# Roopal Patel

Immigration Judge · [Boston Immigration Court](/kyj/court/ma/boston-immigration-court)

Last updated October 7, 2026

## Roopal Patel at a glance

Current role

Immigration Judge

Court

[Boston Immigration Court](/kyj/court/ma/boston-immigration-court)

Jurisdiction

Massachusetts · Federal

Historical EOIR data

## Outcomes at a glance

Total outcomes

2,067

Relief granted

321 15.5%

Denied / removal ordered

967 46.8%

Other / procedural

779 37.7%

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

- Immigration Judge, Boston Immigration Court

### Education

- New York University School of Law in — J.D. (2011)
- Harvard University in — B.A. (2003)

### Additional information

- This decision was part of a broader legal battle against the Trump administration’s immigration actions Her dismissal occurred in April 2026, alongside five other immigration judges, including Nina Froes, who had blocked the deportation of Mohsen Mahdawi, a Palestinian student at Columbia University
- Roopal B. Patel began her judicial career as an immigration judge in May 2024
- Prior to her appointment, she served as a senior staff attorney at Manhattan Legal Services (2014–2024)
- handling a wide range of cases including immigration, and as a staff attorney at the Brennan Center for Justice (2011–2013)
- Patel and Froes were serving within a two-year probationary period, and their removal is part of a larger effort by the administration to reshape the immigration courts, reportedly favoring judges aligned with stricter deportation policies
- She is a member of the New York State Bar

## Sources

Identity source checked September 19, 2026 .

### DOJ EOIR current immigration judge directory

Identity source · HTML · Source checked September 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

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