Dennis Ryan
Immigration Judge, Elizabeth Immigration Court. Appointed November 2023.
Asylum record, FY 2021-2026
TRAC source →- Decisions on the merits
- 156
- Asylum granted
- 3
- Other relief granted
- 12
- Denied
- 141
- Against own court
- +5.7 pts
| FY25 | FY26 |
|---|---|
| 90% | 91% |
Docket
Respondents represented by counsel: 81% (nationally, 81% are represented).
Most common nationalities: El Salvador (10.9%), Mexico (10.3%), Guatemala (9%), Venezuela (7.7%), Dominican Republic (5.8%).
Official biography
Dennis James Ryan Jr. was appointed as an immigration judge to begin hearing cases in November 2023. Judge Ryan earned a Bachelor of Arts in 2009 from Loyola College in Maryland and a Juris Doctor in 2013 from the Catholic University of America, Columbus School of Law. From 2020 to 2023, he served as an assistant chief counsel with the Office of the Principal Legal Advisor, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Department of Homeland Security, in New York City. From 2018 to 2020, he served as assistant corporation counsel with the New York City Office of Corporation Counsel. From 2013 to 2018, he served as an assistant district attorney with the Nassau County District Attorney's Office on Long Island, New York. Judge Ryan is a member of the Florida Bar, the New Jersey State Bar, and the New York State Bar.
In the record
EOIR Announces 39 New Immigration Judges
EOIR's notice records that Dennis James Ryan Jr. was appointed an immigration judge beginning November 2023, listing him among 39 judges appointed by Attorney General Merrick Garland with biographical detail on his earlier career.
Judge orders disabled Delaware resident to return to Ecuador
Spotlight Delaware reports that Immigration Judge Dennis Ryan ordered the removal of a disabled Delaware resident to Ecuador despite advocacy from Governor Matt Meyer, who had publicly called for the man's release from federal detention.
Silvio Augusto Lima Carneiro v. Attorney General United States of America
A Third Circuit decision on a petition for review of a Board of Immigration Appeals order names Dennis Ryan as the immigration judge in the underlying proceedings involving the Lima Carneiro family.
Gary Barnes v. Attorney General United States of America
A Third Circuit opinion reviewing a Board of Immigration Appeals order identifies Dennis Ryan as the immigration judge whose decision was appealed in the removal case of Gary Alexander Barnes.
Sushilaben Sanjaykumar Patel v. Attorney General United States of America
This non-precedential Third Circuit opinion on a petition for review of a Board of Immigration Appeals decision names Dennis Ryan as the immigration judge in the underlying removal proceedings against the Patel family.
Other judges at Elizabeth
Court page →About these figures. Denial rates describe outcomes in the cases a judge happened to hear, which differ by detention, nationality and representation. They are not a measure of fairness or competence. Method and sources are on the judges index.