# Luciana Dubuc Immigration Judge · [Chelmsford Immigration Court](/kyj/court/ma/chelmsford-immigration-court) Last updated October 7, 2026 ## Luciana Dubuc at a glance Current role Immigration Judge Court [Chelmsford Immigration Court](/kyj/court/ma/chelmsford-immigration-court) Current assignment [Chelmsford Immigration Court](/kyj/court/ma/chelmsford-immigration-court) Jurisdiction Massachusetts · Federal Judicial service Active Historical EOIR data ## Outcomes at a glance Total outcomes 591 Relief granted 7 1.2% Denied / removal ordered 498 84.3% Other / procedural 86 14.6% 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 Asylum decisions and other statistics ## Analytics Published EOIR records include 76 asylum outcomes associated with this judge. Asylum was granted in 2 (2.6%) and denied in 74 (97.4%); 0 were other or procedural outcomes. [Explore analytics](#analytics) ## Biography ### Professional career - Luciana Dubuc was appointed as an immigration judge by Attorney General Pamela Bondi in February 2026 to hear cases at the Chelmsford Immigration Court, part of the Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR) under the U.S. Department of Justice U.S. Department of Justice - deputy chief counsel with the Office of the Principal Legal Advisor (OPLA), U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), Department of Homeland Security (DHS), in Boston (October 2025–January 2026) - assistant chief counsel with OPLA, ICE, DHS, in Boston (2021-2025), New York (2019-2021), and Harlingen, Texas (2016-2019) (December 2016–October 2025) - 2016–2025: Attorney with the Office of Policy and Legal Affairs (OPLA), U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), DHS, in Boston (2021–2025) and New York (2016–2019) U.S. Department of Justice - 2016–2019: Private immigration attorney at Mills & Bor in Providence, Rhode Island U.S. Department of Justice - private immigration attorney at the law office of Mills & Bor in Providence, Rhode Island (February 2016–December 2016) - 2016: held the role of a private immigration attorney in Providence, RI U.S. Department of Justice - Appointed U.S. Immigration Judge serving at the Chelmsford Immigration Court in Massachusetts, with a long background in immigration law and a very low historical asylum grant rate ### Education - University of Massachusetts School of Law — J.D. (2015) - Central Connecticut State University — B.A. (2011) ### Additional information - EOIR Jurisdiction: Handles immigration cases, including asylum, removal, and other relief proceedings, under EOIR’s rules U.S. Department of Justice. - Judge Dubuc is a member of the Massachusetts Bar. - Bar membership: the Massachusetts Bar. - She began her judicial role after a career in immigration law and government service. ## Sources Identity source checked August 19, 2026 . Biography sources checked August 19, 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 15, 2026 ### DOJ/EOIR appointment evidence — Luciana Dubuc Judge Specific source · PDF · Source checked September 15, 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.