Kansas City immigration court
Address
Kansas City Immigration Court: 2345 Grand Boulevard, Suite 525, Kansas City, MO 64108
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.
4 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 (3.5 % and 0.0 %).
Of the 10,204 decisions in this court, 105 ended with relief, 1,435 with the case closed, 2,044 with voluntary departure and 6,620 with a removal order.
| Outcome | Decisions | % |
|---|---|---|
| Relief | 105 | 1.0 % |
| Case closed | 1,435 | 14.1 % |
| Voluntary departure | 2,044 | 20.0 % |
| Removal order | 6,620 | 64.9 % |
| Decided in absentia | 3,735 | 36.6 % |
This court and the nation
With the Kansas City court, the share of cases with relief is 1.0 %: lower than nationwide (2.4 %).
With the Kansas City court, the share of removal orders is 64.9 %: lower than nationwide (75.6 %).
With the Kansas City court, the share of cases decided in absentia is 36.6 %: lower than nationwide (45.3 %).
With the Kansas City court, the share of people with an attorney is 29.2 %: lower than nationwide (38.1 %).
Cases with the Kansas City court take longer than nationwide: a median of 871 days versus 793.
With and without an attorney
| Decisions | Relief | |
|---|---|---|
| With an attorney | 2,979 | 3.5 % |
| Without an attorney | 7,225 | 0.0 % |
Compared with other courts
- Ranked 56 of 71 courts for relief (1 = most relief).
- Ranked 38 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 (1,226 decisions) and the quietest Feb 2026 (650).
| Month | Decisions | Relief | In absentia | Vs. prior month |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | 737 | 13 | 297 | — |
| Oct 2025 | 704 | 9 | 291 | down |
| Nov 2025 | 782 | 8 | 271 | up |
| Dec 2025 | 751 | 12 | 281 | down |
| Jan 2026 | 697 | 5 | 234 | down |
| Feb 2026 | 650 | 9 | 244 | down |
| Mar 2026 | 726 | 11 | 236 | up |
| Apr 2026 | 769 | 7 | 250 | up |
| May 2026 | 1,034 | 10 | 342 | up |
| Jun 2026 | 1,226 | 12 | 436 | up |
| Jul 2026 | 1,123 | 3 | 509 | down |
| Aug 2026 | 1,005 | 6 | 344 | down |
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 (1 with limited data). The one who decided the most was Jayme Salinardi, with 3,176 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 Jayme Salinardi | 3,176 | 0.7 % | 38.0 % | Less relief: Less relief than the other judges in this court |
| Judge Justin W. Howard | 2,648 | 2.1 % | 46.7 % | More relief: More relief than the other judges in this court |
| Judge Colin Johnson | 2,504 | 0.7 % | 46.9 % | Similar: Relief similar to the other judges in this court |
| Judge Jared L. Grimmer | 573 | 0.7 % | 0.0 % | Similar: Relief similar to the other judges in this court |
| Judge Bradley Burke | 306 | 0.3 % | 23.2 % | Similar: Relief similar to the other judges in this court |
| Judge Zachary McFarland | 275 | 2.6 % | 3.3 % | More relief: More relief than the other judges in this court |
| Judge Scott Ison | 169 