What is Judge Tanawa Lebreton's background?
EOIR's notice says that Tanawa Lebreton was appointed in October 2020. Judge Lebreton earned a Bachelor of Arts in 2003 from Hunter College and a Juris Doctor in 2006 from Ave Maria School of Law. From 2017 to 2020, she was a practice group director with Inland Counties Legal Services, in Riverside, California. From 2010 to 2017, she was in private practice, in Temecula, California. From 2008 to 2009, she was a staff attorney with Catholic Legal Services, in Miami. From 2006 to 2008, she was a legal trainee/extern with Capital Collateral Regional Counsel-South, in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.
What does TRAC report about Judge Tanawa Lebreton'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 Tanawa Lebreton decided 645 asylum cases at New York Immigration Court and denied 51.9 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 Tanawa Lebreton 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 New York - Broadway Immigration Court. The relationship is recorded as listed 2026-10-20; it may include supervisory coverage rather than a merits-hearing assignment.