ASYLUMJUDGE · IMMIGRATION COURT PROFILE

Kansas City (KAN)

Kansas City, MO

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 rate2.8%

Judges10

Asylum decisions779

Approved / denied22 / 757 / 0

Court judges

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Judge profiles · all available yearsDecisionsGrantedDeniedOtherApproval rate

Bradley Burke2026-06-08 – 2026-06-30190190—Fewer than 50; rate hidden

Katherine Estes2026-04-10 – 2026-05-05130130—Fewer than 50; rate hidden

Jared L. Grimmer2025-10-31 – 2026-06-308318201.2%

Justin W. Howard2020-01-02 – 2026-07-01981169812017.2%

Scott Ison2026-04-23 – 2026-06-18270270—Fewer than 50; rate hidden

Colin Johnson2020-07-31 – 2026-06-294764643009.7%

Zachary McFarland2026-06-18 – 2026-07-0111380—Fewer than 50; rate hidden

Jayme Salinardi2020-01-03 – 2026-06-276252360203.7%

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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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