Dominican Republic | 17.4% | 19 | 90 | 109 |
| Nicaragua | 8.9% | 9 | 92 | 101 |
| Colombia | 2.0% | 2 | 97 | 99 |
| Haiti | 1.2% | 1 | 85 | 86 |
| Brazil | 1.5% | 1 | 66 | 67 |
| Cameroon | 69.1% | 38 | 17 | 55 |
| El Salvador | 2.6% | 1 | 37 | 38 |
| Jamaica | 3.0% | 1 | 32 | 33 |
| China | 7.7% | 2 | 24 | 26 |
| Ecuador | 0.0% | 0 | 25 | 25 |
| Russia | 14.3% | 3 | 18 | 21 |
| Peru | 0.0% | 0 | 18 | 18 |
| Bahamas | 0.0% | 0 | 14 | 14 |
| Romania | 0.0% | 0 | 8 | 8 |
| Afghanistan | 25.0% | 2 | 6 | 8 |
| India | 0.0% | 0 | 6 | 6 |
| Dominica | 0.0% | 0 | 6 | 6 |
| Canada | 16.7% | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| Egypt | 0.0% | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| Chile | 0.0% | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| Turkey | 0.0% | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Syria | 0.0% | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Argentina | 0.0% | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Albania | 0.0% | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Saudi Arabia | 0.0% | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Kirghizia (Kyrgyzstan) | 50.0% | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Belize | 50.0% | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Ukraine | 0.0% | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Guyana | 0.0% | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Kazakhstan | 0.0% | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Vietnam | 0.0% | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Costa Rica | 0.0% | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Bangladesh | 0.0% | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Pakistan | 0.0% | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Spain | 0.0% | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Czech Republic | 0.0% | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Sierra Leone | 0.0% | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Germany | 0.0% | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Trinidad And Tobago | 0.0% | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Uruguay | 0.0% | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| United Kingdom | 0.0% | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Year | Approval Rate | Granted | Denied | Decided |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1.0% | 3 | 301 | 304 |
| 2025 | 0.7% | 10 | 1,447 | 1,457 |
| 2024 | 53.8% | 7 | 6 | 13 |
| 2023 | 13.4% | 15 | 97 | 112 |
| 2022 | 32.0% | 32 | 68 | 100 |
| 2021 | 38.6% | 27 | 43 | 70 |
| 2020 | 52.4% | 87 | 79 | 166 |