# Miguel Cordero-Gonzalez Immigration Judge · [Guaynabo Immigration Court](/kyj/court/pr/eoir-puerto-rico-guaynabo-immigration-court) Last updated October 25, 2026 ## Miguel Cordero-Gonzalez at a glance Current role Immigration Judge Court [Guaynabo Immigration Court](/kyj/court/pr/eoir-puerto-rico-guaynabo-immigration-court) Jurisdiction Puerto Rico · Federal Judicial service Active Historical EOIR data ## Outcomes at a glance Total outcomes 7,115 Relief granted 59 0.8% Denied / removal ordered 3,206 45.1% Other / procedural 3,850 54.1% 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 453 asylum outcomes associated with this judge. Asylum was granted in 27 (6.0%) and denied in 425 (93.8%); 1 were other or procedural outcomes. [Explore analytics](#analytics) ## Biography ### Professional career - Miguel A. Cordero-Gonzalez is an immigration judge at the Houston – South Gessner Road Immigration Court, appointed in January 2020 by Attorney General William P. Barr, and is known for a high asylum denial rate compared to national averages - Judge advocate for the U.S. Army Reserve (1996–2019), reaching the rank of lieutenant colonel, with service in Fort Buchanan, Puerto Rico, and Camp Speicher, Iraq - Legal Career: State trial court judge in Puerto Rico (2010–2019) Senior defense counsel, 154th Trial Defense Team (2015–2016) Private legal practice (1995–2009) Assistant to the Secretary of the Puerto Rico Department of Consumer Affairs (1994–1995) ### Education ### Additional information - Current Role: Immigration Judge, Houston – S. Gessner Road, TX, since Jan. ## 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 ### Current EOIR official staff directory Current EOIR Official Staff Directory source · HTML · Source checked October 7, 2026 ### Current EOIR official staff directory [Public Records & Data Use](/public-records-data-use) · [Corrections policy](/corrections) ## Service record and verification - [Guaynabo Immigration Court](/kyj/court/pr/eoir-puerto-rico-guaynabo-immigration-court) · Immigration Judge · Current · present - [Orlando Immigration Court](/kyj/court/fl/orlando-immigration-court) · Immigration Judge · Current · present - [Orlando Immigration Court](/kyj/court/fl/orlando-immigration-court) · Immigration Judge · Historical or current service unconfirmed ## 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.