# Michael Matthew Osterberg Immigration Judge · [El Paso Immigration Court](/kyj/court/tx/el-paso-immigration-court) Last updated October 25, 2026 ## Michael Matthew Osterberg 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 331 Relief granted 5 1.5% Denied / removal ordered 288 87.0% Other / procedural 38 11.5% 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 Asylum decisions and other statistics ## Analytics Published EOIR records include 48 asylum outcomes associated with this judge. Asylum was granted in 3 (6.3%) and denied in 43 (89.6%); 2 were other or procedural outcomes. [Explore analytics](#analytics) ## Biography ### Professional career - From January 2024 to April 2026, he was an associate at Chavez Law Firm in El Paso, Texas - criminal assistant U.S. attorney at the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Western District of Texas, El Paso Division (October 2018–January 2024) - Legal career before judicial role: Assistant U.S. Attorney (Oct 2018 – Jan 2024) Assistant District Attorney (2015 – 2018) - assistant district attorney in Centre County, Pennsylvania (August 2015–August 2018) - Current role: Honorable Immigration Judge, El Paso, TX Immigration Court ### Education - B.A., The Pennsylvania State University (2011) J.D., Roger Williams University School of Law (2015) ### Additional information - Appointed as an immigration judge to begin hearing cases in May 2026. - Appointed: May 2026 under President Donald Trump’s administration - Licensing: State Bar of Texas (admitted 2018, Bar #24108991); also admitted in Pennsylvania Middle District Court and Texas Western District Court. - Change of venue motions: 48.1% granted, below the bench median of 93.8% - Judge Osterberg is a member of the State Bar of Texas. ## 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 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.