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Background
The Honorable Immigration Judge Laura Wyrosdick earned a Bachelor of Arts in 1984 and a Master of Science in 1987 from Barry University, and a Juris Doctor in 1989 from Nova University. From 1989 to 2022 she served extensively as a federal defender and public defender across Florida, Kentucky, and the federal system.
Caseload & process (since 2021)
677
Completions per year
4,061 total
0.6%
Detained at decision
share of cases
29.6 mo
Median time to decision
from case start
34%
Ordered removed in absentia
person absent
6.4%
Decisions appealed to BIA
appeal rate
3%
Appeals remanded or reversed
33 appeals decided
Grant rates by type of relief
Share granted among merits decisions for each application type, since 2021.
Asylum
49.6%
685 decisions High confidence
Withholding / CAT
22.5%
1,038 decisions High confidence
Cancellation — 42B (non-LPR)
5.6%⚠
18 decisions Too few cases
Adjustment of status (245)
95.2%⚠
21 decisions Too few cases
Voluntary departure
98.6%
74 decisions Moderate
49.6%
of asylum claims granted on the merits High confidence
Based on 685 asylum decisions (grants + denials) since 2021.
This judge
49.6%
This court
26.2%
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 · 638 decisions since 2021
51.3%
Without a lawyer⚠unrepresented · 47 decisions since 2021
27.7%
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).