# Allan John-Baptiste

Immigration Judge · [Fort Worth Immigration Adjudication Center](/kyj/court/tx/fort-worth-iac-immigration-court)

## Allan John-Baptiste at a glance

Current role

Immigration Judge

Court

[Fort Worth Immigration Adjudication Center](/kyj/court/tx/fort-worth-iac-immigration-court)

Current assignment

[Fort Worth Immigration Adjudication Center](/kyj/court/tx/fort-worth-iac-immigration-court)

Jurisdiction

Texas · Federal

Judicial service

Active

## Immigration proceeding outcomes

No proceeding outcomes in this EOIR release are matched to this profile. Any separately published asylum statistics are available below.

Asylum decisions and other statistics

## Analytics

Published EOIR records include 791 asylum outcomes associated with this judge. Asylum was granted in 78 (9.9%) and denied in 709 (89.6%); 4 were other or procedural outcomes. [Explore analytics](#analytics)

## Biography

### Professional career

- Appointed by Attorney General William P. Barr in June 2020 to serve as an immigration judge

### Education

- Nova Southeastern University, Shepard Broad School of Law — J.D. (2003)
- Florida Memorial University — B.A. (2000)

### Additional information

- From 2020 through the first 11 months of 2025, Judge John-Baptiste decided 145 asylum claims on their merits, granting asylum in 41 cases, granting other forms of relief in 5 cases, and denying relief in 99 cases.
- Judge Allan F. John-Baptiste is a career prosecutor and experienced attorney who transitioned to the role of immigration judge in 2020.
- From 2013 to 2020, he was assistant general counsel for the Federal Bureau of Prisons in Grand Prairie, Texas.
- Began his legal career as an assistant state attorney in Fort Lauderdale, Florida (2004–2007), then held the role of an assistant U.S. attorney in the U.S. Virgin Islands (2007–2013).
- The judge concluded that the threats the applicant faced did not indicate ongoing risk, despite the applicant presenting evidence of past persecution and family threats.
- He presides over cases at the Fort Worth Immigration Adjudication Center and has handled a significant number of asylum and immigration cases since his appointment
- In one reported case, an Afghan asylum seeker who had fled Taliban persecution was denied asylum by Judge John-Baptiste.
- He is a member of both the Florida State Bar and the State Bar of Texas

## Sources

Identity source checked August 30, 2026 .

Biography sources checked August 30, 2026 .

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## Service record and verification

- [Fort Worth Immigration Adjudication Center](/kyj/court/tx/fort-worth-iac-immigration-court) · Immigration Judge · Current · present

- [Fort Worth Immigration Adjudication Center](/kyj/court/tx/fort-worth-iac-immigration-court) · Immigration Judge · Historical or current service unconfirmed