Adelanto immigration court
Address
Adelanto Immigration Court: Adelanto Detention Facility, 10250 Rancho Road, Suite 201A, Adelanto, CA 92301
Court decisions over 12 months
In plain words
Out of every 100 cases decided in this court, 2 got relief. The vast majority end without relief.
0 of every 100 cases were decided in absentia, that is, without the person at the hearing.
With an attorney, 5 of every 100 got relief; without one, 0 of every 100 (5.5 % and 0.1 %).
Of the 6,898 decisions in this court, 169 ended with relief, 196 with the case closed, 1,488 with voluntary departure and 5,045 with a removal order.
| Outcome | Decisions | % |
|---|---|---|
| Relief | 169 | 2.5 % |
| Case closed | 196 | 2.8 % |
| Voluntary departure | 1,488 | 21.6 % |
| Removal order | 5,045 | 73.1 % |
| Decided in absentia | 25 | 0.4 % |
This court and the nation
With the Adelanto court, the share of cases with relief is 2.5 %: similar than nationwide (2.4 %).
With the Adelanto court, the share of removal orders is 73.1 %: lower than nationwide (75.6 %).
With the Adelanto court, the share of cases decided in absentia is 0.4 %: lower than nationwide (45.3 %).
With the Adelanto court, the share of people with an attorney is 43.6 %: higher than nationwide (38.1 %).
Cases with the Adelanto court take less time than nationwide: a median of 96 days versus 793.
With and without an attorney
| Decisions | Relief | |
|---|---|---|
| With an attorney | 3,008 | 5.5 % |
| Without an attorney | 3,890 | 0.1 % |
Compared with other courts
- Ranked 39 of 71 courts for relief (1 = most relief).
- Ranked 56 of 71 courts for cases decided in absentia (1 = most in absentia).
Decisions per month (Sep 2025 – Aug 2026)
The busiest month was Jul 2026 (697 decisions) and the quietest Feb 2026 (449).
| Month | Decisions | Relief | In absentia | Vs. prior month |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | 573 | 18 | 0 | — |
| Oct 2025 | 648 | 17 | 3 | up |
| Nov 2025 | 559 | 17 | 1 | down |
| Dec 2025 | 450 | 11 | 2 | down |
| Jan 2026 | 509 | 6 | 2 | up |
| Feb 2026 | 449 | 5 | 1 | down |
| Mar 2026 | 580 | 11 | 3 | up |
| Apr 2026 | 592 | 15 | 3 | up |
| May 2026 | 565 | 20 | 2 | down |
| Jun 2026 | 680 | 16 | 0 | up |
| Jul 2026 | 697 | 16 | 5 | up |
| Aug 2026 | 596 | 17 | 3 | down |
Months with fewer than 5 decisions are dotted: with so few cases, that month's percentage says little.
Judges at this court
18 judges have this as their main court in the window (1 with limited data). The one who decided the most was Steven Marcus, with 1,187 decisions.
Sorted by decisions over 12 months. The label compares each judge with the other judges in the court.
| Judge | Decisions | Relief | In absentia | Vs. the court |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Judge Steven Marcus | 1,187 | 4.7 % | 37.1 % | More relief: More relief than the other judges in this court |
| Judge Ravit R. Halperin | 767 | 0.4 % | 0.1 % | Less relief: Less relief than the other judges in this court |
| Judge Bryan E. Depowell | 577 | 0.7 % | 0.0 % | Less relief: Less relief than the other judges in this court |
| Judge Patrick D. Barrett | 568 | 1.2 % | 1.1 % | Less relief: Less relief than the other judges in this court |
| Judge Carlos E. Maury | 568 | 6.5 % | 11.3 % | More relief: More relief than the other judges in this court |
| Judge Curtis G. White | 520 | 1.9 % | 0.4 % | Similar: Relief similar to the other judges in this court |
| Judge Katie G. Mullins | 452 | 0.9 % | 0.4 % | Less relief: Less relief than the other judges in this court |
| Judge William David Neumeister | 346 | 13.9 % | 2.6 % | More relief: More relief than the other judges in this court |
| Judge Darin Flagg | 252 | 2.8 % | 9.5 % | Similar: Relief similar to the other judges in this court |
| Judge Jonathan Masaji. Brent | 238 | 11.3 % | 4.6 % | More relief: More relief than the other judges in this court |
| Judge Drew T. Nishiyama | 233 | 4.7 % | 2.6 % | More relief: More relief than the other judges in this court |
| Judge Daniel J. Gallegos | 213 | 5.2 % | 5.2 % | More relief: More relief than the other judges in this court |
| Judge Robert C. O'Neil | 177 | 4.0 % | 6.2 % | Similar: Relief similar to the other judges in this court |
| Judge Jeremy S. Sibert | 157 | 6.4 % | 1.9 % | More relief: More relief than the other judges in this court |
| Judge Jack D. Patten | 155 | 3.9 % | 0.0 % | Similar: Relief similar to the other judges in this court |
| Judge Kiley Hyatt | 145 | 11.7 % | 0.0 % | More relief: More relief than the other judges in this court |
| Judge Brent A. Carr | 137 | 4.4 % | 0.0 % | Similar: Relief similar to the other judges in this court |
| Judge Alison E Daw | 30 | limited data | limited data | Limited data: Not enough data to compare |