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Background
The Honorable Immigration Judge Andrea Cole earned a Bachelor of Arts in 2004 from the University of Florida and a Juris Doctor in 2006 from Stetson University College of Law. From 2016 to 2022, she served as an assistant chief counsel with the Office of the Principal Legal Advisor, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Department of Homeland Security, in Miami, and from 2015 to 2016 as an asylum officer with U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services in Miami. From 2007 to 2015, she was an associate handling immigration matters at several law firms in Miami. She is a member of the Florida Bar.
Caseload & process (since 2021)
841
Completions per year
3,365 total
62.8%
Detained at decision
share of cases
1.4 mo
Median time to decision
from case start
0%
Ordered removed in absentia
person absent
2.6%
Decisions appealed to BIA
appeal rate
8.7%
Appeals remanded or reversed
46 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.
64.4%
Bond requests granted
693 bond decisions High confidence
$8,000
Median bond when set
436 bonds with amounts
0%
Released on own recognizance
This judge 64.4%
Court average 58.7% · median $8,000
National 41.9% · median $6,500
Grant rates by type of relief
Share granted among merits decisions for each application type, since 2021.
Asylum
5.6%
249 decisions High confidence
Withholding / CAT
6.2%
548 decisions High confidence
Cancellation — 42B (non-LPR)
10.5%⚠
38 decisions Too few cases
Cancellation — 42A (LPR)
66.7%⚠
9 decisions Too few cases
Adjustment of status (245)
58.3%⚠
12 decisions Too few cases
Voluntary departure
64.3%
507 decisions High confidence
5.6%
of asylum claims granted on the merits High confidence
Based on 249 asylum decisions (grants + denials) since 2021.
This judge
5.6%
This court
12.4%
National average
31.8%
0%100% granted
In the bottom 8% of the 825 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 · 101 decisions since 2021
11.9%
Without a lawyerunrepresented · 148 decisions since 2021
1.4%
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 (31.8%). Headline rates above use 2021 – today.
* 2026 is a partial year (data through 06/01/2026) 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).