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Karlen, Melissa Beth

Phoenix Immigration Court

How current these figures are

Captured October 23, 2026 — 13 days ago. Decisions made since then are not included.

Phoenix Immigration Court

1,243

Lifetime decisions on record

Grant rate, last 12 months on record

3.5%

654 decisions · 12 months ending September 2026

3.8%

FY2026 court average

Grant-rate trend

Each point is the grant rate across the 12 months ending in that month — a rolling window, not a single month on its own. A point appears only where those 12 months hold at least 25 decisions. A rolling window covers a much shorter span than the lifetime figure above, so the two can differ materially; both are correct measures of different periods.

0%25%50%75%100%Sep 2023Apr 2024Nov 2024Jun 2025Jan 2026Sep 2026Month each 12-month window ends3.5%37.7% — 12 months ending Sep 2023 (77 decisions)39.1% — 12 months ending Oct 2023 (69 decisions)38.2% — 12 months ending Nov 2023 (76 decisions)45.8% — 12 months ending Dec 2023 (83 decisions)43.8% — 12 months ending Jan 2024 (89 decisions)45.9% — 12 months ending Feb 2024 (85 decisions)40.5% — 12 months ending Mar 2024 (74 decisions)42.7% — 12 months ending Apr 2024 (82 decisions)47.2% — 12 months ending May 2024 (89 decisions)49.5% — 12 months ending Jun 2024 (93 decisions)45.5% — 12 months ending Jul 2024 (99 decisions)48.2% — 12 months ending Aug 2024 (112 decisions)47.8% — 12 months ending Sep 2024 (113 decisions)50.4% — 12 months ending Oct 2024 (131 decisions)48.9% — 12 months ending Nov 2024 (131 decisions)51.1% — 12 months ending Dec 2024 (135 decisions)49.6% — 12 months ending Jan 2025 (139 decisions)44.7% — 12 months ending Feb 2025 (152 decisions)38.6% — 12 months ending Mar 2025 (171 decisions)36.8% — 12 months ending Apr 2025 (174 decisions)29.8% — 12 months ending May 2025 (191 decisions)22.3% — 12 months ending Jun 2025 (238 decisions)23.7% — 12 months ending Jul 2025 (236 decisions)20.8% — 12 months ending Aug 2025 (216 decisions)21.0% — 12 months ending Sep 2025 (214 decisions)16.8% — 12 months ending Nov 2025 (190 decisions)6.6% — 12 months ending Dec 2025 (213 decisions)6.6% — 12 months ending Jan 2026 (244 decisions)6.0% — 12 months ending Feb 2026 (265 decisions)6.1% — 12 months ending Mar 2026 (261 decisions)4.6% — 12 months ending Apr 2026 (285 decisions)6.3% — 12 months ending May 2026 (317 decisions)6.2% — 12 months ending Jun 2026 (322 decisions)3.4% — 12 months ending Jul 2026 (471 decisions)3.4% — 12 months ending Aug 2026 (564 decisions)3.5% — 12 months ending Sep 2026 (654 decisions)

7 months are not plotted: the 12 months ending there held fewer than 25 decisions.

Monthly decisions

Showing the most recent 24 months on record. Months with no decisions are not listed.

Decisions and grant rate by month for this judge
MonthDecisionsGrant rate
September 2026934.3%
August 2026973.1%
July 20261590.0%
June 2026601.7%
May 20265911.9%
April 2026380.0%
March 202624Not reported
February 2026360.0%
January 2026449.1%
December 2025410.0%
November 20253Not reported
September 20253Not reported
August 20254Not reported
July 202510Not reported
June 2025551.8%
May 2025270.0%
April 202514Not reported
March 20252814.3%
February 202515Not reported
January 202513Not reported
December 202418Not reported
November 20247Not reported
October 202420Not reported
September 20245Not reported

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Source and method

These figures come from case data released by the Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR) under the Freedom of Information Act, published by the Deportation Data Project. Imigrar did not produce or estimate them.

Captured on October 23, 2026, 13 days ago. The record covers decisions from April 1999 through September 2026; nothing filed or decided after September 2026 appears here.

Grant rates are historical aggregates. They describe decisions already made. They do not predict the outcome of any individual case, and no figure on this page should be read as a forecast of what will happen in yours.

This page is informational only and is not legal advice. Reading it does not create an attorney-client relationship. Only the official EOIR record is authoritative.

Open the source data — Deportation Data Project

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