Immigration court
Atlanta, GA Immigration Court
23 judges · GA
EOIR data through Sep 1, 2026 · updated monthly
- 6,248
- Granted
- 122,200
- Denied
- 23
- Judges
Distribution
How this court's judges compare
At Atlanta, GA, 21 judges range from 0.0% to 17.2%.
Each judge's all-time EOIR decided outcomes across every court they have served in: granted ÷ (granted + denied). Judges now based at this court with at least 100 decided cases. A historical pattern — not a prediction for any case.
The 2026-09-01 snapshot shows a 4.9% historical asylum grant rate for Atlanta, GA Immigration Court, based on 6,248 grants and 122,200 denials (128,448 decided outcomes).
The Atlanta, GA Immigration Court has an overall asylum approval rate of 4.9% across 128,448 decided cases. The court has 23 immigration judges. Data sourced from EOIR (Executive Office for Immigration Review).
How to Interpret This Court's Data
The Atlanta, GA Immigration Court has an overall asylum grant rate of 4.9% in the current AsylumTracker dataset. Court-level statistics aggregate judges and cases assigned to that court, so the court average can differ sharply from any one judge's profile.
High-volume judge profiles at this court include Rast, G. M. (17,730 total cases), Houser, Wayne K., JR. (17,461 total cases), and Maldonado, Njeri B. (11,196 total cases). The largest nationality groups shown for this court include Guatemala (20,699 decided, 0.8% grant rate), Mexico (15,094 decided, 2.0% grant rate), and Honduras (10,589 decided, 0.6% grant rate).
Asylum grant rate is calculated as granted / (granted + denied). Procedural outcomes are separated so users can distinguish merits decisions from docket-management outcomes.
This page uses public EOIR records last updated 2026-09-01. The data is informational and should not be treated as legal advice or a prediction for any individual case.
Read how EOIR data works or learn how to compare asylum approval rates.
What This Court Profile's Data Shows
This profile ranks #13 by published decided outcomes among 73 courts with at least 5,000 decisions (128,448 outcomes).
Its 4.9% historical rate is 5.2 percentage points below the 10.1% median for those 73 courts.
The largest published nationality row is Guatemala: 20,699 decisions and a 0.8% grant rate in the nationality subset's stated scope.
These are descriptive historical aggregates. Court mix, judge assignment, representation, case facts, procedural posture, and changes in law are not controlled here, so the comparisons cannot predict an individual case.
Areas Served by This Court
Based on the official EOIR ZIP-code assignment, the Atlanta, GA Immigration Court is the assigned filing location for 1,408 ZIP codes. Main cities by state:
AL — Birmingham, Mobile, Montgomery, Huntsville, Gadsden, Tuscaloosa, Anniston, Florence, Athens, Bessemer, Cullman, Dothan, Jasper, Madison, Northport and 516 more cities
GA — Atlanta, Savannah, Macon, Marietta, Augusta, Athens, Columbus, Albany, Decatur, Valdosta, Alpharetta, Brunswick, Gainesville, Lawrenceville, Carrollton and 576 more cities
MS — Meridian
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Judges at This Court
| Judge | Approval Rate | Granted | Denied | Decided |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rast, G. M. | 6.9% | 944 | 12,766 | 13,710 |
| Houser, Wayne K., JR. | 7.8% | 950 | 11,259 | 12,209 |
| Maldonado, Njeri B. | 1.7% | 161 | 9,346 | 9,507 |
| Chapman, Kevin Jerome. | 17.2% | 1,429 | 6,865 | 8,294 |
| Fisher, Ryan | 1.3% | 107 | 8,298 | 8,405 |
| Haer, Amy Fairchild | 1.8% | 116 | 6,206 | 6,322 |
| Taylor, Philip P. | 0.9% | 64 | 6,860 | 6,924 |
| Smikle, Suzette | 1.3% | 82 | 6,311 | 6,393 |
| Doughty, Blake | 2.7% | 171 | 6,281 | 6,452 |
| Murray, Winfield W. | 2.5% | 154 | 6,127 | 6,281 |
| Bell, Jennifer R. | 1.0% | 59 | 5,658 | 5,717 |
| Coaxum, Ghunise L. | 0.6% | 33 | 5,193 | 5,226 |
| Hewitt, Andrew | 1.3% | 32 | 2,374 | 2,406 |
| Johnston, Paul L. | 12.5% | 210 | 1,475 | 1,685 |
| Barr, Philip A. | 5.3% | 75 | 1,340 | 1,415 |
| Watson, Bryan D. | 13.2% | 103 | 680 | 783 |
| Jeter, Kimberly | 2.5% | 16 | 614 | 630 |
| Gopaul, Donna S. | 0.0% | 0 | 483 | 483 |
| McBride, Robert | 0.0% | 0 | 245 | 245 |
| Redwood, Daniel J. | 15.9% | 31 | 164 | 195 |
| Stroberg, Kevin D. | 3.2% | 4 | 122 | 126 |
| Pearson, Kyle A. | 3.1% | 3 | 93 | 96 |
| Owens, Alfredia | 0.0% | 0 | 4 | 4 |
Roster entries without a usable profile denominator: Visiting Judge 25. They are excluded from the rate table above.
