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Immigration judges

Kyle J. Ryan

Immigration Judge, Los Angeles-North Los Angeles St. Immigration Court. Appointed November 2023.

Asylum record, FY 2021-2026

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Judge Ryan56.1%
Los Angeles - North court65.4%
All judges nationally62.9%
Decisions on the merits
385
Asylum granted
128
Other relief granted
41
Denied
216
Against own court
-9.3 pts
Denial rate by fiscal year
FY24FY25
43%65%

Read from TRAC's chart to the nearest point. Years with fewer than 25 decisions are not shown.

Docket

Respondents represented by counsel: 91% (nationally, 81% are represented).

Most common nationalities: China (41.6%), Armenia (11.7%), Nicaragua (9.6%), Russia (7.3%), Guatemala (7%).

Official biography

Kyle J. Ryan was appointed as an immigration judge to begin hearing cases in November 2023. Judge Ryan ear ned a Bachelor of Arts in 2010 from the University of Southern California and a Juris Doctor in 2013 from the University of San Diego School of Law. From 2015 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 Los Angeles. During this time, from 2017 to 2019, he served as a special assistant U.S. attorney at the U.S. Attorney's Office in Los Angeles. From 2013 to 2015, he served as an attorney advisor at the Tucson Immigration Court, entering on duty through the Attorney General's Honors Program. Judge Ryan is a member of the State Bar of California.

As published by the Executive Office for Immigration Review at appointment, via TRAC.

In the record

No published reporting or appellate decisions naming this judge have been collected yet.

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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.