ASYLUMJUDGE · IMMIGRATION COURT PROFILE

Miami (MIA)

Miami, FL

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 rate7.3%

Judges30

Asylum decisions1,649

Approved / denied120 / 1,529 / 0

Court judges

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Judge profiles · all available yearsDecisionsGrantedDeniedOtherApproval rate

Michelle Araneta2020-01-02 – 2026-07-0137543332011.5%

Thomas Ayze2020-01-02 – 2026-06-291,05210494809.9%

Javier E. Balasquide2020-01-08 – 2026-06-26800150650018.8%

Abraham L. Burgess2020-01-07 – 2026-06-30752209543027.8%

Lourdes Rodriguez De Jongh2020-01-03 – 2025-12-3031078232025.2%

J. Daniel Dowell2020-01-06 – 2026-06-0836846322012.5%

Madeline Garcia2020-01-03 – 2026-06-3054158483010.7%

Deborah K. Goodwin2020-01-03 – 2022-11-17190190—Fewer than 50; rate hidden

Michael J. Gross2026-06-04 – 2026-06-043030—Fewer than 50; rate hidden

Lakshmi Herman2020-10-20 – 2026-02-2038152329013.6%

Dalin R. Holyoak2020-01-03 – 2026-06-2237666310017.6%

Michael C. Horn2020-01-06 – 2025-02-2819926173013.1%

Rohit Khanna2023-11-14 – 2025-09-1519330163015.5%

Morgan C. Kim2026-03-25 – 2026-07-01160160—Fewer than 50; rate hidden

Denise A. Marks Lane2020-01-02 – 2026-07-0140560345014.8%

Anthony E. Maingot2020-01-06 – 2026-07-0131886232027.0%

Stephen E. Mander2020-01-02 – 2026-06-23446127319028.5%

Martinez Joseph2026-06-02 – 2026-06-021010—Fewer than 50; rate hidden

Lourdes Martinez-Esquivel2020-01-06 – 2026-06-165502852205.1%

Kyle V. Mitchell2025-10-30 – 2026-07-01103110201.0%

Monica Neumann2022-08-23 – 2026-06-254262640006.1%

Christian M. Pressman2020-01-02 – 2025-05-0624297145040.1%

Irene M. Recio2020-01-02 – 2026-06-30420100320023.8%

Christine Reis2022-04-04 – 2026-07-01893185708020.7%

Jose Rivera2020-07-28 – 2026-06-26926125801013.5%

Rico M. Sogocio2020-01-09 – 2026-06-2551587428016.9%

Elisa M. Sukkar2021-11-16 – 2026-03-09121110—Fewer than 50; rate hidden

Lilliana Torreh-Bayouth2020-01-06 – 2025-02-2724729218011.7%

Maria Ubarri2021-01-06 – 2026-06-25480245235051.0%

Gabriel C. Videla2020-01-06 – 2022-03-311951418107.2%

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