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Background
The Honorable Immigration Judge Holly A. D'Andrea earned a Bachelor of Science in 2003 from Oklahoma State University and a Juris Doctor in 2006 from Saint Louis University School of Law. From 2011 to 2019, she served as an assistant U.S. attorney in the Southern District of Texas, Brownsville, including a period from 2016 to 2017 as national border and immigration legal issues coordinator with the Executive Office for U.S. Attorneys. Earlier she served as an assistant prosecuting attorney, assistant county counselor, and city attorney in Washington County, Missouri. She is a member of the Missouri Bar.
Caseload & process (since 2021)
932
Completions per year
5,590 total
57.8%
Detained at decision
share of cases
1.3 mo
Median time to decision
from case start
0%
Ordered removed in absentia
person absent
2.9%
Decisions appealed to BIA
appeal rate
30.7%
Appeals remanded or reversed
101 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.
59.8%
Bond requests granted
1,701 bond decisions High confidence
$8,000
Median bond when set
1,055 bonds with amounts
0.2%
Released on own recognizance
This judge 59.8%
Court average 58.7% · median $8,000
National 41.9% · median $6,500
Grant rates by type of relief
Share granted among merits decisions for each application type, since 2021.
Asylum
10.1%
207 decisions High confidence
Withholding / CAT
8.7%
448 decisions High confidence
Cancellation — 42B (non-LPR)
32.9%
76 decisions Moderate
Cancellation — 42A (LPR)
66.7%⚠
45 decisions Too few cases
Adjustment of status (245)
52.2%⚠
23 decisions Too few cases
Voluntary departure
79.5%
600 decisions High confidence
10.1%
of asylum claims granted on the merits High confidence
Based on 207 asylum decisions (grants + denials) since 2021.
This judge
10.1%
This court
12.4%
National average
31.8%
0%100% granted
In the bottom 19% 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 · 108 decisions since 2021
12%
Without a lawyerunrepresented · 99 decisions since 2021
8.1%
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).