Tyler Wood
Immigration Judge, Denver Immigration Court. Appointed November 2023.
Asylum record, FY 2021-2026
TRAC source →- Decisions on the merits
- 594
- Asylum granted
- 59
- Other relief granted
- 45
- Denied
- 490
- Against own court
- +24.4 pts
| FY24 | FY25 | FY26 |
|---|---|---|
| 81% | 81% | 91% |
Docket
Respondents represented by counsel: 51% (nationally, 81% are represented).
Most common nationalities: Colombia (53.5%), Mexico (13.6%), Peru (10.6%), Venezuela (4.7%), Russia (3.9%).
Official biography
Tyler Wood was appointed as an immigration judge to begin hearing cases in November 2023. Judge Wood ear ned a Bachelor of Science in 2006 from Truman State University, a Master of Science in 2008 from the University of Missouri-Kansas City, and a Juris Doctor in 2011 from the University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Law. From 2015 to 2023, he served as an assistant chief counsel with the Office of the Principal Legal Advisor (OPLA), U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), Department of Homeland Security (DHS), in Denver. In 2015, he was an associate attorney with Senter Goldfarb & Rice LLC in Denver. From 2012 to 2015, he served as an assistant chief counsel, OPLA, ICE, DHS, in Arlington, Virginia. From 2011 to 2012, he served as a presidential management fellow with the Office of Biometric Identity Management in Arlington and then with OPLA, ICE, DHS, in Washington, D.C. Judge Wood is a member of the Missouri Bar.
In the record
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Other judges at Denver
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.