The Honorable Immigration Judge Steven Meredith

Otero, NM Immigration Court
Appointed October 2025 · President Donald Trump Attorney General Pamela Bondi
Less than a year on the immigration bench
Appointed under a Republican administration

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Caseload & process (since 2021)
138
Completions per year
277 total
91.3%
Detained at decision
share of cases
8 mo
Median time to decision
from case start
0%
Ordered removed in absentia
person absent
30.7%
Decisions appealed to BIA
appeal rate
Appeals remanded or reversed
only 6 appeals — too few

Bond decisions

Custody redetermination (bond) rulings since 2021. "Granted" means the judge lowered the bond, ordered release on recognizance, or otherwise granted the request.
0%
Bond requests granted
6 bond decisions Too few cases
Median bond when set
Released on own recognizance
This judge 0%
Court average 16.2% · median $5,000
National 41.9% · median $6,500

Grant rates by type of relief

Share granted among merits decisions for each application type, since 2021.
Asylum
1.8% 55 decisions Moderate
Withholding / CAT
1.6% 128 decisions Moderate
Cancellation — 42B (non-LPR)
12.5% 32 decisions Too few cases
Cancellation — 42A (LPR)
66.7% 3 decisions Too few cases
Adjustment of status (245)
20% 5 decisions Too few cases
Voluntary departure
65.5% 84 decisions Moderate
1.8%
of asylum claims granted on the merits Moderate
Based on 55 asylum decisions (grants + denials) since 2021.
This judge
1.8%
This court
24.9%
National average
31.8%
0%100% granted
In the bottom 3% 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 · 39 decisions since 2021
2.6%
Without a lawyerunrepresented · 16 decisions since 2021
0%

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%2025: 0% of 21 decisions0%20252026 (partial year): 2.9% of 34 decisions2.9%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).
Otero, NM · home court
260 (94%)
17 (6.1%)