Approval Rate by Nationality
| Nationality | Approval Rate | Granted | Denied | Decided |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Guatemala | 0.8% | 160 | 20,539 | 20,699 |
| Mexico | 2.0% | 305 | 14,789 | 15,094 |
| Honduras | 0.6% | 67 | 10,522 | 10,589 |
| Venezuela | 2.8% | 193 | 6,622 | 6,815 |
| Nicaragua | 2.9% | 122 | 4,101 | 4,223 |
| Colombia | 1.2% | 35 | 2,958 | 2,993 |
| El Salvador | 3.5% | 96 | 2,624 | 2,720 |
| Peru | 1.4% | 16 | 1,127 | 1,143 |
| Brazil | 1.9% | 15 | 764 | 779 |
| India | 5.8% | 36 | 588 | 624 |
| Haiti | 1.0% | 6 | 612 | 618 |
| Ecuador | 0.6% | 2 | 329 | 331 |
| Cuba | 5.7% | 18 | 298 | 316 |
| Senegal | 6.3% | 16 | 236 | 252 |
| Jamaica | 11.3% | 27 | 212 | 239 |
| Turkey | 9.1% | 19 | 189 | 208 |
| Nigeria | 15.0% | 27 | 153 | 180 |
| Dominican Republic | 0.6% | 1 | 157 | 158 |
| Vietnam | 8.8% | 12 | 124 | 136 |
| Russia | 25.0% | 31 | 93 | 124 |
| Romania | 1.1% | 1 | 87 | 88 |
| Chile | 2.3% | 2 | 85 | 87 |
| China | 32.0% | 24 | 51 | 75 |
| Ghana | 21.4% | 15 | 55 | 70 |
| Guinea | 23.5% | 16 | 52 | 68 |
| Unknown Nationality | 0.0% | 0 | 62 | 62 |
| Afghanistan | 15.4% | 8 | 44 | 52 |
| Kenya | 27.3% | 12 | 32 | 44 |
| Panama | 6.8% | 3 | 41 | 44 |
| Costa Rica | 4.7% | 2 | 41 | 43 |
| Cameroon | 30.6% | 11 | 25 | 36 |
| South Korea | 2.8% | 1 | 35 | 36 |
| Belize | 0.0% | 0 | 35 | 35 |
| Gambia | 25.7% | 9 | 26 | 35 |
| Pakistan | 21.2% | 7 | 26 | 33 |
| Turkmenistan | 3.6% | 1 | 27 | 28 |
| Indonesia | 4.0% | 1 | 24 | 25 |
| Mauritania | 0.0% | 0 | 23 | 23 |
| Ethiopia | 47.6% | 10 | 11 | 21 |
| Angola | 10.0% | 2 | 18 | 20 |
| Bangladesh | 5.9% | 1 | 16 | 17 |
| Iran | 29.4% | 5 | 12 | 17 |
| Jordan | 0.0% | 0 | 17 | 17 |
| Democratic Republic Of Congo | 0.0% | 0 | 12 | 12 |
| Argentina | 8.3% | 1 | 11 | 12 |
| Kazakhstan | 45.5% | 5 | 6 | 11 |
| Liberia | 9.1% | 1 | 10 | 11 |
| Syria | 0.0% | 0 | 11 | 11 |
| Sierra Leone | 10.0% | 1 | 9 | 10 |
| Iraq | 30.0% | 3 | 7 | 10 |
| Guadeloupe | 0.0% | 0 | 10 | 10 |
| Sri Lanka | 0.0% | 0 | 10 | 10 |
| Dominica | 0.0% | 0 | 10 | 10 |
| Mali | 22.2% | 2 | 7 | 9 |
| Spain | 0.0% | 0 | 9 | 9 |
| Trinidad And Tobago | 50.0% | 4 | 4 | 8 |
| Bahamas | 0.0% | 0 | 8 | 8 |
| Israel | 14.3% | 1 | 6 | 7 |
| Somalia | 0.0% | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| Sudan | 83.3% | 5 | 1 | 6 |
| Belarus | 66.7% | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| Portugal | 0.0% | 0 | 6 | 6 |
| Ivory Coast (Cote D'Ivoire) | 20.0% | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| Equatorial Guinea | 0.0% | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| France | 0.0% | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| Gabon | 0.0% | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| Morocco | 0.0% | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| Philippines | 0.0% | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| Niger | 0.0% | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| Germany | 0.0% | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Guyana | 0.0% | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Zimbabwe | 0.0% | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Canada | 0.0% | 0 | 1 | 1 |