Appointed March 2022 · President Joe Biden→ Attorney General Merrick Garland
4 years on the immigration bench
Appointed under a Democratic administration
Background
The Honorable Immigration Judge Ayodele Gansallo earned a Bachelor of Laws in 1985 from Leicester University in England and a Master of Laws in 1998 from Temple University Beasley School of Law, and from 1985 to 1986 completed the program for solicitors at the Guildford College of Law. From 2021 to 2022, she was co-director of legal services with the Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society of Pennsylvania (HIAS PA) in Philadelphia, and from 1998 to 2020 she was senior staff attorney there. Earlier she served as legal director and policy coordinator with the Joint Council for the Welfare of Immigrants in London and held solicitor roles in England.
Caseload & process (since 2021)
677
Completions per year
4,063 total
3.5%
Detained at decision
share of cases
24.8 mo
Median time to decision
from case start
18.1%
Ordered removed in absentia
person absent
4.2%
Decisions appealed to BIA
appeal rate
—
Appeals remanded or reversed
only 15 appeals — too few
Bond decisions
Custody redetermination (bond) rulings since 2021.
"Granted" means the judge lowered the bond, ordered release on recognizance, or otherwise granted the request.
50%⚠
Bond requests granted
2 bond decisions Too few cases
$12,500
Median bond when set
1 bonds with amounts
0%
Released on own recognizance
This judge 50%
Court average 25.5% · median $10,500
National 41.9% · median $6,500
Grant rates by type of relief
Share granted among merits decisions for each application type, since 2021.
Asylum
50.5%
432 decisions High confidence
Withholding / CAT
23.8%
445 decisions High confidence
Cancellation — 42B (non-LPR)
64.3%⚠
42 decisions Too few cases
Cancellation — 42A (LPR)
100%⚠
1 decision Too few cases
Adjustment of status (245)
88.2%⚠
17 decisions Too few cases
Voluntary departure
96.5%
114 decisions Moderate
50.5%
of asylum claims granted on the merits High confidence
Based on 432 asylum decisions (grants + denials) since 2021.
This judge
50.5%
This court
42%
National average
31.8%
0%100% granted
In the top 19% 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 · 415 decisions since 2021
51.8%
Without a lawyer⚠unrepresented · 17 decisions since 2021
17.6%
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).