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Background
The Honorable Immigration Judge Michael Klosowsky earned a Bachelor of Arts in 2007 from Trinity University and a Juris Doctor in 2011 from the University of St. Thomas School of Law. From 2016 to 2020, he served as an assistant chief counsel with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Department of Homeland Security, in El Paso, Texas. He was appointed an immigration judge in March 2020.
Caseload & process (since 2021)
1,661
Completions per year
9,968 total
9.4%
Detained at decision
share of cases
14.9 mo
Median time to decision
from case start
32.6%
Ordered removed in absentia
person absent
6.9%
Decisions appealed to BIA
appeal rate
17.5%
Appeals remanded or reversed
97 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.
61.7%
Bond requests granted
801 bond decisions High confidence
$4,000
Median bond when set
496 bonds with amounts
0.2%
Released on own recognizance
This judge 61.7%
Court average 56.1% · median $3,500
National 41.9% · median $6,500
Grant rates by type of relief
Share granted among merits decisions for each application type, since 2021.
Asylum
30.8%
1,073 decisions High confidence
Withholding / CAT
4.1%
1,241 decisions High confidence
Cancellation — 42B (non-LPR)
13.1%
61 decisions Moderate
Cancellation — 42A (LPR)
83.3%⚠
12 decisions Too few cases
Adjustment of status (245)
88.4%⚠
43 decisions Too few cases
Voluntary departure
64.1%
337 decisions High confidence
30.8%
of asylum claims granted on the merits High confidence
Based on 1,073 asylum decisions (grants + denials) since 2021.
This judge
30.8%
This court
45.7%
National average
31.8%
0%100% granted
In the top 43% 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 · 917 decisions since 2021
33.8%
Without a lawyerunrepresented · 156 decisions since 2021
12.8%
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).