ASYLUMJUDGE · IMMIGRATION JUDGE PROFILE
Jill K. Krishnan
Detroit (DET) · Detroit, MI
Jill K. Krishnan is listed with Detroit (DET). The database records 43 asylum outcomes: 0 approved, 43 denied, and 0 other outcomes. Historical statistics are informational and cannot predict an individual case. · 2026-03-30 – 2026-06-26
Fewer than 50; rate hidden
Yearly changes
Yearly asylum decision trend
Fiscal yearDecisionsGrantedDeniedOtherApproval rate
FY 2026430430—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 · Venezuela2026-03-30 – 2026-06-239090—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Mexico2026-04-29 – 2026-06-166060—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Senegal2026-04-08 – 2026-06-104040—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Bangladesh2026-04-24 – 2026-06-263030—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Haiti2026-04-02 – 2026-06-023030—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Brazil2026-04-03 – 2026-04-072020—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Nicaragua2026-04-01 – 2026-05-222020—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Mauritania2026-03-31 – 2026-05-162020—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · India2026-04-20 – 2026-05-052020—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Vietnam2026-04-17 – 2026-04-171010—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Guinea2026-04-01 – 2026-04-011010—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Honduras2026-06-15 – 2026-06-151010—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Turkey2026-04-22 – 2026-04-221010—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Jamaica2026-06-16 – 2026-06-161010—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Colombia2026-05-06 – 2026-05-061010—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Ecuador2026-06-12 – 2026-06-121010—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Guatemala2026-06-01 – 2026-06-011010—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Uzbekistan2026-05-26 – 2026-05-261010—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Pakistan2026-06-08 – 2026-06-081010—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
Official appointment record
Judge background and appointment
Official biography
Jill K. Krishnan was appointed as an immigration judge to begin hearing cases in March 2026. Judge Krishnan earned a Bachelor of Arts in 2000 from the University of Nebraska at Omaha and a Juris Doctor in 2004 from Vanderbilt University Law School. From March 2008 to March 2013, she served as an assistant chief counsel with the Office of the Principal Legal Advisor, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Department of Homeland Security, in Atlanta. From March 2006 to March 2008, she served as a staff attorney at the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals in Atlanta. From October 2004 to September 2005, she served as a judicial law clerk at the Los Angeles Immigration Court, entering on duty through the Attorney General's Honors Program. Judge Krishnan is a member of the New York State Bar.
Education: Judge Krishnan earned a Bachelor of Arts in 2000 from the University of Nebraska at Omaha and a Juris Doctor in 2004 from Vanderbilt University Law School.
Bar admission: Judge Krishnan is a member of the New York 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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