The Honorable Immigration Judge Nadeem Kasam
Jena, LA Immigration Court
Appointed May 2026 · President Donald Trump → Attorney General Todd Blanche (AG inferred from date)
Less than a year on the immigration bench
Appointed under a Republican administration
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Background
The Honorable Immigration Judge Nadeem Kasam earned a Bachelor of Business Administration in 2007 from the University of Houston and a Juris Doctor in 2010 from the Thurgood Marshall School of Law. From 2015 to 2026 he held multiple positions with U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, including asylum officer and immigration services officer. He was appointed to the LaSalle (Jena) Immigration Court.
Caseload & process (since 2021)
9
Completions per year
9 total
100%
Detained at decision
share of cases
1.2 mo
Median time to decision
from case start
0%
Ordered removed in absentia
person absent
0%
Decisions appealed to BIA
appeal rate
—
Appeals remanded or reversed
Grant rates by type of relief
Share granted among merits decisions for each application type, since 2021.
| Voluntary departure | |
100%⚠ |
6 decisions Too few cases |
This judge has no asylum decisions on the merits in this period (since 2021).
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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).