Immigration Judge at Memphis, TN
Judge Kaufman, Matthew W. serves at the Memphis, TN Immigration Court. With an asylum approval rate of 10.1%, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mexico | 26.0% | 196 | 557 | 753 |
| Nicaragua | 1.3% | 6 | 464 | 470 |
| Honduras | 2.9% | 12 | 399 | 411 |
| Venezuela | 1.1% | 4 | 369 | 373 |
| Colombia | 2.4% | 8 | 323 | 331 |
| Guatemala | 5.3% | 17 | 305 | 322 |
| El Salvador | 10.8% | 17 | 141 | 158 |
| Peru | 11.5% | 12 | 92 | 104 |
| Cuba | 35.3% | 12 | 22 | 34 |
| Ecuador | 0.0% | 0 | 22 | 22 |
| Afghanistan | 0.0% | 0 | 20 | 20 |
| Romania | 5.9% | 1 | 16 | 17 |
| India | 0.0% | 0 | 10 | 10 |
| China | 30.0% | 3 | 7 | 10 |
| Dominican Republic | 0.0% | 0 | 9 | 9 |
| Ghana | 75.0% | 6 | 2 | 8 |
| Cameroon | 85.7% | 6 | 1 | 7 |
| Sudan | 42.9% | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| Russia | 66.7% | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| Libya | 50.0% | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| Mauritania | 0.0% | 0 | 6 | 6 |
| Haiti | 20.0% | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| Vietnam | 50.0% | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Iraq | 100.0% | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| Brazil | 25.0% | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| Jordan | 25.0% | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| Mongolia | 100.0% | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Nigeria | 100.0% | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Costa Rica | 0.0% | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Iran | 33.3% | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Georgia | 66.7% | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Uganda | 100.0% | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Somalia | 0.0% | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Kazakhstan | 0.0% | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Senegal | 0.0% | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Jamaica | 0.0% | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Morocco | 0.0% | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Year | Approval Rate | Granted | Denied | Decided |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 18.8% | 3 | 13 | 16 |
| 2025 | 3.2% | 40 | 1,204 | 1,244 |
| 2024 | 6.7% | 44 | 616 | 660 |
| 2023 | 9.1% | 66 | 658 | 724 |
| 2022 | 34.4% | 117 | 223 | 340 |
| 2021 | 82.9% | 58 | 12 | 70 |
| 2020 | 26.9% | 52 | 141 | 193 |