Immigration judge

Kessler, Elizabeth A.

Hyattsville Immigration Court

How current these figures are

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

715

Lifetime decisions on record

Grant rate, last 12 months on record

16.9%

408 decisions · 12 months ending September 2026

10.6%

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%Feb 2024Aug 2024Feb 2025Aug 2025Feb 2026Sep 2026Month each 12-month window ends16.9%87.5% — 12 months ending Feb 2024 (48 decisions)84.7% — 12 months ending Mar 2024 (59 decisions)80.0% — 12 months ending Apr 2024 (75 decisions)81.3% — 12 months ending May 2024 (80 decisions)82.1% — 12 months ending Jun 2024 (84 decisions)81.4% — 12 months ending Jul 2024 (86 decisions)77.1% — 12 months ending Aug 2024 (96 decisions)72.5% — 12 months ending Sep 2024 (91 decisions)68.9% — 12 months ending Oct 2024 (90 decisions)65.8% — 12 months ending Nov 2024 (79 decisions)63.4% — 12 months ending Dec 2024 (82 decisions)61.4% — 12 months ending Jan 2025 (88 decisions)56.4% — 12 months ending Feb 2025 (94 decisions)50.0% — 12 months ending Mar 2025 (100 decisions)48.7% — 12 months ending Apr 2025 (113 decisions)46.4% — 12 months ending May 2025 (125 decisions)38.4% — 12 months ending Jun 2025 (146 decisions)34.1% — 12 months ending Jul 2025 (167 decisions)35.8% — 12 months ending Aug 2025 (179 decisions)34.5% — 12 months ending Sep 2025 (206 decisions)33.2% — 12 months ending Oct 2025 (214 decisions)34.1% — 12 months ending Nov 2025 (232 decisions)33.3% — 12 months ending Dec 2025 (249 decisions)29.6% — 12 months ending Jan 2026 (257 decisions)27.0% — 12 months ending Feb 2026 (274 decisions)23.7% — 12 months ending Mar 2026 (295 decisions)18.8% — 12 months ending Apr 2026 (304 decisions)17.1% — 12 months ending May 2026 (333 decisions)15.8% — 12 months ending Jun 2026 (361 decisions)16.3% — 12 months ending Jul 2026 (375 decisions)16.8% — 12 months ending Aug 2026 (416 decisions)16.9% — 12 months ending Sep 2026 (408 decisions)

5 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 202624Not reported
August 20266331.8%
July 20263716.2%
June 2026533.8%
May 20264617.4%
April 2026385.3%
March 2026382.6%
February 2026306.7%
January 202622Not reported
December 202522Not reported
November 202520Not reported
October 202515Not reported
September 20253228.1%
August 202522Not reported
July 202523Not reported
June 2025258.0%
May 202517Not reported
April 20252951.7%
March 202517Not reported
February 202513Not reported
January 202514Not reported
December 20245Not reported
November 20242Not reported
October 20247Not reported

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 September 2023 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.

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