Appointed November 2006 · President George W. Bush→ Attorney General Alberto Gonzales(AG inferred from date)
19 years on the immigration bench
Appointed under a Republican administration
Background
The Honorable Immigration Judge Robin E Feder earned Bachelor of Arts degrees in Spanish and French from the University of Illinois in 1980 and a Juris Doctor from George Washington University in 1983. She served as an assistant attorney general and chief of the civil division for the Rhode Island Department of Attorney General and, from 1996 to 2006, as an assistant U.S. attorney in Rhode Island. She was appointed to the Boston Immigration Court in November 2006.
Caseload & process (since 2021)
654
Completions per year
3,926 total
3.7%
Detained at decision
share of cases
45.8 mo
Median time to decision
from case start
4.9%
Ordered removed in absentia
person absent
4.2%
Decisions appealed to BIA
appeal rate
40%
Appeals remanded or reversed
20 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.
22.6%
Bond requests granted
84 bond decisions Moderate
$5,000
Median bond when set
17 bonds with amounts
10.5%
Released on own recognizance
This judge 22.6%
Court average 26.6% · median $6,000
National 41.9% · median $6,500
Grant rates by type of relief
Share granted among merits decisions for each application type, since 2021.
Asylum
61.8%
411 decisions High confidence
Withholding / CAT
14.5%
249 decisions High confidence
Cancellation — 42B (non-LPR)
88.9%⚠
18 decisions Too few cases
Cancellation — 42A (LPR)
100%⚠
4 decisions Too few cases
Adjustment of status (245)
100%
777 decisions High confidence
Voluntary departure
87.5%⚠
48 decisions Too few cases
61.8%
of asylum claims granted on the merits High confidence
Based on 411 asylum decisions (grants + denials) since 2021.
This judge
61.8%
This court
45.6%
National average
31.8%
0%100% granted
In the top 11% 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 · 392 decisions since 2021
63%
Without a lawyer⚠unrepresented · 19 decisions since 2021
36.8%
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).