ASYLUMJUDGE · IMMIGRATION JUDGE PROFILE
Tyler Wood
Aurora (AUR) · Aurora, CO
Tyler Wood is listed with Aurora (AUR). The database records 623 asylum outcomes: 71 approved, 552 denied, and 0 other outcomes. Historical statistics are informational and cannot predict an individual case. · 2023-11-21 – 2026-06-18
Yearly changes
Yearly asylum decision trend
Fiscal yearDecisionsGrantedDeniedOtherApproval rate
FY 20261371112608.0%
FY 20252141519907.0%
FY 202427245227016.5%
Applicant origin
Asylum decisions by fiscal year and nationality
FY 2026 · 2025-10-01 – 2026-07-01 · EOIR
NationalityDecisionsGrantedDeniedOtherApproval rate
FY 2026 · Colombia2025-10-02 – 2026-05-15370370—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Venezuela2025-10-21 – 2026-04-21201190—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Mexico2025-12-10 – 2026-03-04180180—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Ecuador2025-11-17 – 2026-03-249180—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Nicaragua2025-10-01 – 2026-04-239180—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Peru2025-10-06 – 2026-02-268080—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Cuba2025-10-30 – 2026-04-166150—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Guatemala2026-02-11 – 2026-04-225050—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · China2025-10-24 – 2026-06-185230—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Honduras2026-03-04 – 2026-06-054040—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · El Salvador2025-10-30 – 2026-04-083030—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Mauritania2025-10-27 – 2025-11-252110—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Nigeria2026-01-20 – 2026-05-052020—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Cameroon2025-10-23 – 2026-02-122110—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Mali2025-11-03 – 2025-11-031100—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Haiti2026-02-05 – 2026-02-051010—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Ethiopia2026-01-13 – 2026-01-131010—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Iran2025-10-28 – 2025-10-281100—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Ghana2025-11-21 – 2025-11-211100—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Georgia2026-01-22 – 2026-01-221010—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Democratic Republic Of Congo2026-03-18 – 2026-03-181010—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
Official appointment record
Judge background and appointment
Official biography
Tyler Wood was appointed as an immigration judge to begin hearing cases in November 2023. Judge Wood earned a Bachelor of Science in 2006 from Truman State University, a Master of Science in 2008 from the University of Missouri-Kansas City, and a Juris Doctor in 2011 from the University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Law. From 2015 to 2023, he served as an assistant chief counsel with the Office of the Principal Legal Advisor (OPLA), U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), Department of Homeland Security (DHS), in Denver. In 2015, he was an associate attorney with Senter Goldfarb & Rice LLC in Denver. From 2012 to 2015, he served as an assistant chief counsel, OPLA, ICE, DHS, in Arlington, Virginia. From 2011 to 2012, he served as a presidential management fellow with the Office of Biometric Identity Management in Arlington and then with OPLA, ICE, DHS, in Washington, D.C. Judge Wood is a member of the Missouri Bar.
Education: Judge Wood earned a Bachelor of Science in 2006 from Truman State University, a Master of Science in 2008 from the University of Missouri-Kansas City, and a Juris Doctor in 2011 from the University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Law.
Bar admission: Judge Wood is a member of the Missouri 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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