What is Judge Yon Alberdi's background?
TRAC reports that Yon Alberdi was appointed in June 2015. Judge Alberdi received a bachelor of arts degree in 1996 from the University of Miami and a juris doctorate in 1999 from the University of Miami School of Law. From March 2002 through May 2015, Judge Alberdi served as assistant chief counsel, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), Department of Homeland Security, in Orlando, Fla., and from October 2000 to March 2002, he served as assistant chief counsel, ICE, in Oakdale, La. From 1999 to 2000, Judge Alberdi worked as a judicial law clerk entering on duty through the Attorney General's Honors Program.
What does TRAC report about Judge Yon Alberdi'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 Yon Alberdi decided 578 asylum cases at Orlando Immigration Court and denied 66.3 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 Yon Alberdi 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 Orlando Immigration Court. The relationship is recorded as listed 2026-10-20; it may include supervisory coverage rather than a merits-hearing assignment.