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% | 39 | 955 | 994 |
| Venezuela | 15.1% | 39 | 220 | 259 |
| Honduras | 4.3% | 11 | 247 | 258 |
| Guatemala | 3.4% | 8 | 225 | 233 |
| Colombia | 0.0% | 0 | 91 | 91 |
| El Salvador | 4.8% | 4 | 80 | 84 |
| Cuba | 7.6% | 6 | 73 | 79 |
| Ecuador | 3.8% | 2 | 50 | 52 |
| Nicaragua | 32.6% | 14 | 29 | 43 |
| Brazil | 5.3% | 1 | 18 | 19 |
| Dominican Republic | 20.0% | 3 | 12 | 15 |
| Russia | 40.0% | 6 | 9 | 15 |
| Haiti | 20.0% | 2 | 8 | 10 |
| China | 10.0% | 1 | 9 | 10 |
| Jamaica | 22.2% | 2 | 7 | 9 |
| India | 0.0% | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| Peru | 0.0% | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| Egypt | 0.0% | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| Bolivia | 0.0% | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| Panama | 0.0% | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Afghanistan | 66.7% | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Iran | 66.7% | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Jordan | 50.0% | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Nepal | 0.0% | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Georgia | 0.0% | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Liberia | 0.0% | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Year | Approval Rate | Granted | Denied | Decided |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 4.8% | 15 | 296 | 311 |
| 2025 | 4.9% | 38 | 730 | 768 |
| 2024 | 12.5% | 48 | 337 | 385 |
| 2023 | 7.5% | 20 | 245 | 265 |
| 2022 | 8.6% | 14 | 149 | 163 |
| 2021 | 7.3% | 7 | 89 | 96 |
| 2020 | 5.6% | 18 | 302 | 320 |