Baton Rouge immigration court
Address
Baton Rouge Immigration Court: 451 Florida Street, Suite 500, Baton Rouge, LA 70801
Court decisions over 12 months
In plain words
Fewer than 1 in 100 cases decided in this court got relief (15 of 5,182).
6 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 (0.7 % and 0.0 %).
Of the 5,182 decisions in this court, 15 ended with relief, 205 with the case closed, 280 with voluntary departure and 4,682 with a removal order.
| Outcome | Decisions | % |
|---|---|---|
| Relief | 15 | 0.3 % |
| Case closed | 205 | 4.0 % |
| Voluntary departure | 280 | 5.4 % |
| Removal order | 4,682 | 90.4 % |
| Decided in absentia | 3,057 | 59.0 % |
This court and the nation
With the Baton Rouge court, the share of cases with relief is 0.3 %: lower than nationwide (2.4 %).
With the Baton Rouge court, the share of removal orders is 90.4 %: higher than nationwide (75.6 %).
With the Baton Rouge court, the share of cases decided in absentia is 59.0 %: higher than nationwide (45.3 %).
With the Baton Rouge court, the share of people with an attorney is 40.0 %: higher than nationwide (38.1 %).
Cases with the Baton Rouge court take longer than nationwide: a median of 946 days versus 793.
With and without an attorney
| Decisions | Relief | |
|---|---|---|
| With an attorney | 2,072 | 0.7 % |
| Without an attorney | 3,110 | 0.0 % |
Compared with other courts
- Ranked 71 of 71 courts for relief (1 = most relief).
- Ranked 14 of 71 courts for cases decided in absentia (1 = most in absentia).
Decisions per month (Sep 2025 – Aug 2026)
The busiest month was Jun 2026 (1,183 decisions) and the quietest Sep 2025 (0).
| Month | Decisions | Relief | In absentia | Vs. prior month |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Oct 2025 | 53 | 1 | 7 | up |
| Nov 2025 | 129 | 1 | 53 | up |
| Dec 2025 | 100 | 3 | 24 | down |
| Jan 2026 | 116 | 0 | 5 | up |
| Feb 2026 | 139 | 0 | 41 | up |
| Mar 2026 | 183 | 4 | 27 | up |
| Apr 2026 | 344 | 1 | 92 | up |
| May 2026 | 752 | 2 | 363 | up |
| Jun 2026 | 1,183 | 2 | 783 | up |
| Jul 2026 | 1,176 | 1 | 910 | down |
| Aug 2026 | 1,007 | 0 | 752 | down |
Months with fewer than 5 decisions are dotted: with so few cases, that month's percentage says little.
Judges at this court
4 judges have this as their main court in the window. The one who decided the most was Romaine White, with 1,848 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 Romaine White | 1,848 | 0.8 % | 57.9 % | More relief: More relief than the other judges in this court |
| Judge Carey R. Holliday | 1,665 | 0.3 % | 53.9 % | Similar: Relief similar to the other judges in this court |
| Judge Cassie A. Thogersen | 1,044 | 0.1 % | 45.9 % | Similar: Relief similar to the other judges in this court |
| Judge Patrick E. Moore | 970 | 0.3 % | 63.0 % | Similar: Relief similar to the other judges in this court |