Mark D. Donovan at a glance
- Current role
- Immigration Judge
- Jurisdiction
- Massachusetts · Federal
Mark D. Donovan
Immigration Judge · Boston Immigration Court
Historical EOIR data
Outcomes at a glance
- Total outcomes
- 2,341
- Relief granted
- 310 13.2%
- Denied / removal ordered
- 1,448 61.9%
- Other / procedural
- 583 24.9%
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 · Source date: Tue, 01 Sep 2026 14:14:27 GMT
Biography
Professional career
- Assistant district attorney in Bristol County, Massachusetts (2008–2012) and later as an associate at Considine & Furey LLP (2012–2024)
Education
- B.A. — Catholic University of America, an MBA in 2001 from Northeastern University, (1992)
Additional information
- Selected as an immigration judge in May 2024.
- J.D. — New England Law - Boston (2008)
- Mark Donovan is a Boston-based immigration judge with a strong legal background in both prosecution and civil litigation.
- Despite ICE agents attempting to detain her immediately after her hearing, Donovan’s order prevented expedited removal, and a federal judge later blocked her deportation.
- Judge Donovan has been involved in cases emphasizing due process protections.
- In one instance, a woman facing expedited removal by ICE was protected by Donovan’s ruling, which required her case to proceed through standard immigration court procedures.
- focusing on civil litigation and criminal defense.
- He is a member of the Massachusetts Bar
Sources
Identity source checked October 6, 2026.
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