# Thomas Crossan Immigration Judge · [San Antonio Immigration Court](/kyj/court/tx/san-antonio-immigration-court) Last updated October 11, 2026 ## Thomas Crossan at a glance Current role Immigration Judge Court [San Antonio Immigration Court](/kyj/court/tx/san-antonio-immigration-court) Current assignment [San Antonio Immigration Court](/kyj/court/tx/san-antonio-immigration-court) Jurisdiction Texas · Federal Judicial service Active Historical EOIR data ## Outcomes at a glance Total outcomes 14,018 Relief granted 416 3.0% Denied / removal ordered 6,767 48.3% Other / procedural 6,835 48.8% 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 1,646 asylum outcomes associated with this judge. Asylum was granted in 226 (13.7%) and denied in 922 (56.0%); 498 were other or procedural outcomes. [Explore analytics](#analytics) ## Biography ### Professional career - Judge Thomas G. Crossan Jr. is a U.S. Immigration Judge serving at the San Antonio Immigration Court in Texas, appointed in October 2010 by then–Attorney General Eric Holder - Government Service: From 2008 to October 2010, held a position as Assistant Chief Counsel for the Department of Homeland Security, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, San Antonio, TX - Served in the U.S. Air Force from 2000–2008 as a military judge in Washington, D.C., and as staff judge advocate in Tucson, AZ, and San Antonio, TX - Judge Crossan’s rate is below both the national and his court’s averages ### Education - University of Idaho — J.D. (1983) ### Additional information - Bachelor of Arts (1979) - Representation: 70% of respondents were represented by counsel (national average: 81%). - Denial rates vary by judge due to case composition, detention status, legal representation, and immigration policy, not just judicial philosophy. - Current Role: Member of the Idaho State Bar; serves on the San Antonio Immigration Court. ## Sources Identity source checked August 19, 2026 . Biography sources checked October 11, 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 ### 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.