Immigration court
Memphis, TN Immigration Court
26 judges · TN
EOIR data through Oct 1, 2026 · updated monthly
- 8,443
- Granted
- 94,219
- Denied
- 26
- Judges
Distribution
How this court's judges compare
At Memphis, TN, 23 judges range from 0.0% to 20.4%.
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): Memphis, TN Immigration Court granted asylum in 1.5% of 38,430 decided cases. That is lower than the court's all-time rate of 8.2% (102,662 decided cases). Over the same months, the national rate was 5.0%.
What people ask about Memphis, TN 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 and ICE arrest records.
Which judges at Memphis, TN Immigration Court grant asylum most often?
Among the 23 judges at this court with at least 25 decided asylum cases in Oct 2024 – Sep 2026, the highest grant rates were: Luis Maldonado, 10.8% of 120 decided; Sean D. Clancy, 7.2% of 921 decided; and Rebecca L. Holt, 5.2% of 1,158 decided. The median judge among them granted 1.2%.
What is the asylum grant rate at Memphis, TN Immigration Court?
In Oct 2024 – Sep 2026, the court granted asylum in 1.5% of 38,430 decided cases (grants plus denials). Across all years in EOIR data, it granted 8.2% of 102,662 decided cases. Over the same recent months, the national rate was 5.0%.
How many ICE arrests are recorded in Memphis, Tennessee?
ICE recorded 1,736 arrests in Memphis, Tennessee from Aug 2025 to Jul 2026, 60 of them in Jul 2026. The highest month in these records, which start in Oct 2022, was Nov 2025 with 418. These are arrests anywhere in the city, not only at the immigration court.
How often does Memphis, TN Immigration Court grant motions?
Across all years of EOIR motion records for this court, the most common decided motions were: Motion for Change of Venue, granted in 71.7% of 33,424; Motion for Video Appearance, granted in 56.6% of 31,241; and Motion to Dismiss, granted in 95.7% of 25,329. The rate counts every decided motion, including outcomes other than granted or denied.
How to Interpret This Court's Data
Court-level statistics aggregate the judges and cases assigned to the Memphis, TN Immigration Court, so the court average can differ sharply from any one judge's profile.
High-volume judge profiles at this court include Pazar, Charles E. (19,135 total cases), Holt, Rebecca L. (18,807 total cases), and Campos, Alisha C. (8,450 total cases). The largest nationality groups shown for this court (fiscal years 2020–2026) include Guatemala (18,769 decided, 1.6% grant rate), Honduras (13,282 decided, 1.6% grant rate), and Mexico (12,255 decided, 3.3% 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 Memphis, TN Immigration Court is the assigned filing location for 2,261 ZIP codes. Main cities by state:
AR — Little Rock, Fort Smith, North Little Rock, Arkadelphia, Conway, Fayetteville, Bella Vista, Benton, Eureka Springs, Hot Springs National Park, Jonesboro, Pine Bluff, Rogers, Russellville, Springdale and 562 more cities
KY — Louisville, Lexington, Bowling Green, Covington, Ashland, Berea, London, Newport, Owensboro, Paducah, Somerset, Adairville, Adams, Adolphus, Ages Brookside and 706 more cities
MS — Cleveland, Columbus, Greenville, Oxford, Southaven, Tupelo, Abbeville, Aberdeen, Ackerman, Alligator, Amory, Anguilla, Arcola, Artesia, Ashland and 211 more cities
TN — Memphis, Nashville, Knoxville, Chattanooga, Murfreesboro, Cookeville, Crossville, Johnson City, Kingsport, Clarksville, Cleveland, Franklin, Maryville, Cordova, Germantown and 505 more cities
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Judges at This Court
| Judge | Approval Rate | Granted | Denied | Decided |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pazar, Charles E. | 20.4% | 2,760 | 10,765 | 13,525 |
| Holt, Rebecca L. | 9.7% | 1,341 | 12,544 | 13,885 |
| Campos, Alisha C. | 2.9% | 221 | 7,297 | 7,518 |
| Russo, David | 4.3% | 292 | 6,562 | 6,854 |
| Josephsen, Brandon J. | 2.5% | 170 | 6,630 | 6,800 |
| Ward, Robert Q. | 4.8% | 211 | 4,149 | 4,360 |
| Newburn, Irma J. | 1.0% | 61 | 6,295 | 6,356 |
| Lake, Kelly B. | 5.1% | 285 | 5,267 | 5,552 |
