What is Judge Andrew Galvao's background?
EOIR's notice says that Andrew Galvao was appointed in April 2026. Judge Galvao earned a Bachelor of Arts in 2013 from Bridgewater State University and a Juris Doctor from New England Law | Boston (formerly New England School of Law). From 2023 to 2026, he served as an assistant chief counsel with the Office of the Principal Legal Advisor, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Department of Homeland Security (DHS), in the following locations: Houston (20252026); and Los Fresnos, Texas, at the Port Isabel Detention Center (2023-2025). In 2025, he served as a general attorney with the Office of Chief Counsel, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, DHS, in Laredo, Texas. From 2022 to 2023, he was an associate attorney in private practice at Morrison Mahoney LLP in Fall River, Massachusetts.
What the official record establishes
The source lists the name Andrew Galvao in 1 alphabetical row. The recorded title is Immigration Judge. The record is not an appointment history or an employment certification.
Dated court associations
EOIR’s court-specific tables associate this entry with Harlingen Immigration Court. The relationship is recorded as listed 2026-10-20; it may include supervisory coverage rather than a merits-hearing assignment.
No outcome or personal-profile claims
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