Immigration court
Denver, CO Immigration Court
22 judges · CO
EOIR data through Oct 1, 2026 · updated monthly
- 13,016
- Granted
- 53,624
- Denied
- 22
- Judges
Distribution
How this court's judges compare
At Denver, CO, 18 judges range from 0.9% to 28.7%.
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): Denver, CO Immigration Court granted asylum in 3.8% of 19,960 decided cases. That is lower than the court's all-time rate of 19.5% (66,640 decided cases). Over the same months, the national rate was 5.0%.
What people ask about Denver, CO 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 Denver, CO Immigration Court?
In Oct 2024 – Sep 2026, the court granted asylum in 3.8% of 19,960 decided cases (grants plus denials). Across all years in EOIR data, it granted 19.5% of 66,640 decided cases. Over the same recent months, the national rate was 5.0%.
Which judges at Denver, CO 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: Jennifer C. Whitko, 10.0% of 90 decided; Alison R. Kane, 8.1% of 2,315 decided; and Jeremy S. Sibert, 8.1% of 124 decided. The median judge among them granted 4.7%.
How to Interpret This Court's Data
Court-level statistics aggregate the judges and cases assigned to the Denver, CO Immigration Court, so the court average can differ sharply from any one judge's profile.
High-volume judge profiles at this court include Cordova, David J. (19,781 total cases), Livingston, Donn L. (15,627 total cases), and Kaufman, Matthew W. (9,295 total cases). The largest nationality groups shown for this court (fiscal years 2020–2026) include Mexico (8,430 decided, 17.0% grant rate), Venezuela (6,595 decided, 4.3% grant rate), and Colombia (6,227 decided, 5.9% 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 Denver, CO Immigration Court is the assigned filing location for 624 ZIP codes. Main cities by state:
CO — Denver, Colorado Springs, Aurora, Littleton, Pueblo, Boulder, Grand Junction, Arvada, Fort Collins, Englewood, Brighton, Broomfield, Castle Rock, Golden, Longmont and 374 more cities
WY — Casper, Cheyenne, Laramie, Gillette, Aladdin, Albin, Alcova, Alva, Arminto, Arvada, Baggs, Banner, Beulah, Big Horn, Bosler and 76 more cities
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Judges at This Court
| Judge | Approval Rate | Granted | Denied | Decided |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cordova, David J. | 17.9% | 2,732 | 12,555 | 15,287 |
| Livingston, Donn L. | 28.7% | 3,102 | 7,693 | 10,795 |
| Kaufman, Matthew W. | 9.6% | 712 | 6,739 | 7,451 |
| Gardzelewski, Ivan E. | 8.1% | 592 | 6,677 | 7,269 |
| Kane, Alison R. | 16.0% | 1,001 | 5,252 | 6,253 |
| Corrin, Melanie K. | 12.6% | 692 | 4,810 | 5,502 |
| Carbone, Nina M. | 10.1% | 574 | 5,108 | 5,682 |
| Trujillo, Eileen R. | 25.8% | 1,119 | 3,226 | 4,345 |
| Burgie, Brea C. | 14.1% | 610 | 3,713 | 4,323 |
| Calcador, Kerri | 15.2% | 617 | 3,454 | 4,071 |
| Koppenhofer, Andrea | 12.6% | 319 | 2,210 | 2,529 |
| O'Hare, Donald C. | 16.4% | 305 | 1,558 | 1,863 |
| Hakiman, Damona | 6.0% | 25 | 391 | 416 |
| Mushovic, Toren | 0.9% | 4 | 433 | 437 |
| Wallace, Matthew | 3.3% | 14 | 416 | 430 |
| Carman, Andre | 6.2% | 22 | 331 | 353 |
| Neal, David L. | 16.4% | 41 | 209 | 250 |
