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Background
The Honorable Immigration Judge Jayme Salinardi earned a Bachelor of Arts in 1994 and a Juris Doctor in 1999, both from the University of Missouri-Columbia. Before her appointment, she served as deputy chief counsel (2012-2016) and as an assistant chief counsel and senior attorney (2003-2012) for the Office of the Chief Counsel, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, and worked as an immigration attorney at Fallon, Bixby, Cheng & Lee in San Francisco (2000-2003). She has also been an adjunct professor of law at the University of Missouri School of Law since 2011.
Caseload & process (since 2021)
2,205
Completions per year
13,231 total
25%
Detained at decision
share of cases
25.4 mo
Median time to decision
from case start
21.8%
Ordered removed in absentia
person absent
3.5%
Decisions appealed to BIA
appeal rate
8.2%
Appeals remanded or reversed
158 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.
6%
Bond requests granted
1,476 bond decisions High confidence
$10,000
Median bond when set
216 bonds with amounts
22.5%
Released on own recognizance
This judge 6%
Court average 11.2% · median $7,500
National 41.9% · median $6,500
Grant rates by type of relief
Share granted among merits decisions for each application type, since 2021.
Asylum
6.6%
562 decisions High confidence
Withholding / CAT
1.5%
1,054 decisions High confidence
Cancellation — 42B (non-LPR)
32%
147 decisions Moderate
Cancellation — 42A (LPR)
54.5%⚠
22 decisions Too few cases
Adjustment of status (245)
80%
75 decisions Moderate
Voluntary departure
55.7%
2,211 decisions High confidence
6.6%
of asylum claims granted on the merits High confidence
Based on 562 asylum decisions (grants + denials) since 2021.
This judge
6.6%
This court
14.4%
National average
31.8%
0%100% granted
In the bottom 11% 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 · 375 decisions since 2021
9.9%
Without a lawyerunrepresented · 187 decisions since 2021
0%
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).