ICE has announced that their “online change of address tool” for people in removal proceedings, subject to a removal order or Order of Supervision of some kind, or are otherwise required to keep their address updated with DHS/ICE.
Immigration Judge Who Denies The Most Cases NYC The Judge with the highest percentage of asylum denials is a tie between IJ Menkin and IJ Burns both with 83% denial rates for asylum cases. This does not include the detained docket where denial rates are usually higher for multiple reasons. Immigration Judge Who Grants The Most CasesNYC IJ Chew 7.1% denial rates and IJ McManus with a 7.4% denial rate on asylum cases. Surprising to me, is that IJ Bukszpan (now retired) has the third lowest asylum denials rate in New York with 10%. I only had decide one case in its merits prior to her retirement so I have no reason to be surprised. These numbers are from TRAC, Syracuse University, which tracks Government agencies and provides a ridiculous amount of data to the public along with reports summarizing their findings. I cite to their cite often because they have so much information available, on several government agencies not just immigration. You should check it out. I Since they cannot track all decisions for every year with any reliability, the numbers in this post are based solely on asylum decisions. The TRAC website has approval and denial rates for every Judge in every Immigration Court across the U.S. from 2017-2022. Source:
U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland announced the investiture of 25 new Immigration Judges. You will find the official announcement here. After a thorough application process, Attorney General Merrick B. Garland appointed Roberto K. Amaya, Matthew S. Bohrer , Illya-Karina J. Bonet, Monique Carreras-Amadeo, Claudia R. Cubas, Kyle A. Dandelet, Ayodele A. Gansallo, Annette Gaul, Iman Ghasri, Matthew D. Gordon, Lettricea Jefferson-Webb, Michelle C. Kahan, Charlesa E. London, Bobbie C. Masters, Joyce L. Noche, Agnieszka (“Aggie”) D. Norregard, Kristie-Anne Padron, Maritza S. Ramos, Christine Lluis Reis, Carmen Maria Rey Caldas, John S. Rubenstein, Evan P. Schultz, Luther M. Snavely, Jennifer A. Winfield, and Laura R. Wyrosdick to their new positions. Only one of the new Judges is in New York, Kyle A. Dandelet, who will begin hearing cases at 26 Federal Plaza in March 2022. Kyle A. Dandelet, Immigration Judge, New York – Federal Plaza Immigration Court Kyle A. Dandelet was appointed as an Immigration Judge to begin hearing cases in March 2022. Judge Dandelet earned a Bachelor of Arts in 2004 from Georgetown University and a Juris Doctor in 2010 from Harvard Law School. From 2017 to 2022, he was the Pro Bono Immigration Attorney at Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP (Cleary Gottlieb) in New York from 2015 to 2017, he was a Senior Staff Attorney in Sanctuary for Families’ Immigration Intervention Project at the New York City Family Justice Center in the Bronx, New York. From 2010 to 2012, and from 2013 to 2015, he was a Litigation Associate with Cleary Gottlieb. From 2012 to 2013, he clerked for the Honorable Naomi Reice Buchwald of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York. Judge Dandelet is a member of the New York State Bar.
