ASYLUMJUDGE · IMMIGRATION JUDGE PROFILE
Ann Welhaf
Hyattsville (HYA) · Hyattsville, MD
Ann Welhaf is listed with Hyattsville (HYA). The database records 365 asylum outcomes: 127 approved, 238 denied, and 0 other outcomes. Historical statistics are informational and cannot predict an individual case. · 2022-11-23 – 2025-05-16
Yearly changes
Yearly asylum decision trend
Fiscal yearDecisionsGrantedDeniedOtherApproval rate
FY 2025901179012.2%
FY 202416962107036.7%
Applicant origin
Asylum decisions by fiscal year and nationality
FY 2026 · 2025-10-01 – 2026-07-01 · EOIR
NationalityDecisionsGrantedDeniedOtherApproval rate
Official appointment record
Judge background and appointment
Official biography
Ann M. Welhaf was appointed as an Immigration Judge to begin hearing cases in October 2022. Judge Welhaf earned a B achelor of Science in 1986 from the University of Alabama and a Juris Doctor and Mast er of Laws in 1990 from the Uni versity of Denv er Sturm C ollege of Law. From 2008 to 2021, she served as a trial attorney at the Office of Immigration Li tigation, Civil Division, Department of Justice. From 1990 to 2003, she served as a trial attorney for the Internal Revenue Service, Office of Chief Counsel , inPhoenix, and Washington, D.C., and, from 2004 to 2008, she served as m anaging c ounsel of t he Washington, D.C. Fiel d Litigation Office. Judge Welhaf is a member of the Colorado Bar.
Education: Judge Welhaf earned a B achelor of Science in 1986 from the University of Alabama and a Juris Doctor and Mast er of Laws in 1990 from the Uni versity of Denv er Sturm C ollege of Law.
Bar admission: Judge Welhaf is a member of the Colorado Bar.
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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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