Immigration court

Portland, OR Immigration Court

6 judges · OR

4.5%Court Approval Rate
Portland, OR4.5%
National16.6%

EOIR data through Sep 1, 2026 · updated monthly

307
Granted
6,474
Denied
6
Judges

Distribution

How this court's judges compare

At Portland, OR, 5 judges range from 0.9% to 17.0%.

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.

Snapshot answer

The 2026-09-01 snapshot shows a 4.5% historical asylum grant rate for Portland, OR Immigration Court, based on 307 grants and 6,474 denials (6,781 decided outcomes).

The Portland, OR Immigration Court has an overall asylum approval rate of 4.5% across 6,781 decided cases. The court has 6 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 4.5% 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 Caley, Steven (6,238 total cases), Hoeppner, Mindy E. (3,926 total cases), and Slayton, Michelle A. (3,225 total cases). The largest nationality groups shown for this court include Mexico (2,533 decided, 2.9% grant rate), Guatemala (1,214 decided, 1.8% grant rate), and Peru (830 decided, 0.2% 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.

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Areas Served by This Court

Based on the official EOIR ZIP-code assignment, the Portland, OR Immigration Court is the assigned filing location for 1,332 ZIP codes. Main cities by state:

AK — Anchorage, Fairbanks, Jber, Juneau, Ketchikan, Wasilla, Adak, Akiachak, Akiak, Akutan, Alakanuk, Aleknagik, Allakaket, Ambler, Anaktuvuk Pass and 208 more cities

ID — Boise, Idaho Falls, Pocatello, Nampa, Caldwell, Coeur D Alene, Meridian, Moscow, Rexburg, Sun Valley, Aberdeen, Ahsahka, Albion, Almo, American Falls and 240 more cities

MT — Missoula, Billings, Helena, Great Falls, Bozeman, Butte, Absarokee, Acton, Alberton, Alder, Alzada, Anaconda, Angela, Antelope, Arlee and 339 more cities

OR — Portland, Salem, Eugene, Beaverton, Bend, Corvallis, Albany, Grants Pass, Gresham, Hillsboro, Klamath Falls, Lake Oswego, Medford, Roseburg, Springfield and 347 more cities

WA — Vancouver, Camas

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Judges at This Court

JudgeApproval RateGrantedDeniedDecided
Caley, Steven 12.3% 548 3,910 4,458
Hoeppner, Mindy E. 13.3% 359 2,336 2,695
Slayton, Michelle A. 17.0% 444 2,167 2,611
Johnson, Dustin Joseph 4.5% 68 1,455 1,523
Koutras, Charles 0.9% 2 231 233
Lucas, Joseph 1.7% 1 58 59

Approval Rate by Nationality

NationalityApproval RateGrantedDeniedDecided
Mexico 2.9% 74 2,459 2,533
Guatemala 1.8% 22 1,192 1,214
Peru 0.2% 2 828 830
Colombia 0.9% 4 453 457
Venezuela 6.2% 28 420 448
Honduras 1.1% 4 365 369
Nicaragua 5.6% 14 234 248
El Salvador 3.2% 3 92 95
Russia 50.7% 37 36 73
India 27.1% 16 43 59
Ecuador 0.0% 0 51 51
China 34.0% 16 31 47
Cuba 23.5% 8 26 34
Romania 15.6% 5 27 32
Afghanistan 62.1% 18 11 29
Bolivia 0.0% 0 23 23
Ukraine 31.6% 6 13 19
Somalia 7.7% 1 12 13
Haiti 0.0% 0 11 11
Turkey 9.1% 1 10 11
Dominican Republic 0.0% 0 10 10
Brazil 11.1% 1 8 9
Chile 0.0% 0 9 9
Unknown Nationality 0.0% 0 7 7
Libya 100.0% 6 0 6
Italy 0.0% 0 6 6
Kirghizia (Kyrgyzstan) 0.0% 0 5 5
Vietnam 50.0% 2 2 4
Egypt 100.0% 4 0 4
Philippines 0.0% 0 2 2