The Honorable Immigration Judge D'Anna H Freeman

Harlingen, TX Immigration Court
Appointed March 2016 · President Barack Obama Attorney General Loretta E. Lynch
10 years on the immigration bench
Appointed under a Democratic administration

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Caseload & process (since 2021)
681
Completions per year
4,088 total
29.4%
Detained at decision
share of cases
5.3 mo
Median time to decision
from case start
13.3%
Ordered removed in absentia
person absent
6.8%
Decisions appealed to BIA
appeal rate
17.9%
Appeals remanded or reversed
78 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.
56.2%
Bond requests granted
160 bond decisions Moderate
$7,500
Median bond when set
86 bonds with amounts
3.3%
Released on own recognizance
This judge 56.2%
Court average 29.4% · median $8,250
National 41.9% · median $6,500

Grant rates by type of relief

Share granted among merits decisions for each application type, since 2021.
Asylum
14.6% 507 decisions High confidence
Withholding / CAT
2.7% 838 decisions High confidence
Cancellation — 42B (non-LPR)
27.5% 40 decisions Too few cases
Cancellation — 42A (LPR)
72.7% 11 decisions Too few cases
Adjustment of status (245)
96.4% 28 decisions Too few cases
Voluntary departure
67.9% 168 decisions Moderate
14.6%
of asylum claims granted on the merits High confidence
Based on 507 asylum decisions (grants + denials) since 2021.
This judge
14.6%
This court
18.7%
National average
31.8%
0%100% granted
In the bottom 31% 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 · 385 decisions since 2021
16.9%
Without a lawyerunrepresented · 122 decisions since 2021
7.4%

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.
0% 25% 50% 75% 100%2016: 25.6% of 43 decisions25.6%20162017: 33.6% of 107 decisions33.6%20172018: 26.7% of 90 decisions26.7%20182019: 20.5% of 161 decisions20.5%20192020: 3.1% of 64 decisions3.1%20202021: 12.1% of 58 decisions12.1%20212022: 30.1% of 103 decisions30.1%20222023: 26.8% of 56 decisions26.8%20232024: 14.8% of 54 decisions14.8%20242025: 10.7% of 103 decisions10.7%20252026 (partial year): 1.5% of 133 decisions1.5%2026*
* 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).
Harlingen, TX · home court
1,853 (45%)
593 (15%)
436 (11%)
349 (8.5%)
257 (6.3%)
134 (3.3%)