Miami Immigration Court
One River View Square, 333 South Miami Ave., Suite 700, Miami, FL 33130. 33 judges with a published asylum record; the court denied 71.5% of asylum cases against 62.9% nationally.
Handles cases from
Jurisdiction map →- MIAMI, FL - DHS DISTRICT OFFICE (including any sub-offices except Orlando)
- Miami Airport Court
- Federal Correctional Institution (FCI)
Hearing locations
- Central Florida-DOC, Central Florida Reception Center, Orlando, FL
- Broward Correctional Institute, Pembroke Pines, FL
- North Florida Reception Center, Lake Butler, FL
- Washington Correctional Institution, Chipley, FL
- Charlotte Correctional Inst., Punta Gorda, FL
- South Florida Reception Center, Miami, FL
Judges
| Judge | Appointed | Decisions | Denial rate | Leaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barry S. Chait | November 2011 | 133 | 94.7% | Strict |
| Monica Neumann | August 2023 | 448 | 86.4% | Strict |
| Stuart A. Siegel | April 2017 | 169 | 85.2% | Strict |
| Thomas Ayze | May 2019 | 898 | 83.7% | Strict |
| Benjamin Rosen | October 2022 | 163 | 83.4% | Strict |
| Christina M. Martyak | October 2019 | 143 | 83.2% | Strict |
| Lourdes Martinez-Esquivel | April 2009 | 451 | 81.8% | Strict |
| Jose Rivera | June 2020 | 962 | 81.0% | Strict |
| Madeline Garcia | – | 416 | 77.2% | Strict |
| Lakshmi Herman | March 2020 | 415 | 76.9% | Strict |
| Rohit Khanna | November 2023 | 225 | 75.1% | Strict |
| Rico M. Sogocio | October 2016 | 428 | 74.3% | Strict |
| Romy Lerner | May 2022 | 249 | 73.5% | Strict |
| Christine Reis | March 2022 | 958 | 73.3% | Strict |
| Javier E. Balasquide | July 2006 | 720 | 73.1% | Strict |
| J. Daniel Dowell | December 1990 | 327 | 73.1% | Strict |
| Michael G. Walleisa | August 2018 | 473 | 72.7% | Strict |
| Timothy M. Cole | September 2016 | 395 | 71.9% | Strict |
| Scott G. Alexander | March 1997 | 514 | 69.8% | Average |
| Jorge L. Pereira | October 2019 | 115 | 69.6% | Average |
| Rene D. Mateo | January 2009 | 228 | 67.1% | Average |
| Dalin Holyoak | June 2015 | 307 | 65.5% | Average |
| Denise A. Marks Lane | September 1994 | 322 | 65.5% | Average |
| Abraham L. Burgess | May 2019 | 685 | 64.8% | Average |
| Michelle Araneta | May 2019 | 295 | 64.4% | Average |
| Lilliana Torreh-Bayouth | December 1995 | 149 | 63.1% | Average |
| Marsha K. Nettles | February 2005 | 176 | 61.4% | Average |
| Irene M. Recio | October 2019 | 356 | 59.6% | Average |
| Stephen E. Mander | March 1995 | 362 | 55.5% | Lenient |
| Michael C. Horn | November 1983 | 110 | 54.5% | Lenient |
| Lourdes A. Rodriguez de Jongh | March 2008 | 236 | 53.4% | Lenient |
| Maria Ubarri | December 2020 | 274 | 50.7% | Lenient |
| Anthony E. Maingot | April 2017 | 240 | 42.1% | Lenient |