What is Judge Jorge Pereira's background?
EOIR's notice says that Jorge Pereira was appointed in October 2019. Judge Pereira earned a Bachelor of Arts in 1990 from Florida International University and a Juris Doctor in 1995 from St. Thomas University School of Law. From 2008 to 2019, he served as an assistant chief counsel, Office of the Chief Counsel, Office of the Principal Legal Advisor, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Department of Homeland Security, in Miami. From 1999 to 2008, he was an attorney and shareholder with Mesa & Pereira P.A., in Miami. From 1996 to 1999, he was an associate attorney at the Law Office of Tomas F. Gamba P.A. From 1995 to 1996, he served as an assistant state attorney for the Miami-Dade State Attorney’s Office, in Miami.
What does TRAC report about Judge Jorge Pereira'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 Jorge Pereira decided 228 asylum cases at Miami - Krome Immigration Court and denied 87.3 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 Jorge Pereira 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 Miami Krome (Detained) Immigration Court. The relationship is recorded as listed 2026-10-20; it may include supervisory coverage rather than a merits-hearing assignment.