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Background
The Honorable Immigration Judge Thomas Ayze earned a Bachelor of Arts in 1984 from the University of Florida and a Juris Doctor in 1988 from the University of Florida Levin College of Law. He served as a judge advocate and retired as a lieutenant colonel in the U.S. Air Force, with military service from 1988 to 2010, and subsequently held various immigration enforcement roles with the Department of Homeland Security. Judge Ayze is a member of the Colorado and Florida bars.
Caseload & process (since 2021)
1,597
Completions per year
9,582 total
2.1%
Detained at decision
share of cases
24.5 mo
Median time to decision
from case start
18.2%
Ordered removed in absentia
person absent
8.6%
Decisions appealed to BIA
appeal rate
4.5%
Appeals remanded or reversed
468 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.
33.3%⚠
Bond requests granted
3 bond decisions Too few cases
$3,000
Median bond when set
1 bonds with amounts
0%
Released on own recognizance
This judge 33.3%
National 41.9% · median $6,500
Grant rates by type of relief
Share granted among merits decisions for each application type, since 2021.
Asylum
12.5%
864 decisions High confidence
Withholding / CAT
0.2%
1,452 decisions High confidence
Cancellation — 42B (non-LPR)
33.3%⚠
21 decisions Too few cases
Cancellation — 42A (LPR)
85.7%⚠
7 decisions Too few cases
Adjustment of status (245)
72.7%⚠
44 decisions Too few cases
Voluntary departure
94.7%
132 decisions Moderate
12.5%
of asylum claims granted on the merits High confidence
Based on 864 asylum decisions (grants + denials) since 2021.
This judge
12.5%
This court
20.2%
National average
31.8%
0%100% granted
In the bottom 25% 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 · 807 decisions since 2021
13.3%
Without a lawyerunrepresented · 57 decisions since 2021
1.8%
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).