Appointed April 2017 · President Barack Obama→ Attorney General Loretta E. Lynch
9 years on the immigration bench
Appointed under a Democratic administration
Background
The Honorable Immigration Judge An Mai Nguyen obtuvo una Licenciatura en Artes (1996) de la University of Southern California y un Juris Doctor (2000) de Southwestern Law School. De 2000 a 2003 se desempeñó como asesora jurídica auxiliar de distrito del antiguo Servicio de Inmigración y Naturalización (INS) en Los Angeles. Posteriormente trabajó para el Servicio de Inmigración y Control de Aduanas de EE. UU. (ICE) en Las Vegas de 2007 a 2017, incluso como Fiscal Federal Auxiliar Especial (special assistant U.S. attorney) para el Distrito de Nevada de 2009 a 2011.
Caseload & process (since 2021)
1,621
Completions per year
9,728 total
13.8%
Detained at decision
share of cases
10.3 mo
Median time to decision
from case start
13.7%
Ordered removed in absentia
person absent
2.3%
Decisions appealed to BIA
appeal rate
17.6%
Appeals remanded or reversed
85 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.
55.8%
Bond requests granted
373 bond decisions High confidence
$4,000
Median bond when set
187 bonds with amounts
1%
Released on own recognizance
This judge 55.8%
Court average 57.3% · median $5,000
National 41.7% · median $6,500
Grant rates by type of relief
Share granted among merits decisions for each application type, since 2021.
Asylum
62.5%
666 decisions High confidence
Withholding / CAT
9.1%
536 decisions High confidence
Cancellation — 42B (non-LPR)
57.1%
147 decisions Moderate
Cancellation — 42A (LPR)
52.6%⚠
19 decisions Too few cases
Adjustment of status (245)
89.3%⚠
28 decisions Too few cases
Voluntary departure
51.9%
466 decisions High confidence
62.5%
of asylum claims granted on the merits High confidence
Based on 666 asylum decisions (grants + denials) since 2021.
This judge
62.5%
This court
57.7%
National average
29.9%
0%100% granted
In the top 9% 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 · 535 decisions since 2021
69.9%
Without a lawyerunrepresented · 131 decisions since 2021
32.1%
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).