ASYLUMJUDGE · IMMIGRATION JUDGE PROFILE
Katherine L. Hansen
Detroit (DET) · Detroit, MI
Katherine L. Hansen is listed with Detroit (DET). The database records 648 asylum outcomes: 320 approved, 328 denied, and 0 other outcomes. Historical statistics are informational and cannot predict an individual case. · 2020-01-02 – 2026-06-29
Yearly changes
Yearly asylum decision trend
Fiscal yearDecisionsGrantedDeniedOtherApproval rate
FY 202614925124016.8%
FY 20251497772051.7%
FY 20241206951057.5%
Applicant origin
Asylum decisions by fiscal year and nationality
FY 2026 · 2025-10-01 – 2026-07-01 · EOIR
NationalityDecisionsGrantedDeniedOtherApproval rate
FY 2026 · Guatemala2025-10-15 – 2026-06-29282260—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Venezuela2025-10-21 – 2026-06-09200200—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Mexico2025-11-03 – 2026-06-12180180—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Nicaragua2025-10-08 – 2026-06-1212570—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Colombia2025-12-18 – 2026-05-29110110—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Cuba2026-03-25 – 2026-06-249450—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Senegal2025-10-07 – 2026-06-167160—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Honduras2025-12-11 – 2026-05-206060—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Lebanon2025-11-04 – 2026-06-086060—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Somalia2025-10-15 – 2026-02-174130—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · India2025-10-01 – 2025-12-154220—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Vietnam2025-10-14 – 2026-05-154130—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · El Salvador2026-05-20 – 2026-06-113120—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Mauritania2025-10-08 – 2026-06-123030—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Ethiopia2025-10-06 – 2025-10-212200—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Ecuador2026-05-28 – 2026-05-282020—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Egypt2025-10-27 – 2025-12-102200—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Uganda2026-06-25 – 2026-06-251100—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · China2025-12-08 – 2025-12-081010—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Panama2026-04-22 – 2026-04-221010—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Ghana2025-11-04 – 2025-11-041100—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Haiti2026-02-20 – 2026-02-201010—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Russia2026-02-03 – 2026-02-031100—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Turkey2025-12-09 – 2025-12-091100—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Syria2026-02-23 – 2026-02-231010—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
Official appointment record
Judge background and appointment
Official biography
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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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