EOIR / Immigration Court

Miami Immigration Court — Asylum Decision Statistics

Aggregated asylum decision statistics across all immigration judges currently sitting at the Miami Immigration Court, based on FOIA-released EOIR data.

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The Miami Immigration Court had an asylum grant rate of 20.9% in fiscal year 2024 (October 2023 to September 2024), weighted across all immigration judges. The court has 104,727 recorded merit decisions on file in total. Methodology and sources are documented below.

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Court 12-month grant rate

2.2%

Trailing 12 months, weighted across judges

Lifetime total cases

104,727

All recorded asylum decisions

Last data refresh

2026-09-24

From Deportation Data Project FOIA release

The court-wide aggregate uses the same methodology as the per-judge trailing-12-month rates in the roster below — only the time window differs, which is why the two views can show different percentages.

Monthly grant-rate trend

Judges at this court

Judge	12-month grant rate	Lifetime cases
Alexander, Scott G.	2.2%	5,531
Torreh-Bayouth, Lilliana	—	5,305
Dowell, J. Daniel	0.2%	5,003
Lane, Denise A. Marks	7.5%	4,719
Mander, Stephen E.	6.2%	4,533
Solow, Bruce W.	—	3,386
Chapa, Teofilo	—	3,377
Sanders, Charles J.	—	3,377
Horn, Michael C.	—	3,114
Hanson, Mahlon F.	—	2,998
Miranda, Pedro A.	—	2,903
Martinez-Esquivel, Lourdes	5.5%	2,699
Mccormack, Nancy R.	—	2,629
Sukkar, Elisa M.	—	2,437
Ford, Rex J.	—	2,385
Slavin, Denise N.	—	2,304
Balasquide, Javier E.	2.0%	2,289
Bradley, Kevin G.	—	2,114
Randall, Anthony J.	—	1,996
Garcia, Madeline	1.5%	1,943
Sonom, Ronald G.	—	1,817
Kleinfeld, Seymour R.	—	1,757
Sogocio, Rico M.	4.1%	1,736
Coleman, Sandra S.	—	1,696
Ayze, Thomas	0.7%	1,694
Opaciuch, John	—	1,465
Burgess, Abraham L.	4.3%	1,382
Videla, Gabriel C.	—	1,359
Walleisa, Michael G.	30.0%	1,347
Mateo, Rene D.	0.9%	1,335
Maingot, Anthony E.	7.8%	1,327
Holyoak, Dalin R.	3.9%	1,268
Araneta, Michelle	1.4%	1,261
Rivera, Jose	1.3%	1,225
Recio, Irene M.	1.6%	1,185
Williams, Keith C.	—	1,168
King JR., H. Lloyd	—	1,060
Ubarri, Maria	0.2%	984
Holliday, Carey R.	—	983
De Jongh, Lourdes Rodriguez	9.5%	978
Nettles, Marsha K.	0.7%	879
Opaciuch, Adam	—	866
Herman, Lakshmi	0.0%	748
Wilson, Earle B	—	662
Cole, Timothy M.	—	639
Lopez-Enriquez, Maria	—	637
Goodwin, Deborah K.	—	623
Metcalf, Mark H.	—	598
Harris, Rodger C.	—	581
Reis, Christine	1.5%	556
Sandron, Ira	—	553
Crosland, David W.	—	473
Pressman, Christian M.	0.0%	465
Siegel, Stuart A.	—	439
Mart, H. Kevin	—	436
Neumann, Monica	1.7%	414
Brown, Charlotte D.	—	391
Kim, Morgan C.	0.8%	249
Gross, Michael J.	0.0%	242
Sims, Deitrich H.	—	221
Martinez Joseph	0.0%	214
Khanna, Rohit	—	196
Riggs, George W.	—	180
Page-Lozano, Jennifer Leigh	—	179
Cruce-Haag, Ann	0.0%	170
Mitchell, Kyle V.	0.0%	153
Gastley, Harry L.	—	129
Midgley, Ian D.	—	122
Gonzalez, Maithe	0.9%	119
Falcone, Jennifer	0.0%	112
Bonet, Illya-Karina J.	0.0%	59
Dill, William	0.0%	50
Racine, Xavier Francois Nicola.	0.0%	44
Sagesse, Cathy	0.0%	31
Williams, Phillip T.	Not reported	19
Koelsch, David C.	Not reported	17
Owens, Robert P.	Not reported	16
Foster, Neale	Not reported	15
Nguyen, Bao Q.	Not reported	13
Hansell, Renae M.	Not reported	8
Masters, Todd A.	Not reported	8
Rosen, Benjamin	Not reported	8
Juelle, Carlos R.	Not reported	7
Khan, Anwer A.	Not reported	7
Brown, Sam, IV	Not reported	6
Ford, Nicholas R	Not reported	6
Mcguirk, Erica J.	Not reported	6
Gillies, John M.	Not reported	5
Lee, Mary C.	Not reported	5
Smikle, Suzette	Not reported	5
Doolittle, John R., II	Not reported	4
Marsteller, Eric W.	Not reported	4
Moreno, Roberto	Not reported	4
Marquez, Charlotte S.	Not reported	3
Navarro, Maria E.	Not reported	3
Padgett, Gail	Not reported	3
Torg, Cynthia Shepherd	Not reported	3
Crews, John G., II	Not reported	2
Mendez, Francisco	Not reported	2
Palomino, Jacinto	Not reported	2
Gossart, John F., JR.	Not reported	1
Hladylowycz, Roxanne C.	Not reported	1
Houser, Wayne K., JR.	Not reported	1
Pettinato, Barry J.	Not reported	1
Spath, Vance H.	Not reported	1

Frequently asked questions

What is the asylum grant rate at the Miami Immigration Court?

In FY2024 (October 2023 to September 2024), the Miami Immigration Court had a grant rate of 20.9%. This rate is weighted across every immigration judge who sat at this court that fiscal year and uses the standard methodology of cases granted divided by cases granted plus cases ordered removed.

How many immigration judges sit at the Miami Immigration Court?

105 immigration judges currently appear in the FOIA-released EOIR data for the Miami Immigration Court. Each judge's per-case statistics are listed in the judge roster on this page; per-judge rates can diverge from the court-wide aggregate because of caseload mix and decision volume.

Where does this data come from?

Case-level outcomes were released by the Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR) under the Freedom of Information Act and republished by the Deportation Data Project (UC Berkeley). Aggregates are corroborated by TRAC Immigration (Syracuse University). See the methodology footer for source links.

Is the grant rate predictive of an individual case outcome?

No. The grant rate is a statistical aggregate over completed decisions; it is not a prediction. Individual case outcomes depend on case-specific merits, evidence, country conditions, and the quality of counsel. This page is informational and does not constitute legal advice.

Methodology & sources

Primary source: Deportation Data Project (UC Berkeley) — FOIA-released EOIR case-level data from the Deportation Data Project (UC Berkeley).
Secondary source: TRAC Immigration (Syracuse University) — Independent corroboration of grant-rate aggregates from TRAC Immigration (Syracuse University).
Last data refresh: 2026-09-24

Statistical data only. Case outcomes depend on case-specific merits, evidence, and counsel quality. This page is provided for informational purposes and does not constitute legal advice or a guarantee of any outcome.