Immigration court
Hyattsville, MD Immigration Court
27 judges · MD
EOIR data through Sep 1, 2026 · updated monthly
- 7,842
- Granted
- 27,093
- Denied
- 27
- Judges
Distribution
How this court's judges compare
At Hyattsville, MD, 25 judges range from 6.3% to 69.1%.
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 22.4% historical asylum grant rate for Hyattsville, MD Immigration Court, based on 7,842 grants and 27,093 denials (34,935 decided outcomes).
The Hyattsville, MD Immigration Court has an overall asylum approval rate of 22.4% across 34,935 decided cases. The court has 27 immigration judges. Data sourced from EOIR (Executive Office for Immigration Review).
How to Interpret This Court's Data
The Hyattsville, MD Immigration Court has an overall asylum grant rate of 22.4% 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 Williams, Phillip T. (12,957 total cases), Kessler, Elizabeth A. (12,061 total cases), and Verma, Dinesh C. (5,337 total cases). The largest nationality groups shown for this court include El Salvador (7,029 decided, 25.8% grant rate), Honduras (5,220 decided, 13.5% grant rate), and Guatemala (5,029 decided, 11.3% 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 Hyattsville, MD Immigration Court is the assigned filing location for 176 ZIP codes. Main cities by state:
DC — Washington, Naval Anacost Annex, Washington Navy Yard
MD — Silver Spring, Bethesda, Gaithersburg, Hyattsville, Bowie, Rockville, Waldorf, College Park, Germantown, Greenbelt, Laurel, Upper Marlboro, Accokeek, Andrews Air Force Base, Aquasco and 72 more cities
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Judges at This Court
| Judge | Approval Rate | Granted | Denied | Decided |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Williams, Phillip T. | 31.8% | 3,117 | 6,675 | 9,792 |
| Kessler, Elizabeth A. | 24.7% | 2,294 | 6,994 | 9,288 |
| Verma, Dinesh C. | 28.4% | 1,221 | 3,080 | 4,301 |
| Jones, David M. | 23.7% | 865 | 2,783 | 3,648 |
| Brooks, Mark K. | 6.3% | 228 | 3,408 | 3,636 |
| Rubenstein, John S. | 17.1% | 443 | 2,152 | 2,595 |
| Lee, June | 9.1% | 242 | 2,404 | 2,646 |
| Niburg, Rebecca | 21.9% | 562 | 1,999 | 2,561 |
| Kanellakos, Thanos | 14.3% | 316 | 1,890 | 2,206 |
| Bowens, Tanisha | 25.7% | 587 | 1,695 | 2,282 |
| Igoe, Alison | 19.8% | 418 | 1,696 | 2,114 |
| Quiros, Ana Lorena. | 8.9% | 202 | 2,080 | 2,282 |
| Cubas, Claudia | 37.2% | 531 | 898 | 1,429 |
| Welhaf, Ann | 14.2% | 175 | 1,058 | 1,233 |
| Miller-Wein, Sondra J. | 29.6% | 307 | 729 | 1,036 |
| Mathew, Rajesh | 20.6% | 201 | 775 | 976 |
| Walker, Davene | 25.1% | 242 | 722 | 964 |
| Bohrer, Matthew | 11.6% | 80 | 607 | 687 |
| Reilly, Kathleen | 30.4% | 215 | 492 | 707 |
| Pearsall, Gurney F. | 12.7% | 24 | 165 | 189 |
| Poyurs, Yeshaya | 9.1% | 15 | 150 | 165 |
| Nevarez-Myrick, Nancy | 9.4% | 13 | 125 | 138 |
| Schultz, Evan | 69.1% | 132 | 59 | 191 |
| Byrne, Kathleen | 10.6% | 18 | 152 | 170 |
| Creppy, Michael J. | 10.5% | 11 | 94 | 105 |
| Henderson, John | 57.6% | 34 | 25 | 59 |
| Gaul, Annette | 70.8% | 17 | 7 | 24 |
Approval Rate by Nationality
| Nationality | Approval Rate | Granted | Denied | Decided |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| El Salvador | 25.8% | 1,811 | 5,218 | 7,029 |
