Immigration Judge at Hyattsville, MD
Judge Kessler, Elizabeth A. serves at the Hyattsville, MD Immigration Court. With an asylum approval rate of 25.8%, this judge is below average compared to the national average. Data sourced from EOIR (Executive Office for Immigration Review).
| Nationality | Approval Rate | Granted | Denied | Decided |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| El Salvador | 24.0% | 143 | 453 | 596 |
| Honduras | 22.0% | 87 | 308 | 395 |
| Guatemala | 13.5% | 52 | 332 | 384 |
| Nicaragua | 38.0% | 52 | 85 | 137 |
| Mexico | 7.4% | 10 | 126 | 136 |
| Peru | 23.7% | 22 | 71 | 93 |
| Venezuela | 31.2% | 25 | 55 | 80 |
| Cameroon | 72.1% | 49 | 19 | 68 |
| Haiti | 17.6% | 6 | 28 | 34 |
| Ecuador | 3.7% | 1 | 26 | 27 |
| Romania | 0.0% | 0 | 26 | 26 |
| Colombia | 28.0% | 7 | 18 | 25 |
| Jamaica | 12.5% | 3 | 21 | 24 |
| Ethiopia | 73.7% | 14 | 5 | 19 |
| Nigeria | 44.4% | 8 | 10 | 18 |
| Senegal | 37.5% | 6 | 10 | 16 |
| Turkey | 55.6% | 5 | 4 | 9 |
| Brazil | 87.5% | 7 | 1 | 8 |
| Dominican Republic | 0.0% | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| Bolivia | 0.0% | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| Pakistan | 100.0% | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| Niger | 0.0% | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| China | 60.0% | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| Russia | 100.0% | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Afghanistan | 33.3% | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Argentina | 0.0% | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Equatorial Guinea | 100.0% | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Eritrea | 100.0% | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Georgia | 100.0% | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Guinea | 0.0% | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Chile | 0.0% | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Sierra Leone | 0.0% | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Ghana | 50.0% | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| India | 100.0% | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Cuba | 0.0% | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Year | Approval Rate | Granted | Denied | Decided |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 16.4% | 31 | 158 | 189 |
| 2025 | 17.9% | 104 | 477 | 581 |
| 2024 | 20.0% | 81 | 325 | 406 |
| 2023 | 26.9% | 103 | 280 | 383 |
| 2022 | 23.9% | 48 | 153 | 201 |
| 2021 | 45.4% | 128 | 154 | 282 |
| 2020 | 27.8% | 74 | 192 | 266 |