Immigration court
Hartford, CT Immigration Court
11 judges · CT
EOIR data through Oct 1, 2026 · updated monthly
- 8,291
- Granted
- 43,759
- Denied
- 11
- Judges
Distribution
How this court's judges compare
At Hartford, CT, 11 judges range from 0.0% to 32.5%.
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): Hartford, CT Immigration Court granted asylum in 4.1% of 12,935 decided cases. That is lower than the court's all-time rate of 15.9% (52,050 decided cases). Over the same months, the national rate was 5.0%.
What people ask about Hartford, CT 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.
Which judges at Hartford, CT Immigration Court grant asylum most often?
Among the 9 judges at this court with at least 25 decided asylum cases in Oct 2024 – Sep 2026, the highest grant rates were: Jonathan Goulding, 19.5% of 185 decided; Philip Verrillo, 16.2% of 433 decided; and Michael W. Straus, 8.2% of 1,390 decided. The median judge among them granted 5.1%.
What is the asylum grant rate at Hartford, CT Immigration Court?
In Oct 2024 – Sep 2026, the court granted asylum in 4.1% of 12,935 decided cases (grants plus denials). Across all years in EOIR data, it granted 15.9% of 52,050 decided cases. Over the same recent 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 Hartford, CT Immigration Court, so the court average can differ sharply from any one judge's profile.
High-volume judge profiles at this court include Straus, Michael W. (28,482 total cases), Morris, Daniel A. (13,872 total cases), and Verrillo, Philip (8,096 total cases). The largest nationality groups shown for this court (fiscal years 2020–2026) include Ecuador (4,754 decided, 6.4% grant rate), Brazil (4,265 decided, 2.0% grant rate), and Guatemala (3,790 decided, 8.3% 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 Hartford, CT Immigration Court is the assigned filing location for 369 ZIP codes. Main cities by state:
CT — Bridgeport, Hartford, Stamford, Waterbury, New Haven, Norwalk, West Hartford, Hamden, New Britain, Danbury, East Hartford, Fairfield, Greenwich, Manchester, Meriden and 227 more cities
MA — Springfield, Amherst, Chicopee, Northampton, Adams, Agawam, Ashley Falls, Barre, Becket, Belchertown, Berkshire, Blandford, Bondsville, Brimfield, Cheshire and 53 more cities
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Judges at This Court
| Judge | Approval Rate | Granted | Denied | Decided |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Straus, Michael W. | 16.7% | 3,792 | 18,932 | 22,724 |
| Morris, Daniel A. | 9.7% | 1,070 | 9,915 | 10,985 |
| Verrillo, Philip | 32.5% | 1,868 | 3,880 | 5,748 |
| Munson, Angela | 4.3% | 224 | 5,046 | 5,270 |
| D'Ambrosio, Billino W | 24.8% | 1,216 | 3,684 | 4,900 |
| Doolittle, Theodore | 8.1% | 160 | 1,812 | 1,972 |
| Marple, Harriet B. | 31.2% | 353 | 780 | 1,133 |
| Goulding, Jonathan | 15.7% | 115 | 617 | 732 |
| Monaco, Jared | 0.0% | 0 | 1,183 | 1,183 |
| Sawwan, Sarah | 0.2% | 1 | 513 | 514 |
| Melanson, David | 0.0% | 0 | 182 | 182 |
Roster entries without a usable profile denominator: Visiting Judge 17. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ecuador | 6.4% | 305 | 4,449 | 4,754 |
| Brazil | 2.0% | 84 | 4,181 | 4,265 |
| Guatemala | 8.3% | 313 | 3,477 | 3,790 |
| Honduras | 7.8% | 174 | 2,065 | 2,239 |
| Nicaragua | 4.4% | 77 | 1,684 | 1,761 |
| Peru | 4.0% | 58 | 1,386 | 1,444 |
| Colombia | 7.7% | 73 | 879 | 952 |
| Venezuela | 11.6% | 77 | 586 | 663 |
| El Salvador | 13.8% | 82 | 514 | 596 |
| Mexico | 18.0% | 104 | 475 | 579 |
| Haiti | 2.4% | 11 | 444 | 455 |
| Dominican Republic | 2.9% | 12 | 405 | 417 |
| Jamaica | 18.2% | 58 | 261 | 319 |
| Turkey | 50.0% | 98 | 98 | 196 |
| India | 32.0% | 31 | 66 | 97 |
| Pakistan | 66.7% | 44 | 22 | 66 |
| Ghana | 38.5% | 25 | 40 | 65 |
| Nigeria | 55.3% | 26 | 21 | 47 |
| Costa Rica | 2.1% | 1 | 46 | 47 |
| Chile | 0.0% | 0 | 46 | 46 |
| Russia | 60.0% | 27 | 18 | 45 |
| Afghanistan | 28.9% | 13 | 32 | 45 |
| China | 37.2% | 16 | 27 | 43 |
| Bangladesh | 64.9% | 24 | 13 | 37 |
| Dominica | 0.0% | 0 | 34 | 34 |
| Sri Lanka | 34.5% | 10 | 19 | 29 |
| Cuba | 26.9% | 7 | 19 | 26 |
| Poland | 44.0% | 11 | 14 | 25 |
| Libya | 37.5% | 9 | 15 | 24 |
| Democratic Republic Of Congo | 69.6% | 16 | 7 | 23 |
| Jordan | 4.3% | 1 | 22 | 23 |
| Albania | 50.0% | 11 | 11 | 22 |
| Romania | 0.0% | 0 | 20 | 20 |
| Congo | 55.6% | 10 | 8 | 18 |
| Syria | 27.8% | 5 | 13 | 18 |
| Ukraine | 86.7% | 13 | 2 | 15 |
| Egypt | 100.0% | 15 | 0 | 15 |
| Paraguay | 0.0% | 0 | 13 | 13 |
| Argentina | 33.3% | 4 | 8 | 12 |
| Vietnam | 0.0% | 0 | 8 | 8 |
| Philippines | 57.1% | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| Guinea | 42.9% | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| Senegal | 14.3% | 1 | 6 | 7 |
| Panama | 0.0% | 0 | 6 | 6 |
| Thailand | 0.0% | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| Georgia | 0.0% | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| South Africa | 0.0% | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| Unknown Nationality | 0.0% | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Uganda | 100.0% | 1 | 0 | 1 |