Immigration Judge at Philadelphia, PA
Judge Espinal, Pedro J. serves at the Philadelphia, PA Immigration Court. With an asylum approval rate of 8.0%, 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 | 1.8% | 7 | 375 | 382 |
| Guatemala | 0.3% | 1 | 325 | 326 |
| Venezuela | 11.5% | 35 | 269 | 304 |
| Honduras | 0.3% | 1 | 292 | 293 |
| Cuba | 32.2% | 46 | 97 | 143 |
| Dominican Republic | 17.6% | 19 | 89 | 108 |
| Colombia | 2.9% | 3 | 100 | 103 |
| Nicaragua | 8.9% | 9 | 92 | 101 |
| Haiti | 1.1% | 1 | 88 | 89 |
| Brazil | 1.4% | 1 | 71 | 72 |
| Cameroon | 69.8% | 37 | 16 | 53 |
| El Salvador | 2.4% | 1 | 41 | 42 |
| Jamaica | 3.0% | 1 | 32 | 33 |
| China | 7.1% | 2 | 26 | 28 |
| Ecuador | 0.0% | 0 | 26 | 26 |
| Russia | 14.3% | 3 | 18 | 21 |
| Peru | 0.0% | 0 | 19 | 19 |
| Bahamas | 0.0% | 0 | 14 | 14 |
| Romania | 0.0% | 0 | 8 | 8 |
| Afghanistan | 25.0% | 2 | 6 | 8 |
| India | 0.0% | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| Dominica | 0.0% | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| Egypt | 0.0% | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| Chile | 0.0% | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| Canada | 25.0% | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| Syria | 0.0% | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Saudi Arabia | 0.0% | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Ukraine | 0.0% | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Argentina | 0.0% | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Turkey | 0.0% | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Vietnam | 0.0% | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Year | Approval Rate | Granted | Denied | Decided |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1.0% | 9 | 859 | 868 |
| 2025 | 1.0% | 9 | 925 | 934 |
| 2024 | 30.8% | 4 | 9 | 13 |
| 2023 | 21.2% | 29 | 108 | 137 |
| 2022 | 22.1% | 23 | 81 | 104 |
| 2021 | 67.5% | 27 | 13 | 40 |
| 2020 | 42.7% | 82 | 110 | 192 |