The Honorable Immigration Judge James Kitchen

New York — Federal Plaza, NY Immigration Court

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Caseload & process (since 2021)
23
Completions per year
113 total
2.7%
Detained at decision
share of cases
29.9 mo
Median time to decision
from case start
21.2%
Ordered removed in absentia
person absent
5.3%
Decisions appealed to BIA
appeal rate
Appeals remanded or reversed
only 0 appeals — too few

Grant rates by type of relief

Share granted among merits decisions for each application type, since 2021.
Asylum
0% 32 decisions Too few cases
Withholding / CAT
0% 64 decisions Moderate
Cancellation — 42B (non-LPR)
0% 2 decisions Too few cases
Voluntary departure
100% 3 decisions Too few cases
0%
of asylum claims granted on the merits
Based on 32 asylum decisions (grants + denials) since 2021. Fewer than 50 — treat this figure with caution.
This judge
0%
This court
52.2%
National average
29.9%
0%100% granted

Does a lawyer matter here?

Asylum grant rate by whether the person had legal representation.
With a lawyerrepresented · 32 decisions since 2021
0%
Without a lawyerunrepresented
no data

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).
New York, NY · home court
70 (62%)
10 (8.8%)
5 (4.4%)
4 (3.5%)
3 (2.7%)