Guaynabo immigration court
Address
Guaynabo Immigration Court: San Patricio Office Center, #7 Tabonuco Street, Room 401, Guaynabo, PR 00968-4605
Court decisions over 12 months
In plain words
Out of every 100 cases decided in this court, 7 got relief. Even so, most end without relief.
21 of every 100 cases were decided in absentia, that is, without the person at the hearing.
With an attorney, 9 of every 100 got relief; without one, 1 of every 100 (9.3 % and 0.7 %).
Of the 482 decisions in this court, 33 ended with relief, 26 with the case closed, 129 with voluntary departure and 294 with a removal order.
| Outcome | Decisions | % |
|---|---|---|
| Relief | 33 | 6.9 % |
| Case closed | 26 | 5.4 % |
| Voluntary departure | 129 | 26.8 % |
| Removal order | 294 | 61.0 % |
| Decided in absentia | 102 | 21.2 % |
This court and the nation
With the Guaynabo court, the share of cases with relief is 6.9 %: higher than nationwide (2.4 %).
With the Guaynabo court, the share of removal orders is 61.0 %: lower than nationwide (75.6 %).
With the Guaynabo court, the share of cases decided in absentia is 21.2 %: lower than nationwide (45.3 %).
With the Guaynabo court, the share of people with an attorney is 71.2 %: higher than nationwide (38.1 %).
Cases with the Guaynabo court take less time than nationwide: a median of 341 days versus 793.
With and without an attorney
| Decisions | Relief | |
|---|---|---|
| With an attorney | 343 | 9.3 % |
| Without an attorney | 139 | 0.7 % |
Compared with other courts
- Ranked 7 of 71 courts for relief (1 = most relief).
- Ranked 48 of 71 courts for cases decided in absentia (1 = most in absentia).
Decisions per month (Sep 2025 – Aug 2026)
The busiest month was Oct 2025 (54 decisions) and the quietest Apr 2026 (25).
| Month | Decisions | Relief | In absentia | Vs. prior month |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | 48 | 1 | 21 | — |
| Oct 2025 | 54 | 0 | 13 | up |
| Nov 2025 | 30 | 1 | 4 | down |
| Dec 2025 | 42 | 0 | 9 | up |
| Jan 2026 | 38 | 1 | 5 | down |
| Feb 2026 | 49 | 1 | 7 | up |
| Mar 2026 | 48 | 11 | 6 | down |
| Apr 2026 | 25 | 2 | 10 | down |
| May 2026 | 53 | 11 | 7 | up |
| Jun 2026 | 30 | 1 | 6 | down |
| Jul 2026 | 38 | 3 | 13 | up |
| Aug 2026 | 27 | 1 | 1 | down |
Months with fewer than 5 decisions are dotted: with so few cases, that month's percentage says little.
Judges at this court
0 judges have this as their main court in the window.
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 |
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