What is Judge John Furlong Jr.'s background?
EOIR's notice says that John Furlong Jr. was appointed in May 2019. Judge Furlong earned a Bachelor of Arts in 1988 from Boston College and a Juris Doctor in 1994 from Suffolk University. From 2013 to 2019, he served as the deputy district director for U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, Department of Homeland Security (DHS), in Boston, Massachusetts. From 2006 to 2013, he served as a deputy chief counsel for Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), DHS, in the same office. From 1996 to 2006, he served as an assistant chief counsel for ICE, DHS, in Boston, Massachusetts.
What does TRAC report about Judge John Furlong Jr.'s asylum decisions?
TRAC, a research center that began at Syracuse University, reports that for FY 2021 - 2026 (data covers the first 9 months of fiscal year 2026), Judge John Furlong Jr. decided 810 asylum cases at Boston Immigration Court and denied 65.9 percent, based on its report of Aug 27, 2026. These are past figures for one court. They do not predict your case, which turns on your facts, evidence, nationality and representation, and TRAC cautions against simple comparisons between judges at different courts. Read the full report at TRAC, and talk to a lawyer about your own case.
What the official record establishes
The source lists the name John Furlong Jr. 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 Boston Immigration Court. The relationship is recorded as listed 2026-10-20; it may include supervisory coverage rather than a merits-hearing assignment.