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Background
The Honorable Immigration Judge Danny Razo earned a Bachelor of Arts in 2000 from the University of Texas at El Paso and a Doctor of Jurisprudence in 2003 from Texas Tech University School of Law. From 2004 to 2007 he served as a staff attorney at a nonprofit organization in El Paso, and thereafter he maintained a private law practice in El Paso for roughly fifteen years until his appointment. He is a member of the State Bars of Arizona and Texas.
Caseload & process (since 2021)
964
Completions per year
5,782 total
10.2%
Detained at decision
share of cases
9.9 mo
Median time to decision
from case start
24.2%
Ordered removed in absentia
person absent
4.7%
Decisions appealed to BIA
appeal rate
24.2%
Appeals remanded or reversed
66 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.
18.2%⚠
Bond requests granted
44 bond decisions Too few cases
$5,000
Median bond when set
9 bonds with amounts
25%
Released on own recognizance
This judge 18.2%
Court average 0%
National 41.9% · median $6,500
Grant rates by type of relief
Share granted among merits decisions for each application type, since 2021.
Asylum
19%
342 decisions High confidence
Withholding / CAT
5.7%
490 decisions High confidence
Cancellation — 42B (non-LPR)
16.7%⚠
12 decisions Too few cases
Cancellation — 42A (LPR)
57.1%⚠
7 decisions Too few cases
Adjustment of status (245)
83.3%⚠
12 decisions Too few cases
Voluntary departure
74%
100 decisions Moderate
19%
of asylum claims granted on the merits High confidence
Based on 342 asylum decisions (grants + denials) since 2021.
This judge
19%
This court
18.9%
National average
31.8%
0%100% granted
In the bottom 38% 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 · 235 decisions since 2021
26.8%
Without a lawyerunrepresented · 107 decisions since 2021
1.9%
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).