Ryan R. Wood

Fort Snelling (BLM) · Fort Snelling

Ryan R. Wood is listed with Fort Snelling (BLM). The database records 97 asylum outcomes: 36 approved, 61 denied, and 0 other outcomes. Historical statistics are informational and cannot predict an individual case.

Decision approval rate37.1%Approved ÷（Approved + Denied）

Approved share of all outcomes37.1%Approved ÷ all outcomes

Asylum decisions9736 / 61 / 0

Approved / denied36 / 61 / 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 dateApril 2017

Appointed courtBloomington Immigration Court

Appointment typeImmigration Judge

Official biography

Attorney General Jeff Sessions appointed Ryan R. Wood to begin hearing cases in April 2017. Judge Wood earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in 2000 from Hamline University, a Juris Doctor in 2004 from the Hamline University School of Law, and a Master of Business Administration in 2015 from the Hamline University School of Business. From November 2014 to April 2017, he served as a special assistant U.S. attorney in the U.S. Attorney's Office, District of Minnesota, Department of Justice. From October 2009 through November 2014, he served as an assistant chief counsel for the Office of the Chief Counsel, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Department of Homeland Security, in Fort Snelling, Minn. From January 2005 to October 2009, he was a judge advocate with the U.S. Army Judge Advocate General Corps, serving in the 4th and 7th Infantry Divisions. Judge Wood is a member of the Minnesota State Bar.

Education: Judge Wood earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in 2000 from Hamline University, a Juris Doctor in 2004 from the Hamline University School of Law, and a Master of Business Administration in 2015 from the Hamline University School of Business.

Bar admission: Judge Wood is a member of the Minnesota 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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