The Honorable Immigration Judge Omar J Famada
Dallas, TX Immigration Court
Appointed May 2026 · President Donald Trump → Attorney General Todd Blanche (AG inferred from date)
Less than a year on the immigration bench
Appointed under a Republican administration
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Background
The Honorable Immigration Judge Omar J. Famada earned a Bachelor of Arts from Florida International University and a Juris Doctor in 2011 from the Thomas M. Cooley Law School, and has been admitted to the Florida, Michigan, and Texas bars. After several years in private practice in Florida and Michigan, public professional records indicate he held a series of government legal positions, reported to include assistant attorney general for the State of Florida, attorney-advisor with the Federal Bureau of Prisons, senior assistant city attorney for the City and County of Denver, and an asset-forfeiture attorney with Tarrant County, Texas. Judge Famada was appointed an immigration judge in May 2026, as part of the class of 77 immigration judges invested by Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche, and assigned to the Dallas Immigration Court. This profile was compiled through independent primary-source research because a standard individual biography was not published on EOIR's website; his education and bar admissions are well documented, while the later government roles are drawn from secondary professional records and are not individually confirmed.
Caseload & process (since 2021)
8
Completions per year
17 total
5.9%
Detained at decision
share of cases
33.3 mo
Median time to decision
from case start
23.5%
Ordered removed in absentia
person absent
0%
Decisions appealed to BIA
appeal rate
—
Appeals remanded or reversed
Grant rates by type of relief
Share granted among merits decisions for each application type, since 2021.
| Asylum | |
0%⚠ |
2 decisions Too few cases |
| Withholding / CAT | |
0%⚠ |
4 decisions Too few cases |
| Voluntary departure | |
50%⚠ |
2 decisions Too few cases |
0%⚠
of asylum claims granted on the merits
Based on 2 asylum decisions (grants + denials) since 2021. Fewer than 50 — treat this figure with caution.
Does a lawyer matter here?
Asylum grant rate by whether the person had legal representation.
With a lawyer⚠represented · 2 decisions since 2021
Without a lawyerunrepresented
no data
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).