Immigration court
Memphis, TN Immigration Court
25 judges · TN
EOIR data through Sep 1, 2026 · updated monthly
- 8,434
- Granted
- 90,908
- Denied
- 25
- Judges
Distribution
How this court's judges compare
At Memphis, TN, 21 judges range from 0.0% to 20.4%.
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 8.5% historical asylum grant rate for Memphis, TN Immigration Court, based on 8,434 grants and 90,908 denials (99,342 decided outcomes).
The Memphis, TN Immigration Court has an overall asylum approval rate of 8.5% across 99,342 decided cases. The court has 25 immigration judges. Data sourced from EOIR (Executive Office for Immigration Review).
How to Interpret This Court's Data
The Memphis, TN Immigration Court has an overall asylum grant rate of 8.5% 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 Pazar, Charles E. (19,135 total cases), Holt, Rebecca L. (18,809 total cases), and Campos, Alisha C. (8,029 total cases). The largest nationality groups shown for this court include Guatemala (18,061 decided, 1.6% grant rate), Honduras (12,740 decided, 1.7% grant rate), and Mexico (11,309 decided, 3.6% 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.
Areas Served by This Court
Based on the official EOIR ZIP-code assignment, the Memphis, TN Immigration Court is the assigned filing location for 2,261 ZIP codes. Main cities by state:
AR — Little Rock, Fort Smith, North Little Rock, Arkadelphia, Conway, Fayetteville, Bella Vista, Benton, Eureka Springs, Hot Springs National Park, Jonesboro, Pine Bluff, Rogers, Russellville, Springdale and 562 more cities
KY — Louisville, Lexington, Bowling Green, Covington, Ashland, Berea, London, Newport, Owensboro, Paducah, Somerset, Adairville, Adams, Adolphus, Ages Brookside and 706 more cities
MS — Cleveland, Columbus, Greenville, Oxford, Southaven, Tupelo, Abbeville, Aberdeen, Ackerman, Alligator, Amory, Anguilla, Arcola, Artesia, Ashland and 211 more cities
TN — Memphis, Nashville, Knoxville, Chattanooga, Murfreesboro, Cookeville, Crossville, Johnson City, Kingsport, Clarksville, Cleveland, Franklin, Maryville, Cordova, Germantown and 505 more cities
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Judges at This Court
| Judge | Approval Rate | Granted | Denied | Decided |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pazar, Charles E. | 20.4% | 2,760 | 10,765 | 13,525 |
| Holt, Rebecca L. | 9.7% | 1,341 | 12,547 | 13,888 |
| Campos, Alisha C. | 3.1% | 221 | 6,891 | 7,112 |
| Russo, David | 4.4% | 291 | 6,390 | 6,681 |
| Josephsen, Brandon J. | 2.5% | 168 | 6,466 | 6,634 |
| Ward, Robert Q. | 4.8% | 211 | 4,150 | 4,361 |
| Newburn, Irma J. | 1.0% | 60 | 5,830 | 5,890 |
| Lake, Kelly B. | 5.2% | 285 | 5,173 | 5,458 |
| Hansell, Renae M. | 1.5% | 77 | 4,979 | 5,056 |
| JEFFERSON-WEBB, LETTRICEA L. | 15.9% | 428 | 2,259 | 2,687 |
| Clancy, Sean D. | 9.2% | 285 | 2,824 | 3,109 |
| Miles, Vernon Benet | 3.1% | 79 | 2,476 | 2,555 |
| Maldonado, Luis | 4.7% | 95 | 1,926 | 2,021 |
| McLeod, Matt | 1.3% | 18 | 1,417 | 1,435 |
| Thompson, Ryan | 0.5% | 5 | 1,077 | 1,082 |
| Kozoll, Christopher M. | 3.9% | 18 | 446 | 464 |
| Duff, Meredith | 0.0% | 0 | 385 | 385 |
| Newell, Craig A. | 3.9% | 7 | 173 | 180 |
| Foster, Mary | 0.8% | 1 | 126 | 127 |
| Walker, Natalie V. | 0.8% | 1 | 129 | 130 |
| Tucker, Rhonda | 1.7% | 2 | 119 | 121 |
| Eastman, Robert G. | 1.2% | 1 | 81 | 82 |
| Kenny, Allen | 0.0% | 0 | 20 | 20 |
| Schnelle, Sharon | 0.0% | 0 | 8 | 8 |
| Render, Kerry | 7.1% | 1 | 13 | 14 |
Roster entries without a usable profile denominator: Louisville Visiting Judge 1, Memphis Visiting Judge 1, ADAMS, LYDIA NANCE., Fontova, Angela M.. They are excluded from the rate table above.
Approval Rate by Nationality
| Nationality | Approval Rate | Granted | Denied | Decided |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Guatemala | 1.6% | 294 | 17,767 | 18,061 |
| Honduras | 1.7% | 218 | 12,522 | 12,740 |
| Mexico | 3.6% | 404 | 10,905 | 11,309 |
| Venezuela | 6.6% | 261 | 3,720 | 3,981 |
| Nicaragua | 3.3% | 124 | 3,624 | 3,748 |
| El Salvador | 6.2% | 141 | 2,151 | 2,292 |
| Colombia | 2.0% | 25 | 1,217 | 1,242 |
| Cuba | 11.1% | 123 | 983 | 1,106 |
| India | 6.0% | 36 | 563 | 599 |
| Peru | 1.6% | 6 | 376 | 382 |
| Haiti | 0.0% | 0 | 253 | 253 |
| Ecuador | 2.1% | 5 | 233 | 238 |
| Mauritania | 1.8% | 4 | 215 | 219 |
| Vietnam | 14.0% | 26 | 160 | 186 |
| Senegal | 5.2% | 9 | 165 | 174 |
| Egypt | 40.6% | 52 | 76 | 128 |
| Turkey | 18.3% | 21 | 94 | 115 |
| Russia | 25.7% | 27 | 78 | 105 |
| Romania | 0.0% | 0 | 100 | 100 |
| China | 46.2% | 43 | 50 | 93 |
| Brazil | 1.2% | 1 | 82 | 83 |
| Belize | 0.0% | 0 | 75 | 75 |
| Uzbekistan | 27.1% | 19 | 51 | 70 |
| Unknown Nationality | 0.0% | 0 | 66 | 66 |
| South Africa | 13.1% | 8 | 53 | 61 |
| Jamaica | 16.9% | 10 | 49 | 59 |
| Jordan | 25.0% | 14 | 42 | 56 |
| Dominican Republic | 0.0% | 0 | 55 | 55 |
| Chile | 7.3% | 3 | 38 | 41 |
| Nigeria | 19.4% | 7 | 29 | 36 |
| Angola | 8.3% | 3 | 33 | 36 |
| Afghanistan | 16.7% | 6 | 30 | 36 |
| Costa Rica | 6.1% | 2 | 31 | 33 |
| Democratic Republic Of Congo | 3.1% | 1 | 31 | 32 |
| Iraq | 60.7% | 17 | 11 | 28 |
| Bolivia | 0.0% | 0 | 27 | 27 |
| Pakistan | 15.0% | 3 | 17 | 20 |
| Congo | 0.0% | 0 | 17 | 17 |
| Panama | 12.5% | 2 | 14 | 16 |
| Ghana | 0.0% | 0 | 15 | 15 |
| Cameroon | 30.8% | 4 | 9 | 13 |
| Spain | 7.7% | 1 | 12 | 13 |
| Guinea | 0.0% | 0 | 12 | 12 |
| Somalia | 0.0% | 0 | 12 | 12 |
| Kirghizia (Kyrgyzstan) | 0.0% | 0 | 11 | 11 |
| Belarus | 0.0% | 0 | 10 | 10 |
| Philippines | 0.0% | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| Kenya | 0.0% | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| Gambia | 80.0% | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| Syria | 100.0% | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| Bosnia-Herzegovina | 0.0% | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| Central African Republic | 0.0% | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| Ethiopia | 40.0% | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| Unknown Country | 0.0% | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| Eritrea | 0.0% | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| Sudan | 40.0% | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| Saudi Arabia | 0.0% | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| Cambodia | 50.0% | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Burma (Myanmar) | 0.0% | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| Georgia | 0.0% | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| Israel | 0.0% | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| Turkmenistan | 0.0% | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Liberia | 0.0% | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Poland | 33.3% | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Germany | 0.0% | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Tajikistan (Tadzhik) | 50.0% | 1 | 1 | 2 |