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ASYLUMJUDGE · IMMIGRATION JUDGE PROFILE

David C. Koelsch

Detroit (DET) · Detroit, MI

David C. Koelsch is listed with Detroit (DET). The database records 1,660 asylum outcomes: 1,048 approved, 612 denied, and 0 other outcomes. Historical statistics are informational and cannot predict an individual case. · 2020-01-02 – 2025-12-05

Decision approval rate63.1%Approved ÷（Approved + Denied）
Approved share of all outcomes63.1%Approved ÷ all outcomes
Asylum decisions1,6601,048 / 612 / 0
Approved / denied1,048 / 612 / 0Database records only
Yearly changes

Yearly asylum decision trend

Fiscal yearDecisionsGrantedDeniedOtherApproval rate
FY 20265500—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 202526632234012.0%
FY 202428218597065.6%
Applicant origin

Asylum decisions by fiscal year and nationality

FY 2026 · 2025-10-01 – 2026-07-01 · EOIR

NationalityDecisionsGrantedDeniedOtherApproval rate
FY 2026 · Mexico2025-12-05 – 2025-12-055500—Fewer than 50; rate hidden

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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