Immigration court
Omaha, NE Immigration Court
8 judges · NE
EOIR data through Oct 1, 2026 · updated monthly
- 2,834
- Granted
- 45,304
- Denied
- 8
- Judges
Distribution
How this court's judges compare
At Omaha, NE, 8 judges range from 0.7% to 7.3%.
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): Omaha, NE Immigration Court granted asylum in 1.1% of 11,326 decided cases. That is lower than the court's all-time rate of 5.9% (48,138 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 Omaha, NE Immigration Court, so the court average can differ sharply from any one judge's profile.
High-volume judge profiles at this court include Meyer, Abby L. (8,790 total cases), Larsen, Alexandra R. (8,267 total cases), and Morrissey, Matthew E. (7,720 total cases). The largest nationality groups shown for this court (fiscal years 2020–2026) include Guatemala (6,029 decided, 1.0% grant rate), Mexico (4,180 decided, 3.2% grant rate), and Honduras (2,449 decided, 0.4% 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 Omaha, NE Immigration Court is the assigned filing location for 1,556 ZIP codes. Main cities by state:
IA — Des Moines, Sioux City, Cedar Rapids, Davenport, Ames, Iowa City, Dubuque, Waterloo, Ankeny, Council Bluffs, Fairfield, Melcher Dallas, Urbandale, West Des Moines, Ackley and 911 more cities
NE — Omaha, Lincoln, Bellevue, Kearney, Grand Island, Papillion, Abie, Adams, Ainsworth, Albion, Alda, Alexandria, Allen, Alliance, Alma and 511 more cities
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Judges at This Court
| Judge | Approval Rate | Granted | Denied | Decided |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Meyer, Abby L. | 2.4% | 149 | 6,139 | 6,288 |
| Larsen, Alexandra R. | 1.0% | 59 | 6,044 | 6,103 |
| Morrissey, Matthew E. | 4.3% | 271 | 6,054 | 6,325 |
| Dillow, Eric | 1.9% | 27 | 1,407 | 1,434 |
| Paul, Nancy J. | 7.3% | 66 | 844 | 910 |
| Roman, Juan | 0.7% | 3 | 422 | 425 |
| Stransky, Brian | 4.2% | 12 | 277 | 289 |
| Abbott, Lucas | 1.1% | 3 | 274 | 277 |
Approval Rate by Nationality
Fiscal years 2020–2026 (Oct 2019 – Sep 2026).
| Nationality | Approval Rate | Granted | Denied | Decided |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Guatemala | 1.0% | 60 | 5,969 | 6,029 |
| Mexico | 3.2% | 133 | 4,047 | 4,180 |
| Honduras | 0.4% | 10 | 2,439 | 2,449 |
| El Salvador | 2.1% | 27 | 1,232 | 1,259 |
| Nicaragua | 0.3% | 3 | 1,014 | 1,017 |
| Romania | 0.0% | 0 | 617 | 617 |
| Venezuela | 0.7% | 3 | 411 | 414 |
| Cuba | 5.2% | 20 | 363 | 383 |
| Colombia | 0.0% | 0 | 287 | 287 |
| Ecuador | 0.0% | 0 | 186 | 186 |
| Haiti | 0.0% | 0 | 89 | 89 |
| India | 4.5% | 3 | 64 | 67 |
| Peru | 0.0% | 0 | 57 | 57 |
| Somalia | 0.0% | 0 | 57 | 57 |
| Sudan | 17.9% | 10 | 46 | 56 |
| Unknown Nationality | 1.9% | 1 | 53 | 54 |
| China | 4.2% | 2 | 46 | 48 |
| Afghanistan | 4.9% | 2 | 39 | 41 |
| Liberia | 16.7% | 6 | 30 | 36 |
| Angola | 0.0% | 0 | 36 | 36 |
| Burma (Myanmar) | 18.2% | 6 | 27 | 33 |
| Democratic Republic Of Congo | 3.2% | 1 | 30 | 31 |
| Iraq | 16.7% | 5 | 25 | 30 |
| South Sudan | 31.0% | 9 | 20 | 29 |
| Russia | 10.3% | 3 | 26 | 29 |
| Turkey | 0.0% | 0 | 25 | 25 |
| Togo | 0.0% | 0 | 23 | 23 |
| Cameroon | 0.0% | 0 | 14 | 14 |
| Vietnam | 0.0% | 0 | 12 | 12 |
| Brazil | 0.0% | 0 | 12 | 12 |
| Ethiopia | 25.0% | 3 | 9 | 12 |
| Bolivia | 0.0% | 0 | 11 | 11 |
| Zimbabwe | 50.0% | 5 | 5 | 10 |
| Eritrea | 0.0% | 0 | 10 | 10 |
| Nigeria | 50.0% | 5 | 5 | 10 |
| Bosnia-Herzegovina | 22.2% | 2 | 7 | 9 |
| Chile | 0.0% | 0 | 9 | 9 |
| Dominican Republic | 0.0% | 0 | 9 | 9 |
| Tajikistan (Tadzhik) | 0.0% | 0 | 8 | 8 |
| Belize | 0.0% | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| Kirghizia (Kyrgyzstan) | 0.0% | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| Burkina Faso | 33.3% | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| Congo | 0.0% | 0 | 6 | 6 |
| Georgia | 16.7% | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| South Africa | 0.0% | 0 | 6 | 6 |
| Saudi Arabia | 0.0% | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| Bhutan | 20.0% | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| Chad | 0.0% | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| Ghana | 20.0% | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| Libya | 0.0% | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| Panama | 0.0% | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| Sierra Leone | 0.0% | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| Kenya | 0.0% | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| Mauritania | 0.0% | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| Nepal | 0.0% | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Spain | 0.0% | 0 | 2 | 2 |