Immigration Judge at Detroit, MI
Judge Simons, Ian R. serves at the Detroit, MI Immigration Court. With an asylum approval rate of 16.2%, this judge is below average compared to the national average. Data sourced from EOIR (Executive Office for Immigration Review).
| Nationality | Approval Rate | Granted | Denied | Decided |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mexico | 7.8% | 63 | 749 | 812 |
| Venezuela | 10.3% | 50 | 436 | 486 |
| Honduras | 2.9% | 12 | 402 | 414 |
| Guatemala | 5.9% | 21 | 334 | 355 |
| Colombia | 6.3% | 12 | 179 | 191 |
| Nicaragua | 18.1% | 33 | 149 | 182 |
| Cuba | 50.0% | 58 | 58 | 116 |
| Iraq | 83.3% | 85 | 17 | 102 |
| El Salvador | 10.1% | 7 | 62 | 69 |
| Ecuador | 0.0% | 0 | 51 | 51 |
| Bangladesh | 58.7% | 27 | 19 | 46 |
| India | 15.0% | 6 | 34 | 40 |
| Haiti | 0.0% | 0 | 33 | 33 |
| Lebanon | 43.3% | 13 | 17 | 30 |
| Vietnam | 46.7% | 14 | 16 | 30 |
| Mauritania | 3.8% | 1 | 25 | 26 |
| Senegal | 26.1% | 6 | 17 | 23 |
| Nigeria | 36.4% | 8 | 14 | 22 |
| Dominican Republic | 14.3% | 3 | 18 | 21 |
| Jordan | 36.8% | 7 | 12 | 19 |
| Yemen | 77.8% | 14 | 4 | 18 |
| Peru | 0.0% | 0 | 18 | 18 |
| China | 40.0% | 6 | 9 | 15 |
| Russia | 46.7% | 7 | 8 | 15 |
| Canada | 15.4% | 2 | 11 | 13 |
| Albania | 75.0% | 9 | 3 | 12 |
| Brazil | 0.0% | 0 | 12 | 12 |
| Chile | 18.2% | 2 | 9 | 11 |
| Congo | 0.0% | 0 | 10 | 10 |
| Angola | 80.0% | 8 | 2 | 10 |
| Uzbekistan | 25.0% | 2 | 6 | 8 |
| Ghana | 25.0% | 2 | 6 | 8 |
| Belize | 0.0% | 0 | 8 | 8 |
| Turkey | 0.0% | 0 | 8 | 8 |
| Jamaica | 57.1% | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| Syria | 71.4% | 5 | 2 | 7 |
| Pakistan | 50.0% | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| Romania | 0.0% | 0 | 6 | 6 |
| Democratic Republic Of Congo | 83.3% | 5 | 1 | 6 |
| Ukraine | 66.7% | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| Unknown Nationality | 16.7% | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| Cameroon | 66.7% | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| Uganda | 100.0% | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| Dominica | 0.0% | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| Libya | 0.0% | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| South Korea | 25.0% | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| Germany | 0.0% | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| Egypt | 100.0% | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| Rwanda | 100.0% | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| Poland | 25.0% | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| Stateless - Alien Unable To Name A Country | 66.7% | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Indonesia | 33.3% | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Zimbabwe | 0.0% | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Kirghizia (Kyrgyzstan) | 0.0% | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Guinea | 0.0% | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Saudi Arabia | 100.0% | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Afghanistan | 0.0% | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Gambia | 50.0% | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Benin | 0.0% | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Kenya | 0.0% | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Iran | 0.0% | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Ivory Coast (Cote D'Ivoire) | 0.0% | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Niger | 100.0% | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Georgia | 0.0% | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Serbia | 0.0% | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Year | Approval Rate | Granted | Denied | Decided |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 0.8% | 1 | 122 | 123 |
| 2025 | 4.6% | 63 | 1,296 | 1,359 |
| 2024 | 22.7% | 126 | 429 | 555 |
| 2023 | 28.7% | 144 | 358 | 502 |
| 2022 | 26.4% | 135 | 377 | 512 |
| 2021 | 33.3% | 68 | 136 | 204 |
| 2020 | 16.3% | 34 | 174 | 208 |