The Honorable Immigration Judge Daniel B Gilbert

Harlingen, TX Immigration Court
Appointed August 2018 · President Donald Trump Attorney General Jeff Sessions
8 years on the immigration bench
Appointed under a Republican administration
Caseload & process (since 2021)
10
Completions per year
21 total
0%
Detained at decision
share of cases
51.3 mo
Median time to decision
from case start
0%
Ordered removed in absentia
person absent
28.6%
Decisions appealed to BIA
appeal rate
Appeals remanded or reversed
only 3 appeals — too few

Grant rates by type of relief

Share granted among merits decisions for each application type, since 2021.
Cancellation — 42B (non-LPR)
60% 20 decisions Too few cases
Voluntary departure
100% 5 decisions Too few cases
This judge has no asylum decisions on the merits in this period (since 2021).
Representation comparison unavailable.

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%2017: 0% of 2 decisions0%20172018: 42.9% of 21 decisions42.9%20182019: 8% of 25 decisions8%2019

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
21 (100%)