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Judge Amy K. Zaske

Immigration Judge at Bloomington, MN

2.3%
Approval Rate
51
Granted
2,162
Denied
2,213
Total Decided

Judge Amy K. Zaske serves at the Bloomington, MN Immigration Court. With an asylum approval rate of 2.3%, this judge is below average compared to the national average. Data sourced from EOIR (Executive Office for Immigration Review).

Community Discussion

DATA

News: Immigration Judge Amy K. Zaske reported removed from the bench

According to public news reporting, Immigration Judge Amy K. Zaske was reported to have left the EOIR immigration bench in 2025 (fired, terminated, or not renewed) as part of the 2025–2026 wave of immigration-judge dismissals.

Source: https://mndaily.com/city/case-backlog-mounts-at-fort-snelling-immigration-court-following-judge-amy-zaskes-firing/10/22/2025/

This post summarizes publicly reported news and links to the original source. Details may be updated as more information becomes available.

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How to Interpret These Judge Statistics

Amy K. Zaske is listed with the Bloomington, MN Immigration Court. The headline asylum grant rate shown here is 2.3% based on granted and denied asylum decisions represented in the current dataset.

Among the largest nationality groups shown for this judge, the table highlights Ecuador (667 decided, 0.3% grant rate), Nicaragua (325 decided, 2.2% grant rate), and Mexico (323 decided, 0.3% grant rate). Compare these rows with the judge's overall rate because nationality mix can materially change how the headline number should be read.

Grant rate is calculated as granted / (granted + denied). Other procedural outcomes, including terminated, withdrawn, administratively closed, or removed cases, are tracked separately where available and are not treated as asylum grants.

This page is based on public EOIR data last updated 2026-07-01. It is for research and information only, not legal advice.

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Nationality Breakdown

NationalityCasesGrant rate
Ecuador 667 0.3%
Nicaragua 325 2.2%
Mexico 323 0.3%
Honduras 212 0.5%
Guatemala 197 0.0%
Venezuela 134 0.0%
Colombia 84 0.0%
El Salvador 77 0.0%

Yearly Trends

YearCasesGrant rate
2026 1 0.0%
2025 1,469 2.0%
2024 741 2.7%

Frequently Asked Questions

What is Judge Amy K. Zaske's asylum approval rate?

Judge Amy K. Zaske's asylum approval rate is 2.3% according to EOIR FOIA data.

How many asylum cases has Judge Amy K. Zaske decided?

The dataset lists 2,213 total asylum cases for Judge Amy K. Zaske.

How is this approval rate calculated?

The approval rate is calculated as granted divided by (granted + denied). It excludes terminations and withdrawals, and the source is EOIR FOIA data.

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