| Hansell, Renae M. | 1.5% | 77 | 4,979 | 5,056 |
| JEFFERSON-WEBB, LETTRICEA L. | 15.2% | 428 | 2,388 | 2,816 |
| Clancy, Sean D. | 9.2% | 285 | 2,819 | 3,104 |
| Miles, Vernon Benet | 3.1% | 79 | 2,476 | 2,555 |
| Barnes, John C. | 9.3% | 215 | 2,109 | 2,324 |
| Maldonado, Luis | 4.7% | 94 | 1,926 | 2,020 |
| McLeod, Matt | 1.0% | 18 | 1,765 | 1,783 |
| Thompson, Ryan | 0.4% | 7 | 1,664 | 1,671 |
| Kozoll, Christopher M. | 3.9% | 18 | 444 | 462 |
| Duff, Meredith | 0.0% | 0 | 592 | 592 |
| Walker, Natalie V. | 0.5% | 1 | 221 | 222 |
| Newell, Craig A. | 3.3% | 9 | 260 | 269 |
| Foster, Mary | 0.5% | 1 | 182 | 183 |
| Tucker, Rhonda | 1.2% | 2 | 160 | 162 |
| Schnelle, Sharon | 0.0% | 0 | 110 | 110 |
| Eastman, Robert G. | 1.2% | 1 | 81 | 82 |
| Render, Kerry | 1.4% | 1 | 70 | 71 |
| Kenny, Allen | 0.0% | 0 | 61 | 61 |
Roster entries without a usable profile denominator: Louisville Visiting Judge 1, Memphis Visiting Judge 1, ADAMS, LYDIA NANCE., Fontova, Angela M.. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Guatemala | 1.6% | 294 | 18,475 | 18,769 |
| Honduras | 1.6% | 218 | 13,064 | 13,282 |
| Mexico | 3.3% | 408 | 11,847 | 12,255 |
| Venezuela | 5.9% | 263 | 4,172 | 4,435 |
| Nicaragua | 3.2% | 124 | 3,780 | 3,904 |
| El Salvador | 5.9% | 141 | 2,242 | 2,383 |
| Colombia | 1.8% | 25 | 1,328 | 1,353 |
| Cuba | 10.6% | 125 | 1,049 | 1,174 |
| India | 5.6% | 36 | 604 | 640 |
| Peru | 1.5% | 6 | 397 | 403 |
| Haiti | 0.0% | 0 | 268 | 268 |
| Ecuador | 2.0% | 5 | 250 | 255 |
| Mauritania | 1.7% | 4 | 233 | 237 |
| Vietnam | 13.1% | 26 | 173 | 199 |
| Senegal | 4.8% | 9 | 179 | 188 |
| Egypt | 39.7% | 52 | 79 | 131 |
| Turkey | 17.8% | 21 | 97 | 118 |
| Russia | 25.2% | 27 | 80 | 107 |
| Romania | 0.0% | 0 | 106 | 106 |
| China | 45.3% | 43 | 52 | 95 |
| Brazil | 1.1% | 1 | 92 | 93 |
| Uzbekistan | 23.8% | 19 | 61 | 80 |
| Belize | 0.0% | 0 | 79 | 79 |
| Unknown Nationality | 0.0% | 0 | 68 | 68 |
| Jamaica | 15.6% | 10 | 54 | 64 |
| South Africa | 13.1% | 8 | 53 | 61 |
| Jordan | 24.1% | 14 | 44 | 58 |
| Dominican Republic | 0.0% | 0 | 58 | 58 |
| Afghanistan | 13.6% | 6 | 38 | 44 |
| Chile | 7.0% | 3 | 40 | 43 |
| Nigeria | 18.9% | 7 | 30 | 37 |
| Angola | 8.3% | 3 | 33 | 36 |
| Costa Rica | 5.6% | 2 | 34 | 36 |
| Democratic Republic Of Congo | 3.0% | 1 | 32 | 33 |
| Bolivia | 0.0% | 0 | 32 | 32 |
| Iraq | 56.7% | 17 | 13 | 30 |
| Pakistan | 14.3% | 3 | 18 | 21 |
| Congo | 0.0% | 0 | 17 | 17 |
| Panama | 11.8% | 2 | 15 | 17 |
| Ghana | 6.2% | 1 | 15 | 16 |
| Cameroon | 30.8% | 4 | 9 | 13 |
| Guinea | 0.0% | 0 | 13 | 13 |
| Somalia | 0.0% | 0 | 13 | 13 |
| Spain | 7.7% | 1 | 12 | 13 |
| Kirghizia (Kyrgyzstan) | 0.0% | 0 | 11 | 11 |
| Philippines | 0.0% | 0 | 11 | 11 |
| Bosnia-Herzegovina | 0.0% | 0 | 10 | 10 |
| Belarus | 0.0% | 0 | 10 | 10 |
| Kenya | 0.0% | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| Sudan | 28.6% | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| Gambia | 80.0% | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| Syria | 100.0% | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| Central African Republic | 0.0% | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| Ethiopia | 40.0% | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| Unknown Country | 0.0% | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| Eritrea | 0.0% | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| Saudi Arabia | 0.0% | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| Cambodia | 50.0% | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Burma (Myanmar) | 0.0% | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| Georgia | 0.0% | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| Israel | 0.0% | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| Tajikistan (Tadzhik) | 25.0% | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| Turkmenistan | 0.0% | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Liberia | 0.0% | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Poland | 33.3% | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Germany | 0.0% | 0 | 2 | 2 |