| Honduras | 13.5% | 706 | 4,514 | 5,220 |
| Guatemala | 11.3% | 570 | 4,459 | 5,029 |
| Venezuela | 11.4% | 328 | 2,558 | 2,886 |
| Cameroon | 65.8% | 1,468 | 763 | 2,231 |
| Peru | 12.9% | 265 | 1,786 | 2,051 |
| Nicaragua | 26.2% | 477 | 1,346 | 1,823 |
| Colombia | 11.0% | 124 | 1,007 | 1,131 |
| Ethiopia | 70.6% | 705 | 294 | 999 |
| Mexico | 6.4% | 63 | 926 | 989 |
| Nigeria | 29.4% | 156 | 375 | 531 |
| Ecuador | 4.7% | 23 | 463 | 486 |
| Bolivia | 4.6% | 18 | 374 | 392 |
| Haiti | 12.1% | 35 | 254 | 289 |
| Brazil | 5.0% | 12 | 228 | 240 |
| Guinea | 49.8% | 105 | 106 | 211 |
| Senegal | 24.5% | 47 | 145 | 192 |
| Romania | 20.4% | 39 | 152 | 191 |
| Eritrea | 84.6% | 148 | 27 | 175 |
| Dominican Republic | 0.6% | 1 | 173 | 174 |
| Afghanistan | 60.4% | 90 | 59 | 149 |
| China | 47.6% | 59 | 65 | 124 |
| Sierra Leone | 31.9% | 37 | 79 | 116 |
| Jamaica | 14.3% | 16 | 96 | 112 |
| Russia | 67.6% | 75 | 36 | 111 |
| Ghana | 35.8% | 39 | 70 | 109 |
| India | 9.1% | 7 | 70 | 77 |
| Bangladesh | 38.9% | 28 | 44 | 72 |
| Belize | 0.0% | 0 | 52 | 52 |
| Turkey | 34.7% | 17 | 32 | 49 |
| Togo | 34.1% | 15 | 29 | 44 |
| Chile | 2.4% | 1 | 40 | 41 |
| Pakistan | 56.8% | 21 | 16 | 37 |
| Congo | 20.0% | 7 | 28 | 35 |
| Cuba | 33.3% | 10 | 20 | 30 |
| Mauritania | 41.4% | 12 | 17 | 29 |
| Somalia | 51.7% | 15 | 14 | 29 |
| Argentina | 4.0% | 1 | 24 | 25 |
| Panama | 0.0% | 0 | 25 | 25 |
| Burkina Faso | 45.8% | 11 | 13 | 24 |
| Liberia | 12.5% | 3 | 21 | 24 |
| Vietnam | 12.5% | 3 | 21 | 24 |
| Ivory Coast (Cote D'Ivoire) | 5.0% | 1 | 19 | 20 |
| Georgia | 68.4% | 13 | 6 | 19 |
| Uganda | 55.6% | 10 | 8 | 18 |
| Angola | 35.3% | 6 | 11 | 17 |
| Benin | 13.3% | 2 | 13 | 15 |
| Niger | 14.3% | 2 | 12 | 14 |
| Nepal | 21.4% | 3 | 11 | 14 |
| Equatorial Guinea | 50.0% | 7 | 7 | 14 |
| Democratic Republic Of Congo | 30.8% | 4 | 9 | 13 |
| Sudan | 91.7% | 11 | 1 | 12 |
| Philippines | 9.1% | 1 | 10 | 11 |
| Indonesia | 22.2% | 2 | 7 | 9 |
| Unknown Nationality | 12.5% | 1 | 7 | 8 |
| Sri Lanka | 0.0% | 0 | 8 | 8 |
| Italy | 25.0% | 2 | 6 | 8 |
| Thailand | 0.0% | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| Zimbabwe | 66.7% | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| Burundi | 16.7% | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| Guyana | 0.0% | 0 | 6 | 6 |
| Iran | 50.0% | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| Gambia | 16.7% | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| Gabon | 0.0% | 0 | 6 | 6 |
| Kenya | 16.7% | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| Ukraine | 16.7% | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| Morocco | 20.0% | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| Dominica | 20.0% | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| Iraq | 80.0% | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| United Kingdom | 0.0% | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| BC | 0.0% | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| Tanzania | 0.0% | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| Kazakhstan | 0.0% | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| South Africa | 0.0% | 0 | 3 | 3 |