Immigration court
Bloomington, MN Immigration Court
13 judges · MN
EOIR data through Oct 1, 2026 · updated monthly
- 7,769
- Granted
- 65,566
- Denied
- 13
- Judges
Distribution
How this court's judges compare
At Bloomington, MN, 12 judges range from 1.8% to 13.1%.
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): Bloomington, MN Immigration Court granted asylum in 2.6% of 18,482 decided cases. That is lower than the court's all-time rate of 10.6% (73,335 decided cases). Over the same months, the national rate was 5.0%.
How to Interpret This Court's Data
Court-level statistics aggregate the judges and cases assigned to the Bloomington, MN Immigration Court, so the court average can differ sharply from any one judge's profile.
High-volume judge profiles at this court include Castro, Susan E. (32,263 total cases), Olmanson, Kristin W. (17,951 total cases), and Warren, Kendall (15,597 total cases). The largest nationality groups shown for this court (fiscal years 2020–2026) include Ecuador (7,715 decided, 0.7% grant rate), Nicaragua (5,273 decided, 1.8% grant rate), and Mexico (4,920 decided, 5.4% 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 Bloomington, MN Immigration Court is the assigned filing location for 1,644 ZIP codes. Main cities by state:
MN — Minneapolis, Saint Paul, Duluth, Rochester, Eden Prairie, Moorhead, Saint Cloud, Burnsville, Elko New Market, Hopkins, Inver Grove Heights, Mankato, Ada, Adams, Adrian and 760 more cities
ND — Bismarck, Fargo, Grand Forks, Jamestown, Minot, Wahpeton, Grand Forks Afb, Minot Afb, Abercrombie, Absaraka, Adams, Agate, Alamo, Alexander, Almont and 357 more cities
SD — Sioux Falls, Rapid City, Brookings, Spearfish, Aberdeen, Agar, Akaska, Alcester, Alexandria, Allen, Alpena, Amherst, Andover, Arlington, Armour and 348 more cities
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Judges at This Court
| Judge | Approval Rate | Granted | Denied | Decided |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Castro, Susan E. | 6.9% | 1,868 | 25,318 | 27,186 |
| Olmanson, Kristin W. | 13.1% | 1,712 | 11,386 | 13,098 |
| Warren, Kendall | 10.7% | 1,265 | 10,588 | 11,853 |
| Sardelli, Brian | 2.9% | 220 | 7,273 | 7,493 |
| Miller, Monte G. | 3.8% | 277 | 6,928 | 7,205 |
| Carr, M. Audrey | 7.4% | 462 | 5,800 | 6,262 |
| Mazzie, Sarah B. | 9.2% | 414 | 4,077 | 4,491 |
| Ivany, Kalin | 2.2% | 89 | 3,970 | 4,059 |
| Caborn, Andrew J. | 11.1% | 333 | 2,661 | 2,994 |
| Zaske, Amy K. | 2.3% | 51 | 2,158 | 2,209 |
| Wood, Ryan R. | 11.2% | 205 | 1,628 | 1,833 |
| Hansen, Nathan M. | 1.8% | 6 | 326 | 332 |
| King, Jean C. | 16.7% | 3 | 15 | 18 |
Approval Rate by Nationality
Fiscal years 2020–2026 (Oct 2019 – Sep 2026).
