The Honorable Immigration Judge Juliana Menezes de Araujo
Boston, MA Immigration Court
Caseload & process (since 2021)
292
Completions per year
1,462 total
0.6%
Detained at decision
share of cases
20.2 mo
Median time to decision
from case start
6.1%
Ordered removed in absentia
person absent
15.3%
Decisions appealed to BIA
appeal rate
13.5%
Appeals remanded or reversed
170 appeals decided
Grant rates by type of relief
Share granted among merits decisions for each application type, since 2021.
Asylum
19.1%
262 decisions High confidence
Withholding / CAT
4.5%
380 decisions High confidence
Cancellation — 42B (non-LPR)
38.1%⚠
21 decisions Too few cases
Cancellation — 42A (LPR)
0%⚠
1 decision Too few cases
Adjustment of status (245)
100%⚠
17 decisions Too few cases
Voluntary departure
91.9%⚠
37 decisions Too few cases
19.1%
of asylum claims granted on the merits High confidence
Based on 262 asylum decisions (grants + denials) since 2021.
This judge
19.1%
This court
45.6%
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 · 251 decisions since 2021
19.9%
Without a lawyer⚠unrepresented · 11 decisions since 2021
0%
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).