Immigration judge

Judge Jayme Salinardi

Immigration Judge at Kansas City, MO

3.3%Grant rate · all years
Jayme Salinardi3.3%
Court median judge5.8%
National16.6%

EOIR data through Sep 1, 2026 · updated monthly

340
Granted
9,999
Denied
10,339
Total Decided
Snapshot answer

The 2026-09-01 snapshot lists a 3.3% historical asylum grant rate for Jayme Salinardi at Kansas City, MO, based on 340 grants and 9,999 denials (10,339 decided outcomes).

The 2026-09-01 EOIR snapshot lists Jayme Salinardi with Kansas City, MO. With an asylum approval rate of 3.3%, this judge is below average compared to the national average. Data sourced from EOIR (Executive Office for Immigration Review). Historical listings do not by themselves establish a current assignment.

Community Discussion

DATA

Judge Salinardi (Kansas City, MO) data snapshot: 12,440 cases over 25 years, 3.5% grant rate

A few numbers worth knowing if you have a hearing in front of Judge Salinardi, Jayme (IJ code JSL, Kansas City, MO):

25 years on the bench (since 2002), 12,440 cases total, lifetime grant rate 3.5%

Last 3 years (2023–2026): 6,939 cases, grant rate 1.9% — roughly in line with the Kansas City court average (3.1%)

Nationality / Cases / Grant rate
Honduras              1668    0.2%
Guatemala             1578    0.8%
Mexico                1565    3.2%
Nicaragua              420    0.0%
Venezuela              323    1.9%
El Salvador            255    1.1%
Colombia               253    0.5%
Cuba                   196   15.2%
Romania                 90    0.0%
Ecuador                 61    0.0%
Brazil                  51    5.3%
2023: 1528 cases, 2.1% grant rate
2024: 1371 cases, 2.6% grant rate
2025: 2424 cases, 1.7% grant rate
2026: 1616 cases, 1.3% grant rate

If you've appeared before Judge Salinardi, I'd love to hear:

1. What's your nationality, and when was your most recent hearing?

2. How did your attorney prepare for this judge specifically?

Source: EOIR (U.S. Executive Office for Immigration Review) public statistics, May 2026 release, compiled by AsylumTracker. A judge's historical pattern does not predict the outcome of any individual case; this is shared to help set realistic expectations. Real-experience accounts from the community are welcome.

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How to Interpret These Judge Statistics

Jayme Salinardi is listed with the Kansas City, MO Immigration Court. The headline asylum grant rate shown here is 3.3% based on granted and denied asylum decisions represented in the current dataset.

Among the largest nationality groups shown for this judge, the table highlights Honduras (1,957 decided, 0.4% grant rate), Guatemala (1,936 decided, 0.6% grant rate), and Mexico (1,773 decided, 4.2% grant rate). Compare these rows with the judge's overall rate because nationality mix can materially change how the headline number should be read.

Grant rate is calculated as granted / (granted + denied). Other procedural outcomes, including terminated, withdrawn, administratively closed, or removed cases, are tracked separately where available and are not treated as asylum grants.

This page is based on public EOIR data last updated 2026-09-01. It is for research and information only, not legal advice.

Read the grant-rate methodology or learn how to read immigration judge statistics.

Nationality Breakdown

NationalityCasesGrant rate
Honduras 1,957 0.4%
Guatemala 1,936 0.6%
Mexico 1,773 4.2%
Nicaragua 418 0.2%
Venezuela 339 1.5%
El Salvador 294 2.4%
Colombia 274 0.4%
Romania 109 0.0%

Yearly Trends

YearCasesGrant rate
2026 1,836 1.2%
2025 1,921 1.7%
2024 1,239 2.6%
2023 1,318 2.1%
2022 414 8.9%
2021 150 9.3%
2020 875 2.6%

Frequently Asked Questions

What is Judge Jayme Salinardi's asylum grant rate?

Judge Jayme Salinardi granted asylum in 3.3% of 10,339 decided cases (grants plus denials), according to EOIR data.

Does Judge Jayme Salinardi grant asylum more or less often than other judges?

The rate (3.3%) is below the 16.6% national rate; the median judge at Kansas City, MO grants 5.8%. It is a historical average, not a prediction for any one case.

How is this grant rate calculated?

Grants divided by grants plus denials. Terminations, withdrawals and administrative closures are not counted.

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