The Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR) has recently made appointments to enhance the capacity of immigration courts across several states. Attorney General Merrick B. Garland has officially appointed Rhana Ishimoto as an assistant chief immigration judge, along with the following individuals as immigration judges: Maria T. Baldini-Potermin, Vicenta I. Banuelos-Rodriguez, Patrick D. Barrett, Elisa C. Brasil, Yul-mi Cho, Roger H. Dinh, Colin P. Eichenberger, Gabrielle D. Jones, Hannah B. Kubica, Kalenna Lee, Katie G. Mullins, Angela Munro, Nicolas Orechwa, Adrian N. Roe, Lucero M. Saldana Mistry, Jacob J. Stender, Abdias E. Tida, and Jami L. Vigil.
These appointments aim to strengthen the immigration court system in the states of Arizona, California, Illinois, Louisiana, Massachusetts, New York, and Texas.