Immigration court
Baltimore, MD Immigration Court
21 judges · MD
EOIR data through Oct 1, 2026 · updated monthly
- 27,352
- Granted
- 73,954
- Denied
- 21
- Judges
Distribution
How this court's judges compare
At Baltimore, MD, 21 judges range from 1.6% to 51.9%.
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): Baltimore, MD Immigration Court granted asylum in 7.1% of 18,072 decided cases. That is lower than the court's all-time rate of 27.0% (101,306 decided cases). Over the same months, the national rate was 5.0%.
What people ask about Baltimore, MD 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 Baltimore, MD Immigration Court?
In Oct 2024 – Sep 2026, the court granted asylum in 7.1% of 18,072 decided cases (grants plus denials). Across all years in EOIR data, it granted 27.0% of 101,306 decided cases. Over the same recent months, the national rate was 5.0%.
Which judges at Baltimore, MD Immigration Court grant asylum most often?
Among the 12 judges at this court with at least 25 decided asylum cases in Oct 2024 – Sep 2026, the highest grant rates were: Alice Song Hartye, 13.1% of 2,436 decided; Jack H. Weil, 9.8% of 1,090 decided; and Zakia Mahasa, 7.6% of 1,058 decided. The median judge among them granted 5.8%.
How to Interpret This Court's Data
Court-level statistics aggregate the judges and cases assigned to the Baltimore, MD Immigration Court, so the court average can differ sharply from any one judge's profile.
High-volume judge profiles at this court include Durling, Walter A. (28,123 total cases), Weil, Jack H. (26,132 total cases), and Gossart, John F., JR. (21,004 total cases). The largest nationality groups shown for this court (fiscal years 2020–2026) include Honduras (7,628 decided, 13.3% grant rate), El Salvador (6,660 decided, 27.9% grant rate), and Guatemala (5,493 decided, 11.8% 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.
Areas Served by This Court
Based on the official EOIR ZIP-code assignment, the Baltimore, MD Immigration Court is the assigned filing location for 358 ZIP codes. Main cities by state:
MD — Baltimore, Annapolis, Frederick, Towson, Columbia, Hagerstown, Bel Air, Ellicott City, Glen Burnie, Laurel, Salisbury, Westminster, Westover, Abell, Aberdeen and 297 more cities
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Judges at This Court
| Judge | Approval Rate | Granted | Denied | Decided |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Durling, Walter A. | 11.7% | 2,670 | 20,219 | 22,889 |
| Weil, Jack H. | 6.9% | 1,683 | 22,633 | 24,316 |
| Gossart, John F., JR. | 39.4% | 5,566 | 8,556 | 14,122 |
| Barrett, Bruce M. | 31.6% | 3,997 | 8,660 | 12,657 |
| Slavin, Denise N. | 41.0% | 5,399 | 7,754 | 13,153 |
| Dornell, Lisa | 31.4% | 3,700 | 8,070 | 11,770 |
| Crosland, David W. | 25.2% | 3,090 | 9,174 | 12,264 |
| Dufresne, Jill H. | 31.1% | 1,987 | 4,407 | 6,394 |
| Vargas-Padilla, Nelson A. | 15.7% | 888 | 4,764 | 5,652 |
| Golparvar, Kuyomars Q. | 6.9% | 380 | 5,135 | 5,515 |
| Hartye, Alice Song | 16.6% | 752 | 3,787 | 4,539 |
| Shirole, Pallavi S. | 9.7% | 342 | 3,167 | 3,509 |
| Mahasa, Zakia | 22.0% | 790 | 2,799 | 3,589 |
| Greene JR., William P. | 51.9% | 1,287 | 1,193 | 2,480 |
| Maya, Elizabeth Kohler | 10.8% | 184 | 1,514 | 1,698 |
| Smulow, Daniel | 11.7% | 192 | 1,443 | 1,635 |
| Vincent, Gordon S. | 4.3% | 35 | 774 | 809 |
| Sprague, Jeffrey T. | 4.6% | 35 | 733 | 768 |
| Taylor, Michael | 4.1% | 24 | 564 | 588 |
| Watters, Matthew H | 12.1% | 44 | 319 | 363 |
| Adams, Julie | 1.6% | 6 | 379 | 385 |