| Nationality | Approval Rate | Granted | Denied | Decided |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ecuador | 0.7% | 55 | 7,660 | 7,715 |
| Nicaragua | 1.8% | 95 | 5,178 | 5,273 |
| Mexico | 5.4% | 266 | 4,654 | 4,920 |
| Guatemala | 1.7% | 83 | 4,665 | 4,748 |
| Honduras | 2.2% | 75 | 3,336 | 3,411 |
| Venezuela | 5.0% | 82 | 1,574 | 1,656 |
| El Salvador | 6.2% | 96 | 1,464 | 1,560 |
| Somalia | 28.8% | 351 | 868 | 1,219 |
| Colombia | 0.6% | 5 | 894 | 899 |
| Cuba | 31.3% | 128 | 281 | 409 |
| Romania | 0.0% | 0 | 263 | 263 |
| Liberia | 38.2% | 91 | 147 | 238 |
| Peru | 1.7% | 4 | 233 | 237 |
| Cameroon | 59.3% | 137 | 94 | 231 |
| Russia | 73.8% | 152 | 54 | 206 |
| Ethiopia | 54.3% | 94 | 79 | 173 |
| Brazil | 2.4% | 4 | 161 | 165 |
| Nigeria | 31.5% | 47 | 102 | 149 |
| India | 9.8% | 14 | 129 | 143 |
| Haiti | 4.2% | 5 | 115 | 120 |
| China | 23.5% | 28 | 91 | 119 |
| Kenya | 44.8% | 52 | 64 | 116 |
| Turkey | 2.7% | 3 | 109 | 112 |
| Laos | 39.1% | 36 | 56 | 92 |
| Belarus | 60.9% | 56 | 36 | 92 |
| Ghana | 39.8% | 33 | 50 | 83 |
| Dominican Republic | 2.9% | 2 | 67 | 69 |
| Sudan | 47.2% | 25 | 28 | 53 |
| Afghanistan | 22.0% | 9 | 32 | 41 |
| Burma (Myanmar) | 40.0% | 14 | 21 | 35 |
| Iraq | 65.6% | 21 | 11 | 32 |
| Ukraine | 37.5% | 12 | 20 | 32 |
| Guinea | 6.5% | 2 | 29 | 31 |
| Eritrea | 40.7% | 11 | 16 | 27 |
| Vietnam | 37.0% | 10 | 17 | 27 |
| Djibouti | 38.5% | 10 | 16 | 26 |
| Bangladesh | 44.0% | 11 | 14 | 25 |
| Canada | 16.7% | 4 | 20 | 24 |
| Chile | 8.3% | 2 | 22 | 24 |
| United Kingdom | 8.7% | 2 | 21 | 23 |
| Jamaica | 19.0% | 4 | 17 | 21 |
| Bosnia-Herzegovina | 60.0% | 12 | 8 | 20 |
| Pakistan | 35.0% | 7 | 13 | 20 |
| Democratic Republic Of Congo | 38.9% | 7 | 11 | 18 |
| Senegal | 5.6% | 1 | 17 | 18 |
| Philippines | 23.5% | 4 | 13 | 17 |
| Egypt | 56.2% | 9 | 7 | 16 |
| Nepal | 37.5% | 6 | 10 | 16 |
| Sri Lanka | 20.0% | 3 | 12 | 15 |
| Turkmenistan | 7.1% | 1 | 13 | 14 |
| Belize | 0.0% | 0 | 14 | 14 |
| Uzbekistan | 8.3% | 1 | 11 | 12 |
| South Sudan | 33.3% | 4 | 8 | 12 |
| Rwanda | 54.5% | 6 | 5 | 11 |
| Panama | 18.2% | 2 | 9 | 11 |
| Unknown Nationality | 18.2% | 2 | 9 | 11 |
| Jordan | 18.2% | 2 | 9 | 11 |
| Thailand | 30.0% | 3 | 7 | 10 |
| Costa Rica | 0.0% | 0 | 9 | 9 |
| South Africa | 0.0% | 0 | 8 | 8 |
| Spain | 0.0% | 0 | 8 | 8 |
| Togo | 28.6% | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| Guyana | 16.7% | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| Congo | 66.7% | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| Federated States Of Micronesia | 0.0% | 0 | 6 | 6 |
| Niger | 0.0% | 0 | 6 | 6 |
| Bolivia | 0.0% | 0 | 6 | 6 |
| Cambodia | 0.0% | 0 | 6 | 6 |
| Burundi | 80.0% | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| Angola | 0.0% | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| Libya | 0.0% | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| Gambia | 40.0% | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| Mauritania | 20.0% | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| Sierra Leone | 0.0% | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| Tajikistan (Tadzhik) | 0.0% | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| Argentina | 33.3% | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Saudi Arabia | 0.0% | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Poland | 0.0% | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Indonesia | 0.0% | 0 | 2 | 2 |