Immigration court
Tucson, AZ Immigration Court
4 judges · AZ
EOIR data through Oct 1, 2026 · updated monthly
- 3,210
- Granted
- 48,966
- Denied
- 4
- Judges
Recent decisions (Oct 2024 – Sep 2026): Tucson, AZ Immigration Court granted asylum in 14.4% of 2,377 decided cases. That is higher than the court's all-time rate of 6.2% (52,176 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 Tucson, AZ Immigration Court, so the court average can differ sharply from any one judge's profile.
High-volume judge profiles at this court include Knuck, Richard H. (28,567 total cases), Davis, John W. (26,817 total cases), and Lloyd, Michael (2,435 total cases). The largest nationality groups shown for this court (fiscal years 2020–2026) include Mexico (3,240 decided, 13.2% grant rate), Venezuela (662 decided, 16.5% grant rate), and Honduras (272 decided, 9.9% 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 Tucson, AZ Immigration Court is the assigned filing location for 98 ZIP codes. Main cities by state:
AZ — Tucson, Douglas, Green Valley, Marana, Sierra Vista, Ajo, Amado, Arivaca, Benson, Bisbee, Blue, Bowie, Bylas, Central, Clifton and 43 more cities
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Judges at This Court
| Judge | Approval Rate | Granted | Denied | Decided |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Knuck, Richard H. | 7.8% | 2,130 | 25,251 | 27,381 |
| Davis, John W. | 3.0% | 729 | 23,194 | 23,923 |
| Lloyd, Michael | 17.2% | 393 | 1,890 | 2,283 |
| Terrazas, Gilda M | 21.3% | 391 | 1,447 | 1,838 |
Approval Rate by Nationality
Fiscal years 2020–2026 (Oct 2019 – Sep 2026).
| Nationality | Approval Rate | Granted | Denied | Decided |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mexico | 13.2% | 429 | 2,811 | 3,240 |
| Venezuela | 16.5% | 109 | 553 | 662 |
| Honduras | 9.9% | 27 | 245 | 272 |
| Guatemala | 6.3% | 16 | 238 | 254 |
| Cuba | 35.7% | 82 | 148 | 230 |
| Cameroon | 66.5% | 113 | 57 | 170 |
| Colombia | 5.0% | 8 | 151 | 159 |
| Nicaragua | 23.2% | 35 | 116 | 151 |
| Rwanda | 57.3% | 59 | 44 | 103 |
| El Salvador | 12.4% | 11 | 78 | 89 |
| Ecuador | 1.1% | 1 | 87 | 88 |
| China | 28.1% | 9 | 23 | 32 |
| Peru | 3.1% | 1 | 31 | 32 |
| Turkey | 48.1% | 13 | 14 | 27 |
| Russia | 40.0% | 10 | 15 | 25 |
| India | 5.0% | 1 | 19 | 20 |
| Congo | 76.9% | 10 | 3 | 13 |
| Democratic Republic Of Congo | 41.7% | 5 | 7 | 12 |
| Burundi | 50.0% | 5 | 5 | 10 |
| Afghanistan | 50.0% | 5 | 5 | 10 |
| Belize | 87.5% | 7 | 1 | 8 |
| Mauritania | 42.9% | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| Syria | 0.0% | 0 | 6 | 6 |
| Turkmenistan | 0.0% | 0 | 6 | 6 |
| Jamaica | 0.0% | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| Ukraine | 0.0% | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| Brazil | 0.0% | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| Lebanon | 80.0% | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| Nepal | 0.0% | 0 | 5 | 5 |