The Honorable Immigration Judge Rene D Mateo

Miami, FL Immigration Court
Appointed January 2009 · President George W. Bush Attorney General Michael B. Mukasey (AG inferred from date)
17 years on the immigration bench
Appointed under a Republican administration

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Caseload & process (since 2021)
1,775
Completions per year
10,649 total
7.9%
Detained at decision
share of cases
22.1 mo
Median time to decision
from case start
11.6%
Ordered removed in absentia
person absent
2.9%
Decisions appealed to BIA
appeal rate
5.5%
Appeals remanded or reversed
55 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.
54.4%
Bond requests granted
397 bond decisions High confidence
$5,000
Median bond when set
209 bonds with amounts
0.5%
Released on own recognizance
This judge 54.4%
National 41.9% · median $6,500

Grant rates by type of relief

Share granted among merits decisions for each application type, since 2021.
Asylum
11.4% 219 decisions High confidence
Withholding / CAT
3.1% 356 decisions High confidence
Cancellation — 42B (non-LPR)
54.3% 46 decisions Too few cases
Cancellation — 42A (LPR)
83.3% 30 decisions Too few cases
Adjustment of status (245)
86.2% 87 decisions Moderate
Voluntary departure
92.5% 107 decisions Moderate
11.4%
of asylum claims granted on the merits High confidence
Based on 219 asylum decisions (grants + denials) since 2021.
This judge
11.4%
This court
20.2%
National average
31.8%
0%100% granted
In the bottom 22% 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 · 202 decisions since 2021
11.4%
Without a lawyerunrepresented · 17 decisions since 2021
11.8%

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.
0% 25% 50% 75% 100%2015: 16.7% of 6 decisions16.7%20152016: 66.7% of 9 decisions66.7%20162017: 29.7% of 37 decisions29.7%20172018: 7.5% of 67 decisions7.5%20182019: 13.8% of 87 decisions13.8%20192020: 13.5% of 89 decisions13.5%20202021: 11.1% of 9 decisions11.1%20212022: 16.7% of 30 decisions16.7%20222023: 30% of 50 decisions30%20232024: 8.7% of 23 decisions8.7%20242025: 3.1% of 64 decisions3.1%20252026 (partial year): 0% of 43 decisions0%2026*
* 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).
Miami, FL · home court
9,807 (92%)
792 (7.4%)
10 (0.09%)
4 (0.04%)
4 (0.04%)