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The Portland, OR Immigration Court has an overall asylum approval rate of 5.2% across 5,778 decided cases. The court has 5 immigration judges. Data sourced from EOIR (Executive Office for Immigration Review).
The Portland, OR Immigration Court has an overall asylum grant rate of 5.2% in the current AsylumTracker dataset. Court-level statistics aggregate judges and cases assigned to that court, so the court average can differ sharply from any one judge's profile.
High-volume judge profiles at this court include Caley, Steven (6,241 total cases), Hoeppner, Mindy E. (3,927 total cases), and Slayton, Michelle A. (2,817 total cases). The largest nationality groups shown for this court include Mexico (2,187 decided, 3.2% grant rate), Guatemala (1,064 decided, 2.1% grant rate), and Peru (694 decided, 0.3% 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 2026-07-01. The data is informational and should not be treated as legal advice or a prediction for any individual case.
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Based on the official EOIR ZIP-code assignment, the Portland, OR Immigration Court is the assigned filing location for 1,332 ZIP codes. Main cities by state:
AK — Anchorage, Fairbanks, Jber, Juneau, Ketchikan, Wasilla, Adak, Akiachak, Akiak, Akutan, Alakanuk, Aleknagik, Allakaket, Ambler, Anaktuvuk Pass and 208 more cities
ID — Boise, Idaho Falls, Pocatello, Nampa, Caldwell, Coeur D Alene, Meridian, Moscow, Rexburg, Sun Valley, Aberdeen, Ahsahka, Albion, Almo, American Falls and 240 more cities
MT — Missoula, Billings, Helena, Great Falls, Bozeman, Butte, Absarokee, Acton, Alberton, Alder, Alzada, Anaconda, Angela, Antelope, Arlee and 339 more cities
OR — Portland, Salem, Eugene, Beaverton, Bend, Corvallis, Albany, Grants Pass, Gresham, Hillsboro, Klamath Falls, Lake Oswego, Medford, Roseburg, Springfield and 347 more cities
WA — Vancouver, Camas
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| Judge | Approval Rate | Granted | Denied | Decided |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Caley, Steven | 12.3% | 548 | 3,920 | 4,468 |
| Hoeppner, Mindy E. | 13.3% | 359 | 2,338 | 2,697 |
| Slayton, Michelle A. | 19.5% | 442 | 1,827 | 2,269 |
| Johnson, Dustin Joseph | 4.4% | 68 | 1,463 | 1,531 |
| Koutras, Charles | 0.9% | 2 | 228 | 230 |
| Nationality | Approval Rate | Granted | Denied | Decided |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mexico | 3.2% | 71 | 2,116 | 2,187 |
| Guatemala | 2.1% | 22 | 1,042 | 1,064 |
| Peru | 0.3% | 2 | 692 | 694 |
| Colombia | 1.1% | 4 | 353 | 357 |
| Venezuela | 7.8% | 28 | 329 | 357 |
| Honduras | 1.3% | 4 | 308 | 312 |
| Nicaragua | 6.8% | 14 | 193 | 207 |
| El Salvador | 3.6% | 3 | 80 | 83 |
| Russia | 50.7% | 37 | 36 | 73 |
| India | 28.1% | 16 | 41 | 57 |
| China | 35.6% | 16 | 29 | 45 |
| Ecuador | 0.0% | 0 | 40 | 40 |
| Afghanistan | 62.1% | 18 | 11 | 29 |
| Cuba | 24.1% | 7 | 22 | 29 |
| Romania | 25.0% | 5 | 15 | 20 |
| Ukraine | 33.3% | 6 | 12 | 18 |
| Somalia | 8.3% | 1 | 11 | 12 |
| Bolivia | 0.0% | 0 | 11 | 11 |
| Brazil | 12.5% | 1 | 7 | 8 |
| Dominican Republic | 0.0% | 0 | 8 | 8 |
| Chile | 0.0% | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| Haiti | 0.0% | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| Turkey | 14.3% | 1 | 6 | 7 |
| Unknown Nationality | 0.0% | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| Libya | 100.0% | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| Kirghizia (Kyrgyzstan) | 0.0% | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| Vietnam | 50.0% | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Egypt | 100.0% | 4 | 0 | 4 |