Immigration court
Detroit, MI Immigration Court
19 judges · MI
EOIR data through Sep 1, 2026 · updated monthly
- 12,509
- Granted
- 58,377
- Denied
- 19
- Judges
Distribution
How this court's judges compare
At Detroit, MI, 17 judges range from 0.9% to 50.6%.
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 17.6% historical asylum grant rate for Detroit, MI Immigration Court, based on 12,509 grants and 58,377 denials (70,886 decided outcomes).
The Detroit, MI Immigration Court has an overall asylum approval rate of 17.6% across 70,886 decided cases. The court has 19 immigration judges. Data sourced from EOIR (Executive Office for Immigration Review).
How to Interpret This Court's Data
The Detroit, MI Immigration Court has an overall asylum grant rate of 17.6% 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 Hacker, Elizabeth A. (20,759 total cases), Newberry, Robert D. (15,127 total cases), and Paruch, David H. (7,758 total cases). The largest nationality groups shown for this court include Mexico (4,902 decided, 5.2% grant rate), Venezuela (2,565 decided, 6.0% grant rate), and Guatemala (2,347 decided, 4.2% 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.
Areas Served by This Court
Based on the official EOIR ZIP-code assignment, the Detroit, MI Immigration Court is the assigned filing location for 992 ZIP codes. Main cities by state:
MI — Detroit, Grand Rapids, Flint, Kalamazoo, Lansing, Saginaw, Muskegon, Ann Arbor, Warren, Battle Creek, Dearborn, Farmington, Southfield, Sterling Heights, Traverse City and 825 more cities
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Judges at This Court
| Judge | Approval Rate | Granted | Denied | Decided |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hacker, Elizabeth A. | 13.7% | 2,003 | 12,668 | 14,671 |
| Newberry, Robert D. | 12.4% | 1,415 | 10,008 | 11,423 |
| Paruch, David H. | 17.4% | 940 | 4,460 | 5,400 |
| Jebson, Mark J. | 6.8% | 412 | 5,607 | 6,019 |
| Hansen, Katherine L. | 16.6% | 836 | 4,192 | 5,028 |
| Simons, Ian R. | 14.3% | 749 | 4,476 | 5,225 |
| Koelsch, David C. | 32.0% | 1,702 | 3,619 | 5,321 |
| Gorland, Jennifer M. | 24.7% | 825 | 2,513 | 3,338 |
| Guilloty, Crimilda | 33.3% | 542 | 1,084 | 1,626 |
| Pullen, Thomas L. | 50.6% | 685 | 668 | 1,353 |
| Davey, Benjamin | 6.6% | 94 | 1,328 | 1,422 |
| Christian, Terry C. | 24.5% | 114 | 351 | 465 |
| Cooper, Christopher | 1.6% | 8 | 482 | 490 |
| Thomas, Jason | 9.4% | 18 | 173 | 191 |
| Krishnan, Jill K. | 7.6% | 12 | 145 | 157 |
| Moriarty, John | 0.9% | 1 | 116 | 117 |
| Kallas, Denise | 2.7% | 4 | 146 | 150 |
| Rahill, Michael F. | 42.9% | 36 | 48 | 84 |
| Hallauer, Scott F. | 1.7% | 1 | 57 | 58 |
Approval Rate by Nationality
| Nationality | Approval Rate | Granted | Denied | Decided |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mexico | 5.2% | 257 | 4,645 | 4,902 |
| Venezuela | 6.0% | 155 | 2,410 | 2,565 |
| Guatemala | 4.2% | 99 | 2,248 | 2,347 |
| Honduras | 2.7% | 55 | 1,956 | 2,011 |
| Colombia | 3.2% | 33 | 995 | 1,028 |
| Nicaragua | 14.9% | 115 | 659 | 774 |
| El Salvador | 9.4% | 46 | 443 | 489 |
| Cuba | 39.2% | 178 | 276 | 454 |
| Iraq | 72.0% | 317 | 123 | 440 |
| Mauritania | 1.9% | 5 | 264 | 269 |
| Ecuador | 0.0% | 0 | 255 | 255 |
| Senegal | 11.7% | 29 | 219 | 248 |
| India | 12.3% | 27 | 192 | 219 |
