Immigration court
Hartford, CT Immigration Court
12 judges · CT
EOIR data through Sep 1, 2026 · updated monthly
- 8,282
- Granted
- 42,688
- Denied
- 12
- Judges
Distribution
How this court's judges compare
At Hartford, CT, 11 judges range from 0.0% to 32.4%.
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 16.2% historical asylum grant rate for Hartford, CT Immigration Court, based on 8,282 grants and 42,688 denials (50,970 decided outcomes).
The Hartford, CT Immigration Court has an overall asylum approval rate of 16.2% across 50,970 decided cases. The court has 12 immigration judges. Data sourced from EOIR (Executive Office for Immigration Review).
How to Interpret This Court's Data
The Hartford, CT Immigration Court has an overall asylum grant rate of 16.2% 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 Straus, Michael W. (28,488 total cases), Morris, Daniel A. (13,761 total cases), and Verrillo, Philip (8,096 total cases). The largest nationality groups shown for this court include Ecuador (4,468 decided, 6.7% grant rate), Brazil (4,101 decided, 2.0% grant rate), and Guatemala (3,676 decided, 8.4% 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 Hartford, CT Immigration Court is the assigned filing location for 369 ZIP codes. Main cities by state:
CT — Bridgeport, Hartford, Stamford, Waterbury, New Haven, Norwalk, West Hartford, Hamden, New Britain, Danbury, East Hartford, Fairfield, Greenwich, Manchester, Meriden and 227 more cities
MA — Springfield, Amherst, Chicopee, Northampton, Adams, Agawam, Ashley Falls, Barre, Becket, Belchertown, Berkshire, Blandford, Bondsville, Brimfield, Cheshire and 53 more cities
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Judges at This Court
| Judge | Approval Rate | Granted | Denied | Decided |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Straus, Michael W. | 16.7% | 3,792 | 18,938 | 22,730 |
| Morris, Daniel A. | 9.8% | 1,068 | 9,813 | 10,881 |
| Verrillo, Philip | 32.4% | 1,865 | 3,883 | 5,748 |
| Munson, Angela | 4.1% | 206 | 4,804 | 5,010 |
| D'Ambrosio, Billino W | 24.8% | 1,216 | 3,685 | 4,901 |
| Doolittle, Theodore | 8.1% | 160 | 1,812 | 1,972 |
| Marple, Harriet B. | 31.2% | 353 | 780 | 1,133 |
| Goulding, Jonathan | 15.7% | 115 | 617 | 732 |
| Monaco, Jared | 0.0% | 0 | 823 | 823 |
| Sawwan, Sarah | 0.0% | 0 | 297 | 297 |
| Slitt, Andrew J. | 5.3% | 14 | 248 | 262 |
| Melanson, David | 0.0% | 0 | 65 | 65 |
Roster entries without a usable profile denominator: Visiting Judge 17. They are excluded from the rate table above.
Approval Rate by Nationality
| Nationality | Approval Rate | Granted | Denied | Decided |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ecuador | 6.7% | 301 | 4,167 | 4,468 |
| Brazil | 2.0% | 84 | 4,017 | 4,101 |
| Guatemala | 8.4% | 310 | 3,366 | 3,676 |
| Honduras | 8.0% | 174 | 2,014 | 2,188 |
| Nicaragua | 4.5% | 76 | 1,623 | 1,699 |
| Peru | 4.3% | 58 | 1,283 | 1,341 |
| Colombia | 8.1% | 73 | 831 | 904 |
| Venezuela | 12.8% | 77 | 523 | 600 |
| El Salvador | 14.3% | 82 | 490 | 572 |
| Mexico | 18.8% | 104 | 449 | 553 |
| Haiti | 2.6% | 11 | 410 | 421 |
| Dominican Republic | 3.1% | 12 | 380 | 392 |
| Jamaica | 19.5% | 58 | 240 | 298 |
| Turkey | 51.9% | 98 | 91 | 189 |
| India | 33.0% | 31 | 63 | 94 |
| Pakistan | 67.7% | 44 | 21 | 65 |
| Ghana | 39.1% | 25 | 39 | 64 |
| Chile | 0.0% | 0 | 46 | 46 |
| Nigeria | 61.9% | 26 | 16 | 42 |
| Afghanistan | 31.0% | 13 | 29 | 42 |
| Russia | 65.9% | 27 | 14 | 41 |
| China | 40.0% | 16 | 24 | 40 |
| Costa Rica | 2.6% | 1 | 38 | 39 |
| Bangladesh | 64.9% | 24 | 13 | 37 |
| Dominica | 0.0% | 0 | 30 | 30 |
| Sri Lanka | 34.5% | 10 | 19 | 29 |
| Libya | 37.5% | 9 | 15 | 24 |
| Poland | 45.8% | 11 | 13 | 24 |
| Cuba | 29.2% | 7 | 17 | 24 |
| Democratic Republic Of Congo | 69.6% | 16 | 7 | 23 |
| Albania | 50.0% | 11 | 11 | 22 |
| Jordan | 5.3% | 1 | 18 | 19 |
| Romania | 0.0% | 0 | 19 | 19 |
| Congo | 55.6% | 10 | 8 | 18 |
| Syria | 27.8% | 5 | 13 | 18 |
| Ukraine | 86.7% | 13 | 2 | 15 |
| Egypt | 100.0% | 15 | 0 | 15 |
| Paraguay | 0.0% | 0 | 13 | 13 |
| Vietnam | 0.0% | 0 | 8 | 8 |
| Philippines | 57.1% | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| Guinea | 42.9% | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| Argentina | 57.1% | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| Senegal | 14.3% | 1 | 6 | 7 |
| Panama | 0.0% | 0 | 6 | 6 |
| Thailand | 0.0% | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| Georgia | 0.0% | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| South Africa | 0.0% | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| Unknown Nationality | 0.0% | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Uganda | 100.0% | 1 | 0 | 1 |