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Tyler Wood

Immigration Judge, Denver Immigration Court. Appointed November 2023.

Asylum record, FY 2021-2026

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Judge Wood82.5%
Denver court58.1%
All judges nationally62.9%
Decisions on the merits
594
Asylum granted
59
Other relief granted
45
Denied
490
Against own court
+24.4 pts
Denial rate by fiscal year
FY24FY25FY26
81%81%91%

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

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.

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.