Ian Robert Simons
Immigration Judge, Detroit Immigration Court. Appointed September 2016 by Loretta E. Lynch.
Asylum record, FY 2021-2026
TRAC source →- Decisions on the merits
- 975
- Asylum granted
- 368
- Other relief granted
- 34
- Denied
- 573
- Against own court
- -8.5 pts
| FY21 | FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 | FY26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 60% | 56% | 52% | 23% | 64% | 96% |
Docket
Respondents represented by counsel: 90% (nationally, 81% are represented).
Most common nationalities: Honduras (12.4%), Mexico (12.2%), Venezuela (8.2%), Guatemala (8%), Iraq (7.5%).
Official biography
Attorney General Loretta E. Lynch appointed Ian Robert Simons to begin hearing cases in September 2016. Judge Simons ear ned a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1998 from Michigan State University and a Juris Doctor in 2001 from the Michigan State University College of Law. From 2009 to September 2016, he served as an assistant chief counsel for the Office of the Chief Counsel, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Department of Homeland Security, in Detroit. From 2011 through 2013, he served as a special assistant U.S. attorney for the U.S. Attorney's Office, District of Arizona, Department of Justice, in Phoenix. From 2001 through 2009, he served as an assistant prosecutor for the Oakland County Prosecutor's Office, in Pontiac, Mich. Judge Simons is a member of the State Bar of Michigan.
In the record
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Other judges at Detroit
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.