What is Judge Roel Canales's background?
EOIR's notice says that Roel Canales was appointed in October 2021. Judge Canales earned a Bachelor of Finance in 1997, a Masters in Business Administration in 2000 from Texas A&M International University, and a Juris Doctorate in 2006 from Thurgood Marshall School of Law. From 2017 to 2021, he was in private practice, in Laredo, Texas. From 2013 to 2017, he served as an Associate County Court at Law Judge in Laredo, Webb County, Texas. From 2010 to 2013, he served as an Assistant U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Texas, in Laredo. From 2007 to 2010, he was in private practice, in Laredo.
What does TRAC report about Judge Roel Canales'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 Roel Canales decided 291 asylum cases at Laredo Immigration Court and denied 88.3 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 Roel Canales 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 Laredo Immigration Court. The relationship is recorded as listed 2026-10-20; it may include supervisory coverage rather than a merits-hearing assignment.