What is Judge Omar Z. Karram's background?
EOIR's notice says that Omar Z. Karram was appointed in June 2026. Judge Karram earned a Bachelor of Arts in 1996 from George Mason University and a Juris Doctorate in 2000 from the Florida Coastal School of Law. From February 2026 to May 2026, he served on detail as a special assistant U.S. attorney for the Minnesota Civil Division, and as an associate attorney for the Office of Chief Counsel, Strategic Litigation Division, Department of Homeland Security (DHS), at Headquarters Camp Springs, Maryland. From January 2022 to February 2026, he was a senior immigration service officer for adjudications and training at DHS Headquarters at Camp Springs, Maryland. From July 2020 to January 2022, he served on a detail as an associate for the Office of Chief Counsel, DHS, at Headquarters Camp Springs, Maryland. From July 2019 to July 2020, he served on detail as a special U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement trial attorney with the Office of the Principal Legal Advisor, DHS, in Arlington, Virginia.
What the official record establishes
The source lists the name Omar Z. Karram 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.
No outcome or personal-profile claims
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