| Vietnam | 31.6% | 68 | 147 | 215 |
| Bangladesh | 27.6% | 54 | 142 | 196 |
| Haiti | 0.6% | 1 | 159 | 160 |
| Lebanon | 37.7% | 57 | 94 | 151 |
| Dominican Republic | 4.7% | 7 | 143 | 150 |
| China | 22.3% | 25 | 87 | 112 |
| Peru | 12.8% | 14 | 95 | 109 |
| Brazil | 4.0% | 4 | 96 | 100 |
| Nigeria | 36.8% | 32 | 55 | 87 |
| Canada | 22.1% | 19 | 67 | 86 |
| Jordan | 24.4% | 21 | 65 | 86 |
| Russia | 32.9% | 27 | 55 | 82 |
| Uzbekistan | 2.9% | 2 | 68 | 70 |
| Turkey | 10.4% | 7 | 60 | 67 |
| Yemen | 57.6% | 34 | 25 | 59 |
| Jamaica | 25.0% | 14 | 42 | 56 |
| Syria | 54.7% | 29 | 24 | 53 |
| Egypt | 43.4% | 23 | 30 | 53 |
| Romania | 12.2% | 6 | 43 | 49 |
| Albania | 47.8% | 22 | 24 | 46 |
| Cameroon | 66.7% | 30 | 15 | 45 |
| Unknown Nationality | 2.4% | 1 | 40 | 41 |
| Afghanistan | 15.0% | 6 | 34 | 40 |
| Angola | 60.5% | 23 | 15 | 38 |
| Pakistan | 30.0% | 9 | 21 | 30 |
| Ukraine | 50.0% | 14 | 14 | 28 |
| Guinea | 28.6% | 8 | 20 | 28 |
| Chile | 15.4% | 4 | 22 | 26 |
| Democratic Republic Of Congo | 61.5% | 16 | 10 | 26 |
| Ghana | 33.3% | 8 | 16 | 24 |
| Congo | 31.8% | 7 | 15 | 22 |
| Uganda | 76.5% | 13 | 4 | 17 |
| Belize | 0.0% | 0 | 14 | 14 |
| Sudan | 0.0% | 0 | 13 | 13 |
| Somalia | 0.0% | 0 | 12 | 12 |
| Costa Rica | 0.0% | 0 | 11 | 11 |
| Rwanda | 72.7% | 8 | 3 | 11 |
| Bahamas | 0.0% | 0 | 11 | 11 |
| Philippines | 22.2% | 2 | 7 | 9 |
| Stateless - Alien Unable To Name A Country | 22.2% | 2 | 7 | 9 |
| Georgia | 22.2% | 2 | 7 | 9 |
| Gambia | 42.9% | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| Dominica | 0.0% | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| Saudi Arabia | 33.3% | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| Zimbabwe | 50.0% | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| Iran | 16.7% | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| Israel | 16.7% | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| Sri Lanka | 20.0% | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| Thailand | 40.0% | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| United Kingdom | 80.0% | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| Eritrea | 80.0% | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| Spain | 0.0% | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| Libya | 0.0% | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| Kirghizia (Kyrgyzstan) | 0.0% | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| Morocco | 0.0% | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| Poland | 20.0% | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| Ivory Coast (Cote D'Ivoire) | 50.0% | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Tajikistan (Tadzhik) | 50.0% | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Chad | 0.0% | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| Equatorial Guinea | 0.0% | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| Niger | 75.0% | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| Ethiopia | 0.0% | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| Indonesia | 0.0% | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| Panama | 0.0% | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| Kenya | 33.3% | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Benin | 33.3% | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| South Korea | 0.0% | 0 | 2 | 2 |