Roster entries without a usable profile denominator: Visiting Judge 14, Live Judge - Bal, Video Judge - Bal. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Honduras | 13.3% | 1,012 | 6,616 | 7,628 |
| El Salvador | 27.9% | 1,856 | 4,804 | 6,660 |
| Guatemala | 11.8% | 650 | 4,843 | 5,493 |
| Romania | 2.5% | 37 | 1,453 | 1,490 |
| Mexico | 11.9% | 170 | 1,260 | 1,430 |
| Ecuador | 3.1% | 34 | 1,075 | 1,109 |
| Nicaragua | 16.4% | 176 | 899 | 1,075 |
| Haiti | 2.7% | 24 | 856 | 880 |
| Venezuela | 14.6% | 119 | 697 | 816 |
| Peru | 4.3% | 27 | 599 | 626 |
| Cameroon | 65.4% | 358 | 189 | 547 |
| Nigeria | 37.7% | 194 | 321 | 515 |
| Colombia | 5.2% | 25 | 454 | 479 |
| Brazil | 5.3% | 17 | 304 | 321 |
| India | 22.9% | 61 | 205 | 266 |
| Ethiopia | 67.8% | 139 | 66 | 205 |
| Senegal | 6.8% | 13 | 179 | 192 |
| Pakistan | 40.1% | 63 | 94 | 157 |
| Turkey | 15.4% | 22 | 121 | 143 |
| Jamaica | 19.0% | 24 | 102 | 126 |
| Nepal | 33.9% | 39 | 76 | 115 |
| Dominican Republic | 3.5% | 4 | 109 | 113 |
| Bolivia | 10.7% | 11 | 92 | 103 |
| Russia | 45.1% | 41 | 50 | 91 |
| Ghana | 26.7% | 23 | 63 | 86 |
| China | 47.8% | 33 | 36 | 69 |
| Uzbekistan | 18.5% | 12 | 53 | 65 |
| Kenya | 51.7% | 31 | 29 | 60 |
| Bangladesh | 54.4% | 31 | 26 | 57 |
| Guinea | 29.6% | 16 | 38 | 54 |
| Chile | 1.9% | 1 | 52 | 53 |
| Afghanistan | 22.9% | 11 | 37 | 48 |
| Belize | 0.0% | 0 | 48 | 48 |
| Niger | 44.7% | 21 | 26 | 47 |
| Georgia | 59.1% | 26 | 18 | 44 |
| Eritrea | 72.1% | 31 | 12 | 43 |
| Cuba | 27.3% | 9 | 24 | 33 |
| Vietnam | 21.9% | 7 | 25 | 32 |
| Sierra Leone | 39.3% | 11 | 17 | 28 |
| Panama | 0.0% | 0 | 27 | 27 |
| Costa Rica | 4.0% | 1 | 24 | 25 |
| Egypt | 8.0% | 2 | 23 | 25 |
| Ivory Coast (Cote D'Ivoire) | 16.7% | 4 | 20 | 24 |
| Mauritania | 8.3% | 2 | 22 | 24 |
| Sri Lanka | 13.6% | 3 | 19 | 22 |
| Liberia | 33.3% | 7 | 14 | 21 |
| Congo | 61.9% | 13 | 8 | 21 |
| Argentina | 5.6% | 1 | 17 | 18 |
| Jordan | 0.0% | 0 | 17 | 17 |
| Ukraine | 25.0% | 4 | 12 | 16 |
| Philippines | 40.0% | 6 | 9 | 15 |
| Kirghizia (Kyrgyzstan) | 20.0% | 3 | 12 | 15 |
| Mali | 21.4% | 3 | 11 | 14 |
| Uganda | 84.6% | 11 | 2 | 13 |
| Togo | 38.5% | 5 | 8 | 13 |
| Democratic Republic Of Congo | 25.0% | 3 | 9 | 12 |
| Burkina Faso | 8.3% | 1 | 11 | 12 |
| South Africa | 0.0% | 0 | 10 | 10 |
| Trinidad And Tobago | 22.2% | 2 | 7 | 9 |
| Laos | 0.0% | 0 | 9 | 9 |
| Somalia | 22.2% | 2 | 7 | 9 |
| Central African Republic | 100.0% | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| Angola | 0.0% | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| Morocco | 0.0% | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| Tanzania | 16.7% | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| Azerbaijan | 33.3% | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| Benin | 0.0% | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| Belarus | 0.0% | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| Iraq | 80.0% | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| Canada | 0.0% | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| Indonesia | 60.0% | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| Moldavia (Moldova) | 75.0% | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| Djibouti | 25.0% | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| Guyana | 0.0% | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| Sudan | 0.0% | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| South Korea | 66.7% | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Iran | 66.7% | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Spain | 0.0% | 0 | 3 | 3 |