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Background
The Honorable Immigration Judge Abby L Meyer earned a Bachelor of Arts in 2004 from Simpson College and a Juris Doctor in 2007 from the University of Nebraska College of Law. Before her appointment, she served as an assistant chief counsel for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement in Atlanta and Omaha (2010-2018) and as an immigration services officer with U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services in Virginia (2007-2010).
Caseload & process (since 2021)
2,069
Completions per year
12,414 total
9.6%
Detained at decision
share of cases
38.5 mo
Median time to decision
from case start
14.9%
Ordered removed in absentia
person absent
8%
Decisions appealed to BIA
appeal rate
6.5%
Appeals remanded or reversed
184 appeals decided
Bond decisions
Custody redetermination (bond) rulings since 2021.
"Granted" means the judge lowered the bond, ordered release on recognizance, or otherwise granted the request.
17.2%
Bond requests granted
296 bond decisions High confidence
$9,000
Median bond when set
33 bonds with amounts
33.3%
Released on own recognizance
This judge 17.2%
Court average 21.8% · median $6,000
National 41.9% · median $6,500
Grant rates by type of relief
Share granted among merits decisions for each application type, since 2021.
Asylum
3.5%
1,171 decisions High confidence
Withholding / CAT
1.9%
1,093 decisions High confidence
Cancellation — 42B (non-LPR)
23.4%
192 decisions Moderate
Cancellation — 42A (LPR)
42.1%⚠
19 decisions Too few cases
Adjustment of status (245)
69.6%⚠
23 decisions Too few cases
Voluntary departure
82.3%
462 decisions High confidence
3.5%
of asylum claims granted on the merits High confidence
Based on 1,171 asylum decisions (grants + denials) since 2021.
This judge
3.5%
This court
4%
National average
31.8%
0%100% granted
In the bottom 5% of the 825 judges nationally with enough cases to compare.
Does a lawyer matter here?
Asylum grant rate by whether the person had legal representation.
With a lawyerrepresented · 1,088 decisions since 2021
3.4%
Without a lawyerunrepresented · 83 decisions since 2021
4.8%
Asylum grant rate over time
Each point is that calendar year's grant rate, back to 2015 where the judge was deciding cases — the longer career view. Dashed grey line = current national average (31.8%). Headline rates above use 2021 – today.
* 2026 is a partial year (data through 06/01/2026) and is incomplete.
Courts where this judge has decided cases
Hearing locations for cases this judge completed since 2021, by number of decisions.
Many judges hear cases from more than one court (detained facilities, video dockets, or reassignments).