The Honorable Immigration Judge Kyle A Pearson

Lumpkin, GA Immigration Court
Appointed February 2026 · President Donald Trump Attorney General Pamela Bondi
Less than a year on the immigration bench
Appointed under a Republican administration

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Caseload & process (since 2021)
198
Completions per year
198 total
94.4%
Detained at decision
share of cases
3.2 mo
Median time to decision
from case start
0.5%
Ordered removed in absentia
person absent
9.6%
Decisions appealed to BIA
appeal rate
Appeals remanded or reversed
only 0 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.
0%
Bond requests granted
1 bond decision Too few cases
Median bond when set
Released on own recognizance
This judge 0%
Court average 38.5% · median $5,000
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% 33 decisions Too few cases
Withholding / CAT
4.8% 63 decisions Moderate
Cancellation — 42B (non-LPR)
0% 25 decisions Too few cases
Cancellation — 42A (LPR)
0% 3 decisions Too few cases
Adjustment of status (245)
100% 1 decision Too few cases
Voluntary departure
80.9% 89 decisions Moderate
3%
of asylum claims granted on the merits
Based on 33 asylum decisions (grants + denials) since 2021. Fewer than 50 — treat this figure with caution.
This judge
3%
This court
19.5%
National average
31.8%
0%100% granted

Does a lawyer matter here?

Asylum grant rate by whether the person had legal representation.
With a lawyerrepresented · 18 decisions since 2021
5.6%
Without a lawyerunrepresented · 15 decisions since 2021
0%

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).
Lumpkin, GA · home court
194 (98%)
3 (1.5%)
1 (0.51%)