Immigration Judge at Memphis, TN
Judge Kaufman, Matthew W. serves at the Memphis, TN Immigration Court. With an asylum approval rate of 10.1%, 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 | 25.2% | 182 | 539 | 721 |
| Nicaragua | 1.3% | 6 | 463 | 469 |
| Honduras | 3.0% | 12 | 387 | 399 |
| Venezuela | 1.1% | 4 | 369 | 373 |
| Colombia | 2.7% | 9 | 323 | 332 |
| Guatemala | 5.4% | 16 | 283 | 299 |
| El Salvador | 11.3% | 17 | 134 | 151 |
| Peru | 12.4% | 13 | 92 | 105 |
| Cuba | 28.6% | 8 | 20 | 28 |
| Ecuador | 8.3% | 2 | 22 | 24 |
| Afghanistan | 4.3% | 1 | 22 | 23 |
| Romania | 5.6% | 1 | 17 | 18 |
| India | 6.7% | 1 | 14 | 15 |
| China | 27.3% | 3 | 8 | 11 |
| Ghana | 80.0% | 8 | 2 | 10 |
| Russia | 66.7% | 6 | 3 | 9 |
| Mauritania | 11.1% | 1 | 8 | 9 |
| Dominican Republic | 0.0% | 0 | 9 | 9 |
| Cameroon | 87.5% | 7 | 1 | 8 |
| Brazil | 14.3% | 1 | 6 | 7 |
| Sudan | 42.9% | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| Haiti | 16.7% | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| Vietnam | 50.0% | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| Libya | 50.0% | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| Somalia | 40.0% | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| Nepal | 40.0% | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| Nigeria | 100.0% | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| Costa Rica | 0.0% | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| Mongolia | 100.0% | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| Ethiopia | 75.0% | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| Iran | 50.0% | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Iraq | 100.0% | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| Jordan | 25.0% | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| Jamaica | 33.3% | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Senegal | 33.3% | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Georgia | 66.7% | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Sri Lanka | 0.0% | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| South Korea | 50.0% | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Morocco | 50.0% | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Bolivia | 0.0% | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Panama | 0.0% | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Kazakhstan | 0.0% | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Chile | 0.0% | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Bangladesh | 100.0% | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Turkey | 0.0% | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Uganda | 100.0% | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Angola | 100.0% | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Year | Approval Rate | Granted | Denied | Decided |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 0.0% | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 3.6% | 39 | 1,055 | 1,094 |
| 2024 | 5.9% | 39 | 618 | 657 |
| 2023 | 7.3% | 57 | 726 | 783 |
| 2022 | 22.6% | 87 | 298 | 385 |
| 2021 | 82.7% | 105 | 22 | 127 |
| 2020 | 27.4% | 31 | 82 | 113 |