Hartford immigration court
Address
Hartford Immigration Court: 450 Main Street, Room 628, Hartford, CT 06103-3015
Court decisions over 12 months
In plain words
Out of every 100 cases decided in this court, 1 got relief. Very few cases end with relief.
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 an attorney, 7 of every 100 got relief; without one, 0 of every 100 (6.7 % and 0.0 %).
Of the 7,573 decisions in this court, 97 ended with relief, 537 with the case closed, 107 with voluntary departure and 6,832 with a removal order.
| Outcome | Decisions | % |
|---|---|---|
| Relief | 97 | 1.3 % |
| Case closed | 537 | 7.1 % |
| Voluntary departure | 107 | 1.4 % |
| Removal order | 6,832 | 90.2 % |
| Decided in absentia | 5,737 | 75.8 % |
This court and the nation
With the Hartford court, the share of cases with relief is 1.3 %: lower than nationwide (2.4 %).
With the Hartford court, the share of removal orders is 90.2 %: higher than nationwide (75.6 %).
With the Hartford court, the share of cases decided in absentia is 75.8 %: higher than nationwide (45.3 %).
With the Hartford court, the share of people with an attorney is 19.0 %: lower than nationwide (38.1 %).
Cases with the Hartford court take longer than nationwide: a median of 945 days versus 793.
With and without an attorney
| Decisions | Relief | |
|---|---|---|
| With an attorney | 1,439 | 6.7 % |
| Without an attorney | 6,134 | 0.0 % |
Compared with other courts
- Ranked 52 of 71 courts for relief (1 = most relief).
- Ranked 2 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 (1,107 decisions) and the quietest Sep 2025 (296).
| Month | Decisions | Relief | In absentia | Vs. prior month |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | 296 | 23 | 189 | — |
| Oct 2025 | 339 | 5 | 205 | up |
| Nov 2025 | 523 | 5 | 292 | up |
| Dec 2025 | 425 | 3 | 157 | down |
| Jan 2026 | 570 | 5 | 279 | up |
| Feb 2026 | 547 | 1 | 460 | down |
| Mar 2026 | 741 | 18 | 633 | up |
| Apr 2026 | 521 | 8 | 427 | down |
| May 2026 | 822 | 16 | 739 | up |
| Jun 2026 | 899 | 2 | 807 | up |
| Jul 2026 | 783 | 7 | 573 | down |
| Aug 2026 | 1,107 | 4 | 976 | up |
Months with fewer than 5 decisions are dotted: with so few cases, that month's percentage says little.
Judges at this court
9 judges have this as their main court in the window (2 with limited data). The one who decided the most was Angela Munson, with 3,148 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 Angela Munson | 3,148 | 0.5 % | 71.0 % | Less relief: Less relief than the other judges in this court |
| Judge Daniel A. Morris | 2,296 | 3.2 % | 62.1 % | More relief: More relief than the other judges in this court |
| Judge Jared Monaco | 821 | 0.0 % | 95.0 % | Less relief: Less relief than the other judges in this court |
| Judge Sarah Sawwan | 325 | 0.0 % | 49.5 % | Less relief: Less relief than the other judges in this court |
| Judge Teresa L. Riley | 183 | 3.8 % | 53.6 % | More relief: More relief than the other judges in this court |
| Judge Theodore Doolittle | 104 | 7.7 % | 67.3 % | More relief: More relief than the other judges in this court |
| Judge David Melanson | 67 | 0.0 % | 89.6 % | Similar: Relief similar to the other judges in this court |
| Judge Michael W. Straus | 6 | limited data | limited data | Limited data: Not enough data to compare |
| Judge Philip Verrillo | 5 | limited data | limited data | Limited data: Not enough data to compare |