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Inside Immigration

Plain-language guides to US immigration, asylum and USCIS procedure.

Immigration judges

Salt Lake City Immigration Court

2975 Decker Lake Drive, Suite 200, West Valley City, UT 84119-6094. 5 judges with a published asylum record; the court denied 36.9% of asylum cases against 62.9% nationally.

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Hearing locations

Judges

median denial rate 39.2%
JudgeAppointedDecisionsDenial rateLeaning
Douglas Donaldson NelsonAugust 202357249.0%Lenient
Christopher M. GreerJuly 20171,73840.4%Lenient
Nathan N. AinaJune 201641339.2%Lenient
P. Michael TrumanSeptember 20161,28430.5%Lenient
David C. AndersonApril 20031,22129.2%Lenient