| Sibert, Jeremy S. | 8.1% | 10 | 114 | 124 |
| Patten, Jack D. | 6.6% | 6 | 85 | 91 |
| Whitko, Jennifer C. | 10.0% | 9 | 81 | 90 |
| Christiansen, J E. | 4.7% | 2 | 41 | 43 |
| Hurd, Andrew | 0.0% | 0 | 71 | 71 |
Roster entries without a usable profile denominator: Visiting Judge 2, Visiting Judge 24. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mexico | 17.0% | 1,437 | 6,993 | 8,430 |
| Venezuela | 4.3% | 283 | 6,312 | 6,595 |
| Colombia | 5.9% | 368 | 5,859 | 6,227 |
| Nicaragua | 3.2% | 158 | 4,752 | 4,910 |
| Honduras | 5.0% | 221 | 4,223 | 4,444 |
| Guatemala | 9.1% | 294 | 2,949 | 3,243 |
| El Salvador | 20.6% | 363 | 1,401 | 1,764 |
| Peru | 6.4% | 106 | 1,552 | 1,658 |
| Romania | 8.0% | 22 | 252 | 274 |
| Ecuador | 1.1% | 3 | 271 | 274 |
| Cuba | 15.0% | 40 | 227 | 267 |
| Russia | 67.1% | 143 | 70 | 213 |
| Brazil | 2.4% | 4 | 163 | 167 |
| Turkey | 9.0% | 12 | 122 | 134 |
| China | 60.4% | 67 | 44 | 111 |
| India | 50.0% | 51 | 51 | 102 |
| Afghanistan | 25.8% | 24 | 69 | 93 |
| Ethiopia | 71.0% | 44 | 18 | 62 |
| Libya | 71.9% | 41 | 16 | 57 |
| Eritrea | 76.8% | 43 | 13 | 56 |
| Ghana | 46.0% | 23 | 27 | 50 |
| Somalia | 23.9% | 11 | 35 | 46 |
| Mauritania | 41.9% | 18 | 25 | 43 |
| Vietnam | 41.0% | 16 | 23 | 39 |
| Dominican Republic | 5.3% | 2 | 36 | 38 |
| Bolivia | 5.6% | 2 | 34 | 36 |
| Nepal | 58.8% | 20 | 14 | 34 |
| Cameroon | 84.4% | 27 | 5 | 32 |
| Haiti | 28.1% | 9 | 23 | 32 |
| Chile | 3.1% | 1 | 31 | 32 |
| Nigeria | 61.5% | 16 | 10 | 26 |
| Senegal | 15.4% | 4 | 22 | 26 |
| Costa Rica | 4.0% | 1 | 24 | 25 |
| Indonesia | 66.7% | 16 | 8 | 24 |
| Saudi Arabia | 69.6% | 16 | 7 | 23 |
| Ukraine | 81.0% | 17 | 4 | 21 |
| Unknown Nationality | 4.8% | 1 | 20 | 21 |
| Sudan | 61.1% | 11 | 7 | 18 |
| Iraq | 76.5% | 13 | 4 | 17 |
| Belarus | 92.3% | 12 | 1 | 13 |
| Uzbekistan | 69.2% | 9 | 4 | 13 |
| Jamaica | 7.7% | 1 | 12 | 13 |
| Belize | 0.0% | 0 | 12 | 12 |
| Congo | 80.0% | 8 | 2 | 10 |
| Argentina | 0.0% | 0 | 10 | 10 |
| Mongolia | 77.8% | 7 | 2 | 9 |
| Yemen | 100.0% | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| Egypt | 100.0% | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| Morocco | 83.3% | 5 | 1 | 6 |
| Georgia | 33.3% | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| Spain | 0.0% | 0 | 6 | 6 |
| Canada | 0.0% | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| Philippines | 80.0% | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| Pakistan | 80.0% | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| Democratic Republic Of Congo | 80.0% | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| Uganda | 100.0% | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| United Kingdom | 0.0% | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| Jordan | 60.0% | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| Syria | 80.0% | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| South Korea | 25.0% | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| Panama | 0.0% | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| Iran | 75.0% | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| Kirghizia (Kyrgyzstan) | 66.7% | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| South Africa | 100.0% | 1 | 0 | 1 |