Appointed November 2023 · President Joe Biden→ Attorney General Merrick Garland
2 years on the immigration bench
Appointed under a Democratic administration
Background
The Honorable Immigration Judge Rohit Khanna earned a Bachelor of Arts in 2002 from the University of Florida and a Juris Doctor in 2006 from the Barry University School of Law. He was a business immigration consultant in Tampa (2007), a clerk and attorney with Ellen R. Gorman PA in St. Petersburg (2008-2010), and practiced immigration law with Maney and Gordon, P.A. and the RK Law Firm in Tampa (2010-2011) before practicing with Dehra Miotke LLC in Tampa from 2011 to 2023. Judge Khanna is a member of the District of Columbia Bar.
Caseload & process (since 2021)
1,126
Completions per year
6,758 total
1.7%
Detained at decision
share of cases
11.8 mo
Median time to decision
from case start
16.4%
Ordered removed in absentia
person absent
2.8%
Decisions appealed to BIA
appeal rate
15%
Appeals remanded or reversed
147 appeals decided
Grant rates by type of relief
Share granted among merits decisions for each application type, since 2021.
Asylum
13.3%
226 decisions High confidence
Withholding / CAT
3.5%
370 decisions High confidence
Cancellation — 42B (non-LPR)
0%⚠
1 decision Too few cases
Cancellation — 42A (LPR)
100%⚠
2 decisions Too few cases
Adjustment of status (245)
80%⚠
10 decisions Too few cases
Voluntary departure
100%⚠
38 decisions Too few cases
13.3%
of asylum claims granted on the merits High confidence
Based on 226 asylum decisions (grants + denials) since 2021.
This judge
13.3%
This court
20.2%
National average
31.8%
0%100% granted
In the bottom 27% 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 · 199 decisions since 2021
13.6%
Without a lawyer⚠unrepresented · 27 decisions since 2021
11.1%
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).