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.

Decision approval rate34.8%Approved ÷（Approved + Denied）

Approved share of all outcomes34.8%Approved ÷ all outcomes

Asylum decisions365127 / 238 / 0

Approved / denied127 / 238 / 0Database records only

Yearly changes

Yearly asylum decision trend

Applicant origin

Asylum decisions by fiscal year and nationality

Each row shows fiscal year, nationality, valid decisions, and approval rate.

Official appointment record

Judge background and appointment

Appointment dateOctober 2022

Appointed courtHyattsville Immigration Court

Appointment typeImmigration Judge

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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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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