Kandra K. Robbins
Immigration Judge, LaSalle Immigration Court. Appointed October 2021.
Asylum record, FY 2021-2026
TRAC source →- Decisions on the merits
- 485
- Asylum granted
- 63
- Other relief granted
- 40
- Denied
- 382
- Against own court
- -2.8 pts
| FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 | FY26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 86% | 69% | 74% | 86% | 89% |
Docket
Respondents represented by counsel: 51% (nationally, 81% are represented).
Most common nationalities: Honduras (13.4%), Mexico (10.5%), Uzbekistan (8%), Guatemala (5.8%), Nicaragua (5.6%).
Official biography
Kandra K. Robbins was appointed as an Immigration Judge to begin hearing cases in October 2021. Judge Robbins earned a Bachelor of Science in 1990 from Central Michigan University and a Juris Doctor in 1993 from Northern Illinois University College of Law. From 1993 to 2000, she served as Staff Attorney/Prosecutor for the Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians, in Michigan. From 2000 to 2006, she served as the Chief Judge for the Sault Ste. Marie Tribal Court, in Michigan. From 2006 to 2021, she served as an Administrative Law Judge, Michigan Office of Administrative Hearings and Rules, Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs, State of Michigan, in Lansing. Judge Robbins is a member of the State Bar of Michigan.
In the record
'Detention Alley': inside the ICE centres in the US south where foreign students and undocumented migrants languish
The Guardian's report from the Jena, Louisiana detention court describes 17 detainees appearing before Robbins in one morning, nearly all without lawyers, including a Chinese speaker for whom no interpreter could be found. It notes 52 percent of asylum applicants in her court are unrepresented.
Other judges at Jena
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.