Los Angeles — N. Los Angeles Street, CA Immigration Court
Appointed November 2023 · President Joe Biden→ Attorney General Merrick Garland(AG inferred from date)
2 years on the immigration bench
Appointed under a Democratic administration
Background
The Honorable Immigration Judge Kyle J. Ryan earned a Bachelor of Arts in 2010 from the University of Southern California and a Juris Doctor in 2013 from the University of San Diego School of Law. He served as an attorney advisor at the Tucson Immigration Court (2013-2015) through the Attorney General's Honors Program, as an assistant chief counsel with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement in Los Angeles (2015-2023), and as a special assistant U.S. attorney in Los Angeles (2017-2019). He is a member of the State Bar of California.
Caseload & process (since 2021)
874
Completions per year
4,371 total
1.6%
Detained at decision
share of cases
11.3 mo
Median time to decision
from case start
30.5%
Ordered removed in absentia
person absent
5.5%
Decisions appealed to BIA
appeal rate
11.8%
Appeals remanded or reversed
34 appeals decided
Grant rates by type of relief
Share granted among merits decisions for each application type, since 2021.
Asylum
33.8%
391 decisions High confidence
Withholding / CAT
3.4%
445 decisions High confidence
Cancellation — 42B (non-LPR)
0%⚠
4 decisions Too few cases
Cancellation — 42A (LPR)
100%⚠
1 decision Too few cases
Adjustment of status (245)
50%⚠
2 decisions Too few cases
Voluntary departure
77.8%⚠
9 decisions Too few cases
33.8%
of asylum claims granted on the merits High confidence
Based on 391 asylum decisions (grants + denials) since 2021.
This judge
33.8%
This court
29.1%
National average
31.8%
0%100% granted
In the top 39% 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 · 376 decisions since 2021
35.1%
Without a lawyer⚠unrepresented · 15 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.
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).