The Honorable Immigration Judge Zachary McFarland

Kansas City, MO Immigration Court

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Caseload & process (since 2021)
54
Completions per year
216 total
57.4%
Detained at decision
share of cases
17.9 mo
Median time to decision
from case start
4.2%
Ordered removed in absentia
person absent
3.7%
Decisions appealed to BIA
appeal rate
—
Appeals remanded or reversed
only 0 appeals — too few

Bond decisions

Custody redetermination (bond) rulings since 2021. "Granted" means the judge lowered the bond, ordered release on recognizance, or otherwise granted the request.
88.9%⚠
Bond requests granted
18 bond decisions Too few cases
$7,500
Median bond when set
15 bonds with amounts
6.2%
Released on own recognizance
This judge 88.9%
Court average 12.1% · median $7,500
National 41.7% · median $6,500

Grant rates by type of relief

Share granted among merits decisions for each application type, since 2021.
Asylum
 10.3%⚠ 29 decisions Too few cases
Withholding / CAT
 0% 50 decisions Moderate
Cancellation — 42B (non-LPR)
 0%⚠ 6 decisions Too few cases
Cancellation — 42A (LPR)
 100%⚠ 2 decisions Too few cases
Voluntary departure
 81.3% 107 decisions Moderate
10.3%⚠
of asylum claims granted on the merits
Based on 29 asylum decisions (grants + denials) since 2021. Fewer than 50 — treat this figure with caution.
This judge
10.3%
This court
13.2%
National average
29.9%
0%100% granted

Does a lawyer matter here?

Asylum grant rate by whether the person had legal representation.
With a lawyer⚠represented · 24 decisions since 2021
12.5%
Without a lawyer⚠unrepresented · 5 decisions since 2021
0%

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).
Kansas City, MO · home court
211 (98%)
Concord, CA
4 (1.9%)
Fort Snelling, MN
1 (0.46%)