Immigration court
Kansas City, MO Immigration Court
12 judges · MO
EOIR data through Sep 1, 2026 · updated monthly
- 4,773
- Granted
- 57,623
- Denied
- 12
- Judges
Distribution
How this court's judges compare
At Kansas City, MO, 9 judges range from 0.4% to 18.3%.
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 7.6% historical asylum grant rate for Kansas City, MO Immigration Court, based on 4,773 grants and 57,623 denials (62,396 decided outcomes).
The Kansas City, MO Immigration Court has an overall asylum approval rate of 7.6% across 62,396 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 Kansas City, MO Immigration Court has an overall asylum grant rate of 7.6% 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 Giambastiani, Jennie L. (18,263 total cases), Salinardi, Jayme (13,351 total cases), and Howard, Justin W. (11,528 total cases). The largest nationality groups shown for this court include Honduras (5,739 decided, 1.2% grant rate), Guatemala (5,555 decided, 1.1% grant rate), and Mexico (3,866 decided, 5.8% 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 Kansas City, MO Immigration Court is the assigned filing location for 1,739 ZIP codes. Main cities by state:
KS — Wichita, Topeka, Kansas City, Overland Park, Lawrence, Shawnee, Lenexa, Leawood, Manhattan, Hutchinson, Mission, Olathe, Abbyville, Abilene, Admire and 608 more cities
MO — Kansas City, Saint Louis, Springfield, Independence, Lees Summit, Saint Joseph, Columbia, Florissant, Saint Charles, Ballwin, Blue Springs, Cape Girardeau, Chesterfield, Jefferson City, Joplin and 884 more cities
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Judges at This Court
| Judge | Approval Rate | Granted | Denied | Decided |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Giambastiani, Jennie L. | 14.5% | 2,006 | 11,783 | 13,789 |
| Salinardi, Jayme | 3.3% | 340 | 9,999 | 10,339 |
| Howard, Justin W. | 7.1% | 616 | 8,038 | 8,654 |
| O'Malley, John R. | 18.3% | 817 | 3,653 | 4,470 |
| Davis, Paula V. | 14.5% | 629 | 3,717 | 4,346 |
| Johnson, Colin | 2.3% | 123 | 5,271 | 5,394 |
| Grimmer, Jared L. | 1.6% | 4 | 254 | 258 |
| Burke, Bradley | 0.4% | 1 | 244 | 245 |
| McFarland, Zachary | 5.8% | 7 | 114 | 121 |
| Ison, Scott | 2.3% | 2 | 84 | 86 |
| Estes, Katherine | 1.6% | 1 | 62 | 63 |
| McCarver, Shawn | 0.0% | 0 | 30 | 30 |
Roster entries without a usable profile denominator: Visiting Judge 3. They are excluded from the rate table above.
Approval Rate by Nationality
| Nationality | Approval Rate | Granted | Denied | Decided |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Honduras | 1.2% | 67 | 5,672 | 5,739 |
| Guatemala | 1.1% | 59 | 5,496 | 5,555 |
| Mexico | 5.8% | 225 | 3,641 | 3,866 |
| Nicaragua | 1.8% | 23 | 1,252 | 1,275 |
| Venezuela | 2.4% | 22 | 892 | 914 |
| El Salvador | 7.0% | 59 | 784 | 843 |
| Colombia | 0.1% | 1 | 711 | 712 |
| Cuba | 10.5% | 23 | 197 | 220 |
| Romania | 0.0% | 0 | 191 | 191 |
| Brazil | 4.5% | 6 | 127 | 133 |
| Peru | 0.8% | 1 | 119 | 120 |
| Haiti | 1.9% | 2 | 105 | 107 |
| Ecuador | 0.0% | 0 | 92 | 92 |
| India | 4.0% | 3 | 72 | 75 |
| Kenya | 44.6% | 29 | 36 | 65 |
| Afghanistan | 11.1% | 7 | 56 | 63 |
| China | 19.7% | 12 | 49 | 61 |
| Russia | 12.3% | 7 | 50 | 57 |
| Nigeria | 26.3% | 10 | 28 | 38 |
| Vietnam | 30.0% | 9 | 21 | 30 |
| Jordan | 7.1% | 2 | 26 | 28 |
| Pakistan | 20.8% | 5 | 19 | 24 |
| Turkey | 45.8% | 11 | 13 | 24 |
| Jamaica | 17.4% | 4 | 19 | 23 |
| Dominican Republic | 0.0% | 0 | 21 | 21 |
| Belize | 0.0% | 0 | 19 | 19 |
| Somalia | 5.6% | 1 | 17 | 18 |
| Iraq | 35.7% | 5 | 9 | 14 |
| Unknown Nationality | 0.0% | 0 | 11 | 11 |
| Uzbekistan | 0.0% | 0 | 11 | 11 |
| Mauritania | 0.0% | 0 | 10 | 10 |
| Philippines | 57.1% | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| Costa Rica | 14.3% | 1 | 6 | 7 |
| Democratic Republic Of Congo | 28.6% | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| Angola | 0.0% | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| Guadeloupe | 0.0% | 0 | 6 | 6 |
| Congo | 50.0% | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| Canada | 0.0% | 0 | 6 | 6 |
| Senegal | 0.0% | 0 | 6 | 6 |
| Slovenia | 0.0% | 0 | 6 | 6 |
| Burma (Myanmar) | 40.0% | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| Federated States Of Micronesia | 0.0% | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| Tajikistan (Tadzhik) | 80.0% | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| Ethiopia | 60.0% | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| Kirghizia (Kyrgyzstan) | 100.0% | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| Bolivia | 0.0% | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| Chile | 0.0% | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| Cameroon | 0.0% | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| Spain | 0.0% | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| Bosnia-Herzegovina | 50.0% | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Ukraine | 0.0% | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| Tanzania | 33.3% | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Georgia | 66.7% | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Indonesia | 0.0% | 0 | 1 | 1 |