Atlanta - W. Peachtree Street Immigration Court

Court decisions over 12 months

In plain words

Fewer than 1 in 100 cases decided in this court got relief (119 of 25,652).

8 of every 10 cases were decided in absentia, without the person at the hearing. Going to your hearing is the most important thing you can do.

With and without an attorney, the share with relief was similar (2.1 % and 0.0 %).

Of the 25,652 decisions in this court, 119 ended with relief, 1,481 with the case closed, 860 with voluntary departure and 23,192 with a removal order.

This court and the nation

With the Atlanta court, the share of cases with relief is 0.5 %: lower than nationwide (2.4 %).

With the Atlanta court, the share of removal orders is 90.4 %: higher than nationwide (75.6 %).

With the Atlanta court, the share of cases decided in absentia is 76.1 %: higher than nationwide (45.3 %).

With the Atlanta court, the share of people with an attorney is 21.0 %: lower than nationwide (38.1 %).

Cases with the Atlanta court take longer than nationwide: a median of 924 days versus 793.

With and without an attorney

Compared with other courts

• Ranked 66 of 71 courts for relief (1 = most relief).
• Ranked 1 of 71 courts for cases decided in absentia (1 = most in absentia).

Decisions per month (Sep 2025 – Aug 2026)

The busiest month was Aug 2026 (2,872 decisions) and the quietest Nov 2025 (1,353).

Judges at this court

13 judges have this as their main court in the window (1 with limited data). The one who decided the most was Ryan Fisher, with 3,510 decisions.

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