Hyattsville immigration court
Address
Hyattsville Immigration Court: 3311 Toledo Road, Suite 105, Hyattsville, MD 20782
Court decisions over 12 months
In plain words
Out of every 100 cases decided in this court, 10 got relief. Even so, most end without relief.
25 of every 100 cases were decided in absentia, that is, without the person at the hearing.
With an attorney, 14 of every 100 got relief; without one, 2 of every 100 (13.7 % and 1.7 %).
Of the 11,173 decisions in this court, 1,076 ended with relief, 1,174 with the case closed, 701 with voluntary departure and 8,222 with a removal order.
| Outcome | Decisions | % |
|---|---|---|
| Relief | 1,076 | 9.6 % |
| Case closed | 1,174 | 10.5 % |
| Voluntary departure | 701 | 6.3 % |
| Removal order | 8,222 | 73.6 % |
| Decided in absentia | 2,832 | 25.4 % |
This court and the nation
With the Hyattsville court, the share of cases with relief is 9.6 %: higher than nationwide (2.4 %).
With the Hyattsville court, the share of removal orders is 73.6 %: lower than nationwide (75.6 %).
With the Hyattsville court, the share of cases decided in absentia is 25.4 %: lower than nationwide (45.3 %).
With the Hyattsville court, the share of people with an attorney is 65.9 %: higher than nationwide (38.1 %).
Cases with the Hyattsville court take about the same as nationwide: a median of 756 days versus 793.
With and without an attorney
| Decisions | Relief | |
|---|---|---|
| With an attorney | 7,357 | 13.7 % |
| Without an attorney | 3,816 | 1.7 % |
Compared with other courts
- Ranked 3 of 71 courts for relief (1 = most relief).
- Ranked 45 of 71 courts for cases decided in absentia (1 = most in absentia).
Decisions per month (Sep 2025 – Aug 2026)
The busiest month was Apr 2026 (1,074 decisions) and the quietest Nov 2025 (689).
| Month | Decisions | Relief | In absentia | Vs. prior month |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | 873 | 138 | 208 | — |
| Oct 2025 | 870 | 146 | 180 | down |
| Nov 2025 | 689 | 95 | 140 | down |
| Dec 2025 | 800 | 90 | 164 | up |
| Jan 2026 | 833 | 38 | 159 | up |
| Feb 2026 | 884 | 32 | 178 | up |
| Mar 2026 | 1,056 | 49 | 295 | up |
| Apr 2026 | 1,074 | 65 | 359 | up |
| May 2026 | 1,044 | 84 | 308 | down |
| Jun 2026 | 1,071 | 91 | 326 | up |
| Jul 2026 | 992 | 112 | 246 | down |
| Aug 2026 | 987 | 136 | 269 | down |
Months with fewer than 5 decisions are dotted: with so few cases, that month's percentage says little.
Judges at this court
16 judges have this as their main court in the window (3 with limited data). The one who decided the most was Rebecca Niburg, with 1,190 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 Rebecca Niburg | 1,190 | 9.8 % | 34.5 % | Similar: Relief similar to the other judges in this court |
| Judge Dinesh C. Verma | 1,096 | 8.4 % | 27.7 % | Similar: Relief similar to the other judges in this court |
| Judge Tanisha Bowens | 1,045 | 13.8 % | 16.9 % | More relief: More relief than the other judges in this court |
| Judge David M. Jones | 1,029 | 11.9 % | 30.2 % | More relief: More relief than the other judges in this court |
| Judge Elizabeth A. Kessler | 974 | 9.9 % | 41.2 % | Similar: Relief similar to the other judges in this court |
| Judge Alison Igoe | 973 | 7.0 % | 42.2 % | Less relief: Less relief than the other judges in this court |
| Judge Thanos Kanellakos | 824 | 6.6 % | 19.8 % | Less relief: Less relief than the other judges in this court |
| Judge Mark K. Brooks | 518 | 5.6 % | 19.3 % | Less relief: Less relief than the other judges in this court |
| Judge Rajesh Mathew | 319 | 10.0 % | 15.0 % | Similar: Relief similar to the other judges in this court |
| Judge Michael Hussey | 308 | 13.6 % | 1.0 % | More relief: More relief than the other judges in this court |
| Judge Gurney F. Pearsall | 281 | 8.5 % | 10.7 % | Similar: Relief similar to the other judges in this court |
| Judge Kathleen Byrne | 176 | 9.7 % | 25.6 % | Similar: Relief similar to the other judges in this court |
| Judge Claudia Cubas | 114 | 23.7 % | 23.7 % | More relief: More relief than the other judges in this court |
| Judge Sondra J. Miller-Wein | 44 | limited data | limited data | Limited data: Not enough data to compare |
| Judge Davene Walker | 37 | limited data | limited data | Limited data: Not enough data to compare |
| Judge John Henderson | 1 | limited data | limited data | Limited data: Not enough data to compare |