# Graciela M. Jiron Immigration Judge · [El Paso Immigration Court](/kyj/court/tx/el-paso-immigration-court) Last updated October 25, 2026 ## Graciela M. Jiron at a glance Current role Immigration Judge Court [El Paso Immigration Court](/kyj/court/tx/el-paso-immigration-court) Current assignment [El Paso Immigration Court](/kyj/court/tx/el-paso-immigration-court) Jurisdiction Texas · Federal Judicial service Active Historical EOIR data ## Outcomes at a glance Total outcomes 312 Relief granted 4 1.3% Denied / removal ordered 281 90.1% Other / procedural 27 8.7% 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 - Appointed: May 2026 under the Trump administration, with Attorney General Todd Blanche noted in EOIR records - an assistant chief counsel with the Office of the Principal Legal Advisor, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Department of Homeland Security (DHS), in El Paso, Texas — May 2015–April 2026 - Career before the bench: 2015–2026: Assistant Chief Counsel, Office of the Principal Legal Advisor, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (El Paso) 2011–2015: Border Patrol Agent, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (Indio, CA) 2001–2009: Private practice in New Orleans (immigration & personal injury) - Immigration Judge assigned to the El Paso, Texas Immigration Court (EOIR), with some listings also noting her prior assignment to the Otero, NM Immigration Court ### Education - Tulane University — LL.M. (2001) - Santa Maria La Antigua University — Law and Political Sciences, 2000 ### Additional information - border patrol agent with Border Patrol, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, DHS, in Indio, California (September 2011–May 2015) - From October 2001 to June 2009, she was in private practice working on immigration and personal injury matters in New Orleans. - In summary: Judge Jiron is a newly appointed immigration judge with a background in U.S. immigration law enforcement and legal practice, currently handling cases at the El Paso Immigration Court. - Public records indicate very low asylum grant rates in her historical caseload, but these should be interpreted with caution due to case mix and procedural closures. - Judge Jiron is a member of the Louisiana State Bar. ## Sources Identity source checked August 19, 2026 . Biography sources checked October 10, 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 ### Find an Immigration Court and Access Internet-Based Hearings Judge Specific source · HTML · Source checked September 14, 2026 ### 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.