Los Angeles — N. Los Angeles Street, CA Immigration Court
Appointed May 2006 · President George W. Bush→ Attorney General Alberto Gonzales(AG inferred from date)
20 years on the immigration bench
Appointed under a Republican administration
Background
The Honorable Immigration Judge Frank M. Travieso earned a Bachelor of Arts from California State University, Fullerton, in 1982 and a Juris Doctor from Loyola Law School in 1995. He served as an assistant district counsel for the Immigration and Naturalization Service in Los Angeles (1995-2001), including a detail as a trial attorney with the Office of Immigration Litigation, and then as an assistant U.S. attorney in Los Angeles (2001-2006). He is a member of the California Bar.
Caseload & process (since 2021)
2,287
Completions per year
11,433 total
6.6%
Detained at decision
share of cases
4.5 mo
Median time to decision
from case start
22.2%
Ordered removed in absentia
person absent
7.7%
Decisions appealed to BIA
appeal rate
9.9%
Appeals remanded or reversed
912 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.
46.7%
Bond requests granted
274 bond decisions High confidence
$7,500
Median bond when set
127 bonds with amounts
0%
Released on own recognizance
This judge 46.7%
Court average 0% · median $7,500
National 41.9% · median $6,500
Grant rates by type of relief
Share granted among merits decisions for each application type, since 2021.
Asylum
20.4%
1,323 decisions High confidence
Withholding / CAT
1.7%
1,684 decisions High confidence
Cancellation — 42B (non-LPR)
27.3%⚠
22 decisions Too few cases
Cancellation — 42A (LPR)
83.3%⚠
6 decisions Too few cases
Adjustment of status (245)
50%⚠
2 decisions Too few cases
Voluntary departure
66.4%
146 decisions Moderate
20.4%
of asylum claims granted on the merits High confidence
Based on 1,323 asylum decisions (grants + denials) since 2021.
This judge
20.4%
This court
29.1%
National average
31.8%
0%100% granted
In the bottom 41% 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 · 1,193 decisions since 2021
21.5%
Without a lawyerunrepresented · 130 decisions since 2021
10.8%
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.
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).