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Background
The Honorable Immigration Judge Meredith B Tyrakoski earned a Bachelor of Arts in 1996 from Northwestern University and a Juris Doctor in 2003 from the William and Mary School of Law. From 2006 to 2015 she served as an assistant U.S. attorney in multiple offices, including Nebraska, Texas, and California. From 1997 to 2008 she served in the U.S. Marine Corps in various capacities, including as a staff judge advocate and defense counsel.
Caseload & process (since 2021)
1,936
Completions per year
11,613 total
20.5%
Detained at decision
share of cases
12.2 mo
Median time to decision
from case start
17.3%
Ordered removed in absentia
person absent
2.7%
Decisions appealed to BIA
appeal rate
23.7%
Appeals remanded or reversed
76 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.
35.3%
Bond requests granted
295 bond decisions High confidence
$8,000
Median bond when set
103 bonds with amounts
0%
Released on own recognizance
This judge 35.3%
Court average 64.8% · median $10,000
National 41.9% · median $6,500
Grant rates by type of relief
Share granted among merits decisions for each application type, since 2021.
Asylum
22.5%
578 decisions High confidence
Withholding / CAT
1.9%
942 decisions High confidence
Cancellation — 42B (non-LPR)
26.1%⚠
23 decisions Too few cases
Cancellation — 42A (LPR)
100%⚠
1 decision Too few cases
Adjustment of status (245)
40.9%⚠
22 decisions Too few cases
Voluntary departure
79.2%
427 decisions High confidence
22.5%
of asylum claims granted on the merits High confidence
Based on 578 asylum decisions (grants + denials) since 2021.
This judge
22.5%
This court
30.7%
National average
31.8%
0%100% granted
In the bottom 45% 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 · 443 decisions since 2021
25.1%
Without a lawyerunrepresented · 135 decisions since 2021
14.1%
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).