The Honorable Immigration Judge Andrew Galvao
Harlingen, TX Immigration Court
Appointed April 2026 · President Donald Trump → Attorney General Pamela Bondi (AG inferred from date)
Less than a year on the immigration bench
Appointed under a Republican administration
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Background
The Honorable Immigration Judge Andrew Galvao earned a Bachelor of Arts in 2013 from Bridgewater State University and a Juris Doctor from New England Law | Boston. Before his appointment, he served as an assistant chief counsel with the Office of the Principal Legal Advisor, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, in Houston and Los Fresnos, Texas (2023-2026), as a general attorney with U.S. Customs and Border Protection in Laredo (2025), and as an associate attorney at Morrison Mahoney LLP in Fall River, Massachusetts (2022-2023). He is a member of the Massachusetts and Rhode Island bars.
Caseload & process (since 2021)
36
Completions per year
109 total
9.2%
Detained at decision
share of cases
23.6 mo
Median time to decision
from case start
49.5%
Ordered removed in absentia
person absent
1.8%
Decisions appealed to BIA
appeal rate
—
Appeals remanded or reversed
only 0 appeals — too few
Grant rates by type of relief
Share granted among merits decisions for each application type, since 2021.
| Asylum | |
0%⚠ |
3 decisions Too few cases |
| Withholding / CAT | |
0%⚠ |
5 decisions Too few cases |
| Cancellation — 42B (non-LPR) | |
0%⚠ |
8 decisions Too few cases |
| Cancellation — 42A (LPR) | |
100%⚠ |
1 decision Too few cases |
| Voluntary departure | |
42.9%⚠ |
7 decisions Too few cases |
0%⚠
of asylum claims granted on the merits
Based on 3 asylum decisions (grants + denials) since 2021. Fewer than 50 — treat this figure with caution.
Does a lawyer matter here?
Asylum grant rate by whether the person had legal representation.
With a lawyer⚠represented · 3 decisions since 2021
Without a lawyerunrepresented
no data
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).