Immigration court
Atlanta, GA Immigration Court
24 judges · GA
EOIR data through Oct 1, 2026 · updated monthly
- 6,253
- Granted
- 125,497
- Denied
- 24
- Judges
Distribution
How this court's judges compare
At Atlanta, GA, 21 judges range from 0.0% to 17.3%.
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.
Recent decisions (Oct 2024 – Sep 2026): Atlanta, GA Immigration Court granted asylum in 0.8% of 42,127 decided cases. That is lower than the court's all-time rate of 4.7% (131,750 decided cases). Over the same months, the national rate was 5.0%.
What people ask about Atlanta, GA Immigration Court
These are the questions people asked most about this court from Apr 2026 to Oct 2026. The answers come from EOIR immigration court data.
What is the asylum grant rate at Atlanta, GA Immigration Court?
In Oct 2024 – Sep 2026, the court granted asylum in 0.8% of 42,127 decided cases (grants plus denials). Across all years in EOIR data, it granted 4.7% of 131,750 decided cases. Over the same recent months, the national rate was 5.0%.
Which judges at Atlanta, GA Immigration Court grant asylum most often?
Among the 17 judges at this court with at least 25 decided asylum cases in Oct 2024 – Sep 2026, the highest grant rates were: Kevin Jerome. Chapman, 9.2% of 306 decided; Kevin D. Stroberg, 3.2% of 126 decided; and Kyle A. Pearson, 3.1% of 96 decided. The median judge among them granted 0.7%.
How to Interpret This Court's Data
Court-level statistics aggregate the judges and cases assigned to the Atlanta, GA Immigration Court, so the court average can differ sharply from any one judge's profile.
High-volume judge profiles at this court include Rast, G. M. (17,729 total cases), Houser, Wayne K., JR. (17,450 total cases), and Maldonado, Njeri B. (11,465 total cases). The largest nationality groups shown for this court (fiscal years 2020–2026) include Guatemala (21,390 decided, 0.8% grant rate), Mexico (15,953 decided, 1.9% grant rate), and Honduras (10,874 decided, 0.6% 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 2026-10-01. 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.
What This Court Profile's Data Shows
This profile ranks #12 by published decided outcomes among 74 courts with at least 5,000 decisions (131,750 outcomes).
Its 4.7% historical rate is 5.2 percentage points below the 9.9% median for those 74 courts.
The largest published nationality row is Guatemala: 21,390 decisions and a 0.8% grant rate in the nationality subset's stated scope.
These are descriptive historical aggregates. Court mix, judge assignment, representation, case facts, procedural posture, and changes in law are not controlled here, so the comparisons cannot predict an individual case.
Areas Served by This Court
Based on the official EOIR ZIP-code assignment, the Atlanta, GA Immigration Court is the assigned filing location for 1,408 ZIP codes. Main cities by state:
AL — Birmingham, Mobile, Montgomery, Huntsville, Gadsden, Tuscaloosa, Anniston, Florence, Athens, Bessemer, Cullman, Dothan, Jasper, Madison, Northport and 516 more cities
GA — Atlanta, Savannah, Macon, Marietta, Augusta, Athens, Columbus, Albany, Decatur, Valdosta, Alpharetta, Brunswick, Gainesville, Lawrenceville, Carrollton and 576 more cities
MS — Meridian
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Judges at This Court
| Judge | Approval Rate | Granted | Denied | Decided |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rast, G. M. | 6.9% | 944 | 12,765 | 13,709 |
| Houser, Wayne K., JR. | 7.8% | 950 | 11,249 | 12,199 |
| Maldonado, Njeri B. | 1.7% | 161 | 9,595 | 9,756 |
| Chapman, Kevin Jerome. | 17.3% | 1,429 | 6,854 | 8,283 |
| Fisher, Ryan | 1.2% | 107 | 8,804 | 8,911 |
| Haer, Amy Fairchild | 1.8% | 117 | 6,493 | 6,610 |
| Taylor, Philip P. | 0.9% | 64 | 7,243 | 7,307 |
| Smikle, Suzette | 1.2% | 82 | 6,539 | 6,621 |
| Murray, Winfield W. | 2.3% | 154 | 6,533 | 6,687 |
| Doughty, Blake | 2.6% | 171 | 6,284 | 6,455 |
| Bell, Jennifer R. | 1.0% | 59 | 5,953 | 6,012 |
| Coaxum, Ghunise L. | 0.6% | 34 | 5,318 | 5,352 |
| Hewitt, Andrew | 1.3% | 33 | 2,426 | 2,459 |
| Johnston, Paul L. | 12.5% | 210 | 1,475 | 1,685 |
| Barr, Philip A. | 5.3% | 75 | 1,339 | 1,414 |
| Jeter, Kimberly | 1.7% | 16 | 903 | 919 |
| Watson, Bryan D. | 13.2% | 103 | 677 | 780 |
| Gopaul, Donna S. | 0.1% | 1 | 746 | 747 |
| McBride, Robert | 0.0% | 0 | 380 | 380 |
| Redwood, Daniel J. | 15.9% | 31 | 164 | 195 |
| Stroberg, Kevin D. | 3.2% | 4 | 122 | 126 |
| Pearson, Kyle A. | 3.1% | 3 | 93 | 96 |
| Sachdeva, Shiv | 0.0% | 0 | 77 | 77 |
| Owens, Alfredia | 0.0% | 0 | 4 | 4 |
Roster entries without a usable profile denominator: Visiting Judge 25. They are excluded from the rate table above.
Approval Rate by Nationality
Fiscal years 2020–2026 (Oct 2019 – Sep 2026).
| Nationality | Approval Rate | Granted | Denied | Decided |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Guatemala | 0.8% | 161 | 21,229 | 21,390 |
| Mexico | 1.9% | 308 | 15,645 | 15,953 |
| Honduras | 0.6% | 67 | 10,807 | 10,874 |
| Venezuela | 2.6% | 193 | 7,221 | 7,414 |
| Nicaragua | 2.8% | 122 | 4,225 | 4,347 |
| Colombia | 1.1% | 35 | 3,161 | 3,196 |
| El Salvador | 3.4% | 96 | 2,702 | 2,798 |
| Peru | 1.3% | 16 | 1,195 | 1,211 |
| Brazil | 1.9% | 16 | 831 | 847 |
| Haiti | 0.9% | 6 | 671 | 677 |
| India | 5.4% | 36 | 628 | 664 |
| Ecuador | 0.5% | 2 | 371 | 373 |
| Cuba | 5.4% | 18 | 315 | 333 |
| Senegal | 5.9% | 16 | 256 | 272 |
| Jamaica | 10.5% | 27 | 231 | 258 |
| Turkey | 8.9% | 19 | 194 | 213 |
| Nigeria | 13.7% | 27 | 170 | 197 |
| Dominican Republic | 0.6% | 1 | 170 | 171 |
| Vietnam | 8.1% | 12 | 136 | 148 |
| Russia | 23.3% | 31 | 102 | 133 |
| Chile | 2.2% | 2 | 91 | 93 |
| Romania | 1.1% | 1 | 88 | 89 |
| China | 30.8% | 24 | 54 | 78 |
| Ghana | 19.7% | 15 | 61 | 76 |
| Guinea | 21.9% | 16 | 57 | 73 |
| Unknown Nationality | 0.0% | 0 | 63 | 63 |
| Afghanistan | 15.1% | 8 | 45 | 53 |
| Panama | 6.2% | 3 | 45 | 48 |
| Costa Rica | 4.2% | 2 | 46 | 48 |
| Kenya | 26.1% | 12 | 34 | 46 |
| Belize | 0.0% | 0 | 39 | 39 |
| Cameroon | 28.9% | 11 | 27 | 38 |
| South Korea | 2.7% | 1 | 36 | 37 |
| Gambia | 25.0% | 9 | 27 | 36 |
| Pakistan | 21.2% | 7 | 26 | 33 |
| Turkmenistan | 3.6% | 1 | 27 | 28 |
| Mauritania | 0.0% | 0 | 26 | 26 |
| Indonesia | 4.0% | 1 | 24 | 25 |
| Ethiopia | 43.5% | 10 | 13 | 23 |
| Iran | 23.8% | 5 | 16 | 21 |
| Angola | 10.0% | 2 | 18 | 20 |
| Bangladesh | 5.9% | 1 | 16 | 17 |
| Jordan | 0.0% | 0 | 17 | 17 |
| Trinidad And Tobago | 30.8% | 4 | 9 | 13 |
| Democratic Republic Of Congo | 0.0% | 0 | 12 | 12 |
| Sudan | 75.0% | 9 | 3 | 12 |
| Argentina | 8.3% | 1 | 11 | 12 |
| Kazakhstan | 45.5% | 5 | 6 | 11 |
| Liberia | 9.1% | 1 | 10 | 11 |
| Dominica | 0.0% | 0 | 11 | 11 |
| Syria | 0.0% | 0 | 11 | 11 |
| Sierra Leone | 10.0% | 1 | 9 | 10 |
| Iraq | 30.0% | 3 | 7 | 10 |
| Guadeloupe | 0.0% | 0 | 10 | 10 |
| Sri Lanka | 0.0% | 0 | 10 | 10 |
| Spain | 0.0% | 0 | 10 | 10 |
| Mali | 22.2% | 2 | 7 | 9 |
| Bahamas | 0.0% | 0 | 8 | 8 |
| Morocco | 0.0% | 0 | 8 | 8 |
| Israel | 14.3% | 1 | 6 | 7 |
| Somalia | 0.0% | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| Belarus | 66.7% | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| France | 0.0% | 0 | 6 | 6 |
| Portugal | 0.0% | 0 | 6 | 6 |
| Ivory Coast (Cote D'Ivoire) | 20.0% | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| Equatorial Guinea | 0.0% | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| Gabon | 0.0% | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| Guyana | 0.0% | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| Philippines | 0.0% | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| Niger | 0.0% | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| Ukraine | 0.0% | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| Uruguay | 0.0% | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| Germany | 0.0% | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Zimbabwe | 0.0% | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Canada | 0.0% | 0 | 1 | 1 |