# Donna S. Gopaul Immigration Judge · [Atlanta - W. Peachtree Street Immigration Court](/kyj/court/ga/eoir-georgia-atlanta-w-peachtree-street-immigration-court) Last updated October 7, 2026 ## Donna S. Gopaul at a glance Current role Immigration Judge Court [Atlanta - W. Peachtree Street Immigration Court](/kyj/court/ga/eoir-georgia-atlanta-w-peachtree-street-immigration-court) Current assignment [Atlanta - W. Peachtree Street Immigration Court](/kyj/court/ga/eoir-georgia-atlanta-w-peachtree-street-immigration-court) Jurisdiction Georgia · Federal Judicial service Active Historical EOIR data ## Outcomes at a glance Total outcomes 512 Relief granted 0 0.0% Denied / removal ordered 484 94.5% Other / procedural 28 5.5% National comparison for this selection: 9,249,024 outcomes; 10.0% relief granted; 52.0% denied / removal ordered; 38.0% other / procedural. Methodology and sources These are proceeding outcomes, not asylum application statistics. Completion years use EOIR COMP_DATE; 2026 contains partial-year data. Relief granted, denied / removal ordered and other / procedural exhaust the recorded outcomes. Groups of one are included. Historical outcomes do not establish a current assignment. Counts describe recorded cases and do not predict an individual's result. [Official EOIR case data](https://fileshare.eoir.justice.gov/EOIR%20Case%20Data.zip) · Source date: Tue, 01 Sep 2026 14:14:27 GMT ## Biography ### Professional career - September 2020-May 2026: Assistant chief counsel, OPLA/ICE/DHS, Atlanta - assistant chief counsel with the Office of the Principal Legal Advisor, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Department of Homeland Security, in Atlanta (September 2020–May 2026) - assistant district attorney for the Griffin Judicial Circuit’s District Attorney’s office in Fayette, Spalding, Upson, and Pike counties (January 2017–September 2020) - Immigration judge assigned to the Atlanta – W. Peachtree Street Immigration Court, with a recorded 0.0% asylum grant rate in public EOIR data ### Education - Thomas M. Cooley Law School — J.D. (2006) - Bachelor of Arts, cum laude, in 2001 from Agnes Scott College ### Additional information - Appointed to begin hearing cases in June 2026 at Atlanta - W. Peachtree Street Immigration Court. - J.D. — Thomas M — 2001 (2006) - Most cases before Judge Gopaul involve nationals from Latin America, particularly Venezuela and Mexico - Judge Gopaul is a member of the State Bar of Georgia. ## Sources Identity source checked August 19, 2026 . Biography sources checked September 6, 2026 . ### DOJ EOIR current immigration judge directory Identity source · HTML · Source checked August 19, 2026 ### EOIR Policy Manual, Part II, Chapter 2.1 - Delivery and Receipt Courtwide source · HTML · Source checked July 30, 2026 ### EOIR Policy Manual, Part II, Chapter 2.3 - Documents ### EOIR Policy Manual, Part II, Chapter 3.10 - Interpreters ### EOIR Policy Manual, Part II, Chapter 3.11 - Courtroom Decorum ### EOIR Policy Manual, Part II, Chapter 3.12 - Electronic Devices ### EOIR Policy Manual, Part II, Chapter 3.15 - Individual Calendar Hearing ### Find an Immigration Court and Access Internet-Based Hearings ### Current EOIR official staff directory Current EOIR Official Staff Directory source · HTML · Source checked October 7, 2026 [Public Records & Data Use](/public-records-data-use) · [Corrections policy](/corrections) ## Published courtroom rules ### Shared court rules - [EOIR Practice Manual 2.1 — Delivery and Receipt](https://knowjudges.com/courtroom-rules/national-shared-set-c9195b4f0bba01a19aa8df41) — Immigration Court proceedings only, not BIA or OCAHO. Preserve chapter-specific proceeding limits. Section-specific exceptions, waivers, later amendments and case orders remain applicable. This is a source excerpt, not an exhaustive statement of the rule. [Official source](https://www.justice.gov/eoir/policy-manual-eoir/part-II/icpm/chapter-2-1). Collected 2026-10-27. - [EOIR Practice Manual 3.11 — Courtroom Decorum](https://knowjudges.com/courtroom-rules/national-shared-set-8d8e8e8bf80478864645291a) — Immigration Court proceedings only, not BIA or OCAHO. Preserve chapter-specific proceeding limits. Section-specific exceptions, waivers, later amendments and case orders remain applicable. This is a source excerpt, not an exhaustive statement of the rule. [Official source](https://www.justice.gov/eoir/policy-manual-eoir/part-II/icpm/chapter-3-11). Collected 2026-10-27. - [EOIR Practice Manual 2.3 — Documents](https://knowjudges.com/courtroom-rules/national-shared-set-53ee093be24c18a5d1a93046) — Immigration Court proceedings only, not BIA or OCAHO. Preserve chapter-specific proceeding limits. Section-specific exceptions, waivers, later amendments and case orders remain applicable. This is a source excerpt, not an exhaustive statement of the rule. [Official source](https://www.justice.gov/eoir/policy-manual-eoir/part-II/icpm/chapter-2-3). Collected 2026-10-27.