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Background
The Honorable Immigration Judge Adam Perl earned a Bachelor of Arts in 2006 from Florida International University and a Juris Doctor in 2011 from St. Thomas University School of Law. Before his appointment, he served as a deputy chief counsel with the Office of the Principal Legal Advisor, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, in New York (2018-2021), and as an assistant chief counsel in Newburgh and New York (2014-2018) and in Los Angeles (2011-2014).
Caseload & process (since 2021)
884
Completions per year
5,304 total
0.3%
Detained at decision
share of cases
10.5 mo
Median time to decision
from case start
35.4%
Ordered removed in absentia
person absent
21.7%
Decisions appealed to BIA
appeal rate
2.5%
Appeals remanded or reversed
932 appeals decided
Bond decisions
Custody redetermination (bond) rulings since 2021.
"Granted" means the judge lowered the bond, ordered release on recognizance, or otherwise granted the request.
0%⚠
Bond requests granted
2 bond decisions Too few cases
—
Median bond when set
—
Released on own recognizance
This judge 0%
National 41.7% · median $6,500
Grant rates by type of relief
Share granted among merits decisions for each application type, since 2021.
Asylum
17.1%
1,614 decisions High confidence
Withholding / CAT
2.3%
1,772 decisions High confidence
Cancellation — 42B (non-LPR)
7.4%⚠
27 decisions Too few cases
Cancellation — 42A (LPR)
100%⚠
1 decision Too few cases
Adjustment of status (245)
100%⚠
2 decisions Too few cases
Voluntary departure
93.5%
92 decisions Moderate
17.1%
of asylum claims granted on the merits High confidence
Based on 1,614 asylum decisions (grants + denials) since 2021.
This judge
17.1%
This court
32.2%
National average
29.9%
0%100% granted
In the bottom 40% of the 889 judges nationally with enough cases to compare.
Does a lawyer matter here?
Asylum grant rate by whether the person had legal representation.
With a lawyerrepresented · 1,103 decisions since 2021
23%
Without a lawyerunrepresented · 511 decisions since 2021
4.3%
Asylum grant rate over time
Each point is that calendar year's grant rate, back to 2015 where the judge was deciding cases — the longer career view. Dashed grey line = current national average (29.9%). Headline rates above use 2021 – today.
* 2026 is a partial year (data through 08/01/2026) and is incomplete.
Courts where this judge has decided cases
Hearing locations for cases this judge completed since 2021, by number of decisions.
Many judges hear cases from more than one court (detained facilities, video dockets, or reassignments).