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Judge Thanos Kanellakos

Immigration Judge at Hyattsville, MD

14.9%
Approval Rate
296
Granted
1,690
Denied
1,986
Total Decided

Judge Thanos Kanellakos serves at the Hyattsville, MD Immigration Court. With an asylum approval rate of 14.9%, this judge is below average compared to the national average. Data sourced from EOIR (Executive Office for Immigration Review).

Community Discussion

DATA

Judge Kanellakos (Hyattsville, MD) data snapshot: Overall rate fell from 20% to 6% in 3 years

A few numbers worth knowing if you have a hearing in front of Judge Kanellakos, Thanos (IJ code TSK, Hyattsville, MD):

Overall track record

5 years on the bench (since 2022), 2,242 cases total, lifetime grant rate 15.1%

Last 3 years (2023–2026): 2,084 cases, grant rate 15.2% — 6.7pp below the Hyattsville court average (21.9%)

Nationality breakdown (2023–2026 cumulative)

Nationality / Cases / Grant rate
El Salvador            460   12.8%
Guatemala              339    6.6%
Honduras               326    4.5%
Peru                   141    2.4%
Venezuela              135   10.2%
Cameroon               132   59.7%
Nicaragua              119   30.9%
Mexico                  78    5.3%
Colombia                63    2.2%
Bolivia                 37    0.0%
Ethiopia                33   48.5%

Year-by-year

2023:  579 cases, 19.8% grant rate
2024:  460 cases, 17.0% grant rate
2025:  612 cases, 14.5% grant rate
2026:  433 cases, 6.5% grant rate

If you've appeared before Judge Kanellakos, I'd love to hear:

1. What's your nationality, and when was your most recent hearing?

2. How did your attorney prepare for this judge specifically?

Source: EOIR (U.S. Executive Office for Immigration Review) public statistics, May 2026 release, compiled by AsylumTracker. A judge's historical pattern does not predict the outcome of any individual case; this is shared to help set realistic expectations. Real-experience accounts from the community are welcome.

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How to Interpret These Judge Statistics

Thanos Kanellakos is listed with the Hyattsville, MD Immigration Court. The headline asylum grant rate shown here is 14.9% based on granted and denied asylum decisions represented in the current dataset.

Among the largest nationality groups shown for this judge, the table highlights El Salvador (423 decided, 12.8% grant rate), Honduras (304 decided, 4.3% grant rate), and Guatemala (301 decided, 6.3% 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.

Read the grant-rate methodology or learn how to read immigration judge statistics.

Nationality Breakdown

NationalityCasesGrant rate
El Salvador 423 12.8%
Honduras 304 4.3%
Guatemala 301 6.3%
Venezuela 139 8.6%
Cameroon 134 59.7%
Peru 130 2.3%
Nicaragua 116 31.0%
Mexico 89 7.9%

Yearly Trends

YearCasesGrant rate
2026 412 7.3%
2025 566 14.5%
2024 417 17.0%
2023 525 19.8%
2022 65 13.8%

Frequently Asked Questions

What is Judge Thanos Kanellakos's asylum approval rate?

Judge Thanos Kanellakos's asylum approval rate is 14.9% according to EOIR FOIA data.

How many asylum cases has Judge Thanos Kanellakos decided?

The dataset lists 1,986 total asylum cases for Judge Thanos Kanellakos.

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.

Other judges at this court

Williams, Phillip T. 31.8% approval rate Kessler, Elizabeth A. 25.1% approval rate Verma, Dinesh C. 29.1% approval rate Brooks, Mark K. 6.3% approval rate Jones, David M. 24.3% approval rate Rubenstein, John S. 18.9% approval rate Niburg, Rebecca 22.9% approval rate Lee, June 10.3% approval rate Igoe, Alison 20.9% approval rate Bowens, Tanisha 28.2% approval rate

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Data from EOIR (U.S. DOJ) · Last updated 2026-07-01
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