ASYLUMJUDGE · IMMIGRATION COURT PROFILE

Fort Snelling (BLM)

Fort Snelling, MN

FY 2026 · 2025-10-01 – 2026-07-01 · EOIR · These profile totals cover all available years; they are not this fiscal year’s court totals.

Decision approval rate5.0%

Judges19

Asylum decisions2,202

Approved / denied110 / 2,092 / 0

Court judges

Judge profiles · all available years

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Judge profiles · all available yearsDecisionsGrantedDeniedOtherApproval rate

Chris A. Brisack2020-01-02 – 2026-06-263432431907.0%

John Burns2020-01-09 – 2026-05-281,772291,74301.6%

Andrew J. Caborn2020-01-02 – 2026-06-24918224694024.4%

M. Audrey Carr2020-01-07 – 2026-06-30926186740020.1%

Benjamin Davey2023-08-24 – 2025-06-2636079281021.9%

Joseph Dierkes2020-01-09 – 2023-06-1221460154028.0%

Nathan M. Hansen2022-12-05 – 2026-07-01207220501.0%

Kalin Ivany2023-11-08 – 2026-07-017816172007.8%

Jean C. King2020-01-17 – 2020-05-085050—Fewer than 50; rate hidden

Sarah B. Mazzie2020-01-02 – 2026-06-29833141692016.9%

Monte G. Miller2020-01-03 – 2026-06-241,356911,26506.7%

Brian Sardelli2020-01-03 – 2026-07-011,2471001,14708.0%

Philip P. Taylor2020-01-13 – 2026-06-303782035805.3%

Ryan R. Wood2020-03-09 – 2024-09-11973661037.1%

Amy K. Zaske2023-11-08 – 2026-03-303192929009.1%

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Court approval rate is approved ÷ (approved + denied) in this court’s database sample. Judge tenures and sample ranges vary, so court totals are for observation, not predicting a case.

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