Immigration Judge at Hartford, CT
Judge Straus, Michael W. serves at the Hartford, CT Immigration Court. With an asylum approval rate of 16.7%, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brazil | 1.7% | 23 | 1,316 | 1,339 |
| Guatemala | 8.7% | 99 | 1,036 | 1,135 |
| Ecuador | 9.8% | 101 | 927 | 1,028 |
| Honduras | 8.1% | 56 | 634 | 690 |
| Nicaragua | 5.4% | 33 | 573 | 606 |
| Peru | 6.3% | 21 | 311 | 332 |
| El Salvador | 12.1% | 27 | 196 | 223 |
| Colombia | 10.6% | 23 | 194 | 217 |
| Mexico | 31.8% | 47 | 101 | 148 |
| Venezuela | 29.2% | 33 | 80 | 113 |
| Haiti | 4.6% | 4 | 83 | 87 |
| Jamaica | 28.8% | 19 | 47 | 66 |
| Turkey | 46.5% | 20 | 23 | 43 |
| Dominican Republic | 16.2% | 6 | 31 | 37 |
| India | 32.3% | 10 | 21 | 31 |
| Pakistan | 65.2% | 15 | 8 | 23 |
| China | 38.1% | 8 | 13 | 21 |
| Egypt | 76.2% | 16 | 5 | 21 |
| Bangladesh | 60.0% | 12 | 8 | 20 |
| Russia | 85.0% | 17 | 3 | 20 |
| Ghana | 42.1% | 8 | 11 | 19 |
| Ukraine | 80.0% | 12 | 3 | 15 |
| Sri Lanka | 64.3% | 9 | 5 | 14 |
| Democratic Republic Of Congo | 71.4% | 10 | 4 | 14 |
| Dominica | 0.0% | 0 | 12 | 12 |
| Libya | 0.0% | 0 | 11 | 11 |
| Congo | 40.0% | 4 | 6 | 10 |
| Cuba | 44.4% | 4 | 5 | 9 |
| Nigeria | 87.5% | 7 | 1 | 8 |
| Chile | 0.0% | 0 | 8 | 8 |
| Afghanistan | 25.0% | 2 | 6 | 8 |
| Poland | 50.0% | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| Philippines | 100.0% | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| Albania | 20.0% | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| Azerbaijan | 100.0% | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| Belarus | 100.0% | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Lebanon | 100.0% | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Iran | 100.0% | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Costa Rica | 0.0% | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Argentina | 0.0% | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Panama | 0.0% | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Serbia Montenegro | 100.0% | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Uganda | 100.0% | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| United Kingdom | 100.0% | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Unknown Nationality | 0.0% | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Year | Approval Rate | Granted | Denied | Decided |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 7.9% | 110 | 1,279 | 1,389 |
| 2024 | 9.4% | 155 | 1,492 | 1,647 |
| 2023 | 8.2% | 122 | 1,357 | 1,479 |
| 2022 | 19.6% | 156 | 639 | 795 |
| 2021 | 16.4% | 101 | 515 | 616 |
| 2020 | 14.4% | 85 | 507 | 592 |