The Honorable Immigration Judge Stephen E Mander

Miami, FL Immigration Court
Appointed March 1995 · President Bill Clinton Attorney General Janet Reno (AG inferred from date)
31 years on the immigration bench
Appointed under a Democratic administration

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Caseload & process (since 2021)
1,439
Completions per year
8,635 total
2%
Detained at decision
share of cases
25.7 mo
Median time to decision
from case start
13.6%
Ordered removed in absentia
person absent
3.7%
Decisions appealed to BIA
appeal rate
22.7%
Appeals remanded or reversed
44 appeals decided

Grant rates by type of relief

Share granted among merits decisions for each application type, since 2021.
Asylum
34.2% 389 decisions High confidence
Withholding / CAT
14.7% 597 decisions High confidence
Cancellation — 42B (non-LPR)
51.6% 62 decisions Moderate
Cancellation — 42A (LPR)
100% 15 decisions Too few cases
Adjustment of status (245)
86.1% 79 decisions Moderate
Voluntary departure
97.8% 46 decisions Too few cases
34.2%
of asylum claims granted on the merits High confidence
Based on 389 asylum decisions (grants + denials) since 2021.
This judge
34.2%
This court
20.2%
National average
31.8%
0%100% granted
In the top 38% 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 · 353 decisions since 2021
35.7%
Without a lawyerunrepresented · 36 decisions since 2021
19.4%

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.
0% 25% 50% 75% 100%2015: 45.8% of 48 decisions45.8%20152016: 53.3% of 30 decisions53.3%20162017: 47.6% of 63 decisions47.6%20172018: 27.9% of 129 decisions27.9%20182019: 19.4% of 211 decisions19.4%20192020: 10.3% of 68 decisions10.3%20202021: 63.6% of 11 decisions63.6%20212022: 56.2% of 89 decisions56.2%20222023: 38.6% of 70 decisions38.6%20232024: 53.2% of 47 decisions53.2%20242025: 15.9% of 107 decisions15.9%20252026 (partial year): 10.8% of 65 decisions10.8%2026*
* 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).
Miami, FL · home court
8,570 (99%)
7 (0.08%)
6 (0.07%)
4 (0.05%)
3 (0.03%)
3 (0.03%)