ASYLUMJUDGE · IMMIGRATION JUDGE PROFILE
Amy K. Zaske
Fort Snelling (BLM) · Fort Snelling, MN
Amy K. Zaske is listed with Fort Snelling (BLM). The database records 319 asylum outcomes: 29 approved, 290 denied, and 0 other outcomes. Historical statistics are informational and cannot predict an individual case. · 2023-11-08 – 2026-03-30
Yearly changes
Yearly asylum decision trend
Fiscal yearDecisionsGrantedDeniedOtherApproval rate
FY 20261010—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 20252581624206.2%
FY 2024601347021.7%
Applicant origin
Asylum decisions by fiscal year and nationality
FY 2026 · 2025-10-01 – 2026-07-01 · EOIR
NationalityDecisionsGrantedDeniedOtherApproval rate
FY 2026 · Guatemala2026-03-30 – 2026-03-301010—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
Official appointment record
Judge background and appointment
Official biography
Amy K.R. Zaske was appointed as an immigration judge to begin hearing cases in November 2023. Judge Zaske earned a Bachelor of Arts in 1998 from the University of Minnesota- Twin Cities and a Juris Doctor in 2006 from the Mitchell Hamline School of Law. From 2007 to 2023, she was an assistant chief counsel with the Office of the Principal Legal Advisor, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Department of Homeland Security, Minneapolis - Saint Paul. In 2007, she served as an unemployment law judge at the Department of Employment and Economic Development for the State of Minnesota. Judge Zaske is a member of the Minnesota State Bar.
Education: Judge Zaske earned a Bachelor of Arts in 1998 from the University of Minnesota- Twin Cities and a Juris Doctor in 2006 from the Mitchell Hamline School of Law.
Bar admission: Judge Zaske is a member of the Minnesota State Bar.
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How to read approval rates
Decision approval rateis approved ÷ (approved + denied). Blue “Other” is shown separately and includes identifiable withholding/CAT protection, cancellation or adjustment, voluntary departure, withdrawal, termination, dismissal, and administrative closure; it is excluded from the rate denominator.Approved share of all outcomesuses approved, denied, and other outcomes in the denominator.
With small samples, a few cases can move the percentage sharply. The page flags samples below 50 and below 200 decisions.
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