The Honorable Immigration Judge Tracy Short
Annandale (WAS), VA Immigration Court
Appointed July 2020 · President Donald Trump → Attorney General William P. Barr (AG inferred from date)
6 years on the immigration bench
Appointed under a Republican administration
Background
The Honorable Immigration Judge Tracy Short was appointed Chief Immigration Judge in July 2020. From January 2017 to June 2020, he served as the Principal Legal Advisor for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and, later, as a senior advisor to the ICE acting director.
Caseload & process (since 2021)
4
Completions per year
4 total
0%
Detained at decision
share of cases
51.9 mo
Median time to decision
from case start
0%
Ordered removed in absentia
person absent
50%
Decisions appealed to BIA
appeal rate
—
Appeals remanded or reversed
only 4 appeals — too few
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 |
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).