The Honorable Immigration Judge Nathan M Hansen
Fort Snelling, MN Immigration Court
Appointed April 2026 · President Donald Trump → Attorney General Pamela Bondi (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 Nathan M Hansen earned a Bachelor of Political Science in 1998 from the University of Minnesota - Twin Cities and a Juris Doctor in 2003 from the University of North Dakota School of Law. From 2003 to March 2026, he was in private practice as a solo practitioner in the Minneapolis-St. Paul area.
Caseload & process (since 2021)
26
Completions per year
79 total
5.1%
Detained at decision
share of cases
43.1 mo
Median time to decision
from case start
10.1%
Ordered removed in absentia
person absent
17.7%
Decisions appealed to BIA
appeal rate
—
Appeals remanded or reversed
only 0 appeals — too few
Grant rates by type of relief
Share granted among merits decisions for each application type, since 2021.
| Asylum | |
3.8% |
52 decisions Moderate |
| Withholding / CAT | |
0% |
98 decisions Moderate |
| Cancellation — 42B (non-LPR) | |
0%⚠ |
2 decisions Too few cases |
| Adjustment of status (245) | |
0%⚠ |
1 decision Too few cases |
| Voluntary departure | |
100%⚠ |
5 decisions Too few cases |
3.8%
of asylum claims granted on the merits Moderate
Based on 52 asylum decisions (grants + denials) since 2021.
0%100% granted
In the bottom 6% 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 lawyer⚠represented · 34 decisions since 2021
Without a lawyer⚠unrepresented · 18 decisions since 2021
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).