ASYLUMJUDGE · IMMIGRATION JUDGE PROFILE
Denise Kallas
Detroit (DET) · Detroit, MI
Denise Kallas is listed with Detroit (DET). The database records 18 asylum outcomes: 1 approved, 17 denied, and 0 other outcomes. Historical statistics are informational and cannot predict an individual case. · 2026-06-02 – 2026-07-01
Fewer than 50; rate hidden
Yearly changes
Yearly asylum decision trend
Fiscal yearDecisionsGrantedDeniedOtherApproval rate
FY 2026181170—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
Applicant origin
Asylum decisions by fiscal year and nationality
FY 2026 · 2025-10-01 – 2026-07-01 · EOIR
NationalityDecisionsGrantedDeniedOtherApproval rate
FY 2026 · Mexico2026-06-02 – 2026-06-023030—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Honduras2026-06-16 – 2026-06-303030—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Venezuela2026-06-03 – 2026-06-173030—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Jordan2026-06-23 – 2026-06-231010—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Nicaragua2026-06-18 – 2026-06-181010—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Mauritania2026-06-11 – 2026-06-111010—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Ghana2026-06-11 – 2026-06-111010—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Guinea2026-06-25 – 2026-06-251010—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Colombia2026-06-29 – 2026-06-291010—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Senegal2026-07-01 – 2026-07-011010—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Vietnam2026-06-18 – 2026-06-181100—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · India2026-06-30 – 2026-06-301010—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
Official appointment record
Judge background and appointment
Official biography
Denise Kallas was appointed as an immigration judge to begin hearing cases in May 2026. Judge Kallas earned Bachelors of Arts in Economics and in Politics in 1992 from Washington and Lee University and a Juris Doctorate in 1995 from the University of Detroit Mercy School of Law. From April 1997 to April 2026, she was an assistant prosecuting attorney for the Oakland County Prosecutor's Office in Pontiac, Michigan. Judge Kallas is a member of the State Bar of Michigan.
Education: Judge Kallas earned Bachelors of Arts in Economics and in Politics in 1992 from Washington and Lee University and a Juris Doctorate in 1995 from the University of Detroit Mercy School of Law.
Bar admission: Judge Kallas is a member of the State Bar of Michigan.
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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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