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Background
The Honorable Immigration Judge Ravit R Halperin earned a Bachelor of Arts in 1989 from the State University of New York at Stony Brook and a Juris Doctor in 1992 from the City University of New York School of Law. From 2008 to 2020 she owned and operated her own immigration law practice in California, and from 2000 to 2008 she served as a staff attorney at the ASK Law Group.
Caseload & process (since 2021)
760
Completions per year
4,563 total
32.2%
Detained at decision
share of cases
6.1 mo
Median time to decision
from case start
22.4%
Ordered removed in absentia
person absent
15.2%
Decisions appealed to BIA
appeal rate
13%
Appeals remanded or reversed
362 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.
19.8%
Bond requests granted
303 bond decisions High confidence
$10,000
Median bond when set
131 bonds with amounts
1.7%
Released on own recognizance
This judge 19.8%
Court average 50% · median $20,000
National 41.9% · median $6,500
Grant rates by type of relief
Share granted among merits decisions for each application type, since 2021.
Asylum
12.4%
675 decisions High confidence
Withholding / CAT
0.5%
1,095 decisions High confidence
Cancellation — 42B (non-LPR)
2%
51 decisions Moderate
Cancellation — 42A (LPR)
14.3%⚠
7 decisions Too few cases
Adjustment of status (245)
0%⚠
10 decisions Too few cases
Voluntary departure
11.1%
790 decisions High confidence
12.4%
of asylum claims granted on the merits High confidence
Based on 675 asylum decisions (grants + denials) since 2021.
This judge
12.4%
This court
66%
National average
31.8%
0%100% granted
In the bottom 24% 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 · 549 decisions since 2021
14.2%
Without a lawyerunrepresented · 126 decisions since 2021
4.8%
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).