The Honorable Immigration Judge Linda Hristova
New York — Federal Plaza, NY Immigration Court
Appointed March 2026 · President Donald Trump → Attorney General Pamela Bondi
Less than a year on the immigration bench
Appointed under a Republican administration
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Background
The Honorable Immigration Judge Linda Hristova earned a Bachelor of Arts in 2006 from the University of Southern California and a Juris Doctor in 2009 from Brooklyn Law School. She served in various prosecutorial roles with the Kings County District Attorney's Office in Brooklyn from 2010 to February 2026, including positions in the Trial Division, Grand Jury, and Frauds Bureau. She received the Robert M. Pitler Criminal Justice Post-Graduate Fellowship Award. Judge Hristova is a member of the New York State Bar.
Caseload & process (since 2021)
41
Completions per year
248 total
4%
Detained at decision
share of cases
35.9 mo
Median time to decision
from case start
10.5%
Ordered removed in absentia
person absent
16.5%
Decisions appealed to BIA
appeal rate
—
Appeals remanded or reversed
only 0 appeals — too few
Grant rates by type of relief
Share granted among merits decisions for each application type, since 2021.
| Asylum | |
0% |
72 decisions Moderate |
| Withholding / CAT | |
0% |
122 decisions Moderate |
| Voluntary departure | |
100%⚠ |
4 decisions Too few cases |
0%
of asylum claims granted on the merits Moderate
Based on 72 asylum decisions (grants + denials) since 2021.
0%100% granted
In the bottom 1% 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 · 67 decisions since 2021
Without a lawyer⚠unrepresented · 5 decisions since 2021
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).