The Honorable Immigration Judge Lilliana Torreh-Bayouth
Miami, FL Immigration Court
Appointed December 1995 · President Bill Clinton→ Attorney General Janet Reno(AG inferred from date)
30 years on the immigration bench
Appointed under a Democratic administration
Background
The Honorable Immigration Judge Lilliana Torreh-Bayouth earned a Bachelor of Arts in 1980 from McGill University and a Juris Doctor in 1982 from the University of Texas. Before her appointment, she practiced law in Miami (1987-1995) and earlier worked as an attorney with the law firms Greenberg Traurig and Finley Kumble Wagner in Miami.
Caseload & process (since 2021)
1,086
Completions per year
6,518 total
0.3%
Detained at decision
share of cases
21.3 mo
Median time to decision
from case start
1.9%
Ordered removed in absentia
person absent
2%
Decisions appealed to BIA
appeal rate
5%
Appeals remanded or reversed
40 appeals decided
Grant rates by type of relief
Share granted among merits decisions for each application type, since 2021.
Asylum
21.9%
151 decisions Moderate
Withholding / CAT
6.9%
274 decisions High confidence
Cancellation — 42B (non-LPR)
44.1%
59 decisions Moderate
Cancellation — 42A (LPR)
100%⚠
6 decisions Too few cases
Adjustment of status (245)
86.3%
51 decisions Moderate
Voluntary departure
100%⚠
12 decisions Too few cases
21.9%
of asylum claims granted on the merits Moderate
Based on 151 asylum decisions (grants + denials) since 2021.
This judge
21.9%
This court
20.2%
National average
31.8%
0%100% granted
In the bottom 44% 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 · 130 decisions since 2021
22.3%
Without a lawyer⚠unrepresented · 21 decisions since 2021
19%
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).