Immigration court
Krome, FL Immigration Court
15 judges · FL
EOIR data through Oct 1, 2026 · updated monthly
- 12,163
- Granted
- 73,467
- Denied
- 15
- Judges
Distribution
How this court's judges compare
At Krome, FL, 12 judges range from 1.5% to 54.8%.
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): Krome, FL Immigration Court granted asylum in 7.2% of 6,482 decided cases. That is lower than the court's all-time rate of 14.2% (85,630 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 Krome, FL Immigration Court, so the court average can differ sharply from any one judge's profile.
High-volume judge profiles at this court include Opaciuch, Adam (12,686 total cases), Sukkar, Elisa M. (12,294 total cases), and Hurewitz, Kenneth S. (12,109 total cases). The largest nationality groups shown for this court (fiscal years 2020–2026) include Mexico (3,470 decided, 3.2% grant rate), Guatemala (2,458 decided, 1.5% grant rate), and Cuba (1,861 decided, 13.3% 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.
Judges at This Court
| Judge | Approval Rate | Granted | Denied | Decided |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opaciuch, Adam | 16.9% | 1,590 | 7,832 | 9,422 |
| Sukkar, Elisa M. | 39.1% | 3,247 | 5,049 | 8,296 |
| Hurewitz, Kenneth S. | 11.0% | 1,208 | 9,770 | 10,978 |
| Chait, Barry S. | 3.7% | 323 | 8,361 | 8,684 |
| Foster, Neale | 34.1% | 2,895 | 5,592 | 8,487 |
| Walleisa, Michael G. | 7.5% | 272 | 3,344 | 3,616 |
| Siegel, Stuart A. | 5.7% | 220 | 3,656 | 3,876 |
| Martyak, Christina M. | 7.9% | 227 | 2,660 | 2,887 |
| Pereira, Jorge L. | 10.4% | 287 | 2,476 | 2,763 |
| Villageliu, Gustavo D. | 54.8% | 1,496 | 1,232 | 2,728 |
| Lerner, Romy | 13.1% | 251 | 1,666 | 1,917 |
| Lungu, Liviu | 1.5% | 3 | 197 | 200 |
| Donato, Robin | 7.4% | 7 | 88 | 95 |
| Weissman, Jason | 20.0% | 12 | 48 | 60 |
| Faherty, Stephen | 2.6% | 1 | 38 | 39 |
Approval Rate by Nationality
Fiscal years 2020–2026 (Oct 2019 – Sep 2026).
| Nationality | Approval Rate | Granted | Denied | Decided |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mexico | 3.2% | 112 | 3,358 | 3,470 |
| Guatemala | 1.5% | 38 | 2,420 | 2,458 |
| Cuba | 13.3% | 247 | 1,614 | 1,861 |
| Honduras | 4.4% | 61 | 1,330 | 1,391 |
| Venezuela | 11.8% | 104 | 775 | 879 |
| Haiti | 18.8% | 140 | 605 | 745 |
| Nicaragua | 11.4% | 79 | 612 | 691 |
| Colombia | 8.8% | 60 | 623 | 683 |
| Dominican Republic | 7.8% | 44 | 522 | 566 |
| Jamaica | 18.5% | 85 | 374 | 459 |
| El Salvador | 7.1% | 25 | 326 | 351 |
| Brazil | 8.9% | 21 | 216 | 237 |
| Bahamas | 8.1% | 10 | 114 | 124 |
| Peru | 10.3% | 12 | 105 | 117 |
| Ecuador | 10.5% | 11 | 94 | 105 |
| Russia | 23.3% | 17 | 56 | 73 |
| Romania | 3.1% | 2 | 63 | 65 |
| Canada | 6.9% | 4 | 54 | 58 |
| Argentina | 17.6% | 9 | 42 | 51 |
| India | 3.9% | 2 | 49 | 51 |
| China | 10.9% | 5 | 41 | 46 |
| United Kingdom | 12.2% | 5 | 36 | 41 |
| Trinidad And Tobago | 21.9% | 7 | 25 | 32 |
| Chile | 3.3% | 1 | 29 | 30 |
| Costa Rica | 8.7% | 2 | 21 | 23 |
| Ukraine | 21.1% | 4 | 15 | 19 |
| Bolivia | 14.3% | 2 | 12 | 14 |
| Turkey | 36.4% | 4 | 7 | 11 |
| Jordan | 30.0% | 3 | 7 | 10 |
| Spain | 0.0% | 0 | 10 | 10 |
| Philippines | 22.2% | 2 | 7 | 9 |
| Bangladesh | 25.0% | 2 | 6 | 8 |
| Israel | 37.5% | 3 | 5 | 8 |
| Nepal | 25.0% | 2 | 6 | 8 |
| Albania | 14.3% | 1 | 6 | 7 |
| Uruguay | 14.3% | 1 | 6 | 7 |
| Vietnam | 57.1% | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| Italy | 28.6% | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| Democratic Republic Of Congo | 50.0% | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| Nigeria | 0.0% | 0 | 6 | 6 |
| St. Lucia | 20.0% | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| Sudan | 0.0% | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| Guinea | 0.0% | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| Senegal | 0.0% | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| Somalia | 0.0% | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| Panama | 25.0% | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| Morocco | 33.3% | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Poland | 33.3% | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Saudi Arabia | 0.0% | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Pakistan | 33.3% | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Guyana | 0.0% | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Egypt | 0.0% | 0 | 1 | 1 |