Fort Snelling Immigration Court
Bishop Henry Whipple Federal Building, 1 Federal Drive, Suite 1850, Fort Snelling, MN 55111. 10 judges with a published asylum record; the court denied 80.0% of asylum cases against 62.9% nationally.
Handles cases from
Jurisdiction map →- ST. PAUL, MN - DHS DISTRICT OFFICE (including North and South Dakota IHP)
- Minnesota Department of Corrections
- All non-detained cases in the states of Minnesota, North Dakota and South Dakota
- Burleigh County Jail
- GRAND FORKS COUNTY CORRECTIONAL
- Bloomington Detained - Lawrence County
- Douglas County Jail, Superior, WI
Hearing locations
- Minnesota Dept. of Corr., Stillwater, MN
- ND Dept. of Corr. North Dakota State Prison, Bismarck, ND
- SD Dept. of Corr.-South Dakota Penitentiary, Sioux Falls, SD
Judges
| Judge | Appointed | Decisions | Denial rate | Leaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nathan M. Hansen | April 2026 | 180 | 98.9% | Strict |
| Monte G. Miller | October 2019 | 1,305 | 89.3% | Strict |
| Brian Sardelli | October 2019 | 1,150 | 86.9% | Strict |
| Kalin Ivany | November 2023 | 757 | 86.8% | Strict |
| Amy K. Zaske | November 2023 | 315 | 83.2% | Strict |
| Sarah B. Mazzie | April 2017 | 747 | 80.2% | Strict |
| M. Audrey Carr | October 2018 | 879 | 74.2% | Strict |
| Andrew J. Caborn | October 2019 | 106 | 70.8% | Strict |
| Joseph R. Dierkes | April 1997 | 188 | 64.4% | Average |
| Katherine L. Hansen | August 2017 | 366 | 34.4% | Lenient |