Immigration court
Portland, OR Immigration Court
5 judges · OR
EOIR data through Sep 1, 2026 · updated monthly
- 6,399
- Granted
- 20,817
- Denied
- 5
- Judges
Distribution
How this court's judges compare
At Portland, OR, 5 judges range from 0.8% to 42.4%.
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 23.5% historical asylum grant rate for Portland, OR Immigration Court, based on 6,399 grants and 20,817 denials (27,216 decided outcomes).
The Portland, OR Immigration Court has an overall asylum approval rate of 23.5% across 27,216 decided cases. The court has 5 immigration judges. Data sourced from EOIR (Executive Office for Immigration Review).
How to Interpret This Court's Data
The Portland, OR Immigration Court has an overall asylum grant rate of 23.5% 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 Bennett, Michael H. (32,543 total cases), Kahn, Daniel L. (8,957 total cases), and Lyons, Joren (4,416 total cases). The largest nationality groups shown for this court include Guatemala (1,557 decided, 8.2% grant rate), Mexico (1,471 decided, 26.9% grant rate), and Peru (498 decided, 1.2% 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.
Judges at This Court
| Judge | Approval Rate | Granted | Denied | Decided |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bennett, Michael H. | 13.5% | 3,390 | 21,661 | 25,051 |
| Kahn, Daniel L. | 7.3% | 526 | 6,644 | 7,170 |
| Lyons, Joren | 42.4% | 1,400 | 1,901 | 3,301 |
| Andrasko, Matthew | 0.8% | 6 | 768 | 774 |
| Lemke, Kathy J. | 32.6% | 146 | 302 | 448 |
Roster entries without a usable profile denominator: Seattle Visiting Judge, Caley, Steven. They are excluded from the rate table above.
Approval Rate by Nationality
| Nationality | Approval Rate | Granted | Denied | Decided |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Guatemala | 8.2% | 128 | 1,429 | 1,557 |
| Mexico | 26.9% | 395 | 1,076 | 1,471 |
| Peru | 1.2% | 6 | 492 | 498 |
| Honduras | 7.7% | 36 | 432 | 468 |
| Venezuela | 32.6% | 73 | 151 | 224 |
| Colombia | 7.0% | 15 | 200 | 215 |
| El Salvador | 12.8% | 25 | 170 | 195 |
| Nicaragua | 7.9% | 15 | 174 | 189 |
| Russia | 47.9% | 80 | 87 | 167 |
| India | 26.1% | 35 | 99 | 134 |
| Afghanistan | 65.7% | 46 | 24 | 70 |
| China | 58.6% | 34 | 24 | 58 |
| Ukraine | 52.5% | 21 | 19 | 40 |
| Romania | 7.7% | 3 | 36 | 39 |
| Cuba | 9.4% | 3 | 29 | 32 |
| Turkey | 16.7% | 3 | 15 | 18 |
| Cameroon | 78.6% | 11 | 3 | 14 |
| Ethiopia | 70.0% | 7 | 3 | 10 |
| Philippines | 33.3% | 3 | 6 | 9 |
| Haiti | 0.0% | 0 | 9 | 9 |
| Angola | 0.0% | 0 | 8 | 8 |
| Democratic Republic Of Congo | 0.0% | 0 | 8 | 8 |
| Iran | 87.5% | 7 | 1 | 8 |
| Eritrea | 28.6% | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| Somalia | 85.7% | 6 | 1 | 7 |
| Jordan | 80.0% | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| Libya | 80.0% | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| Unknown Nationality | 0.0% | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| Canada | 0.0% | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| Nepal | 33.3% | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Iraq | 0.0% | 0 | 2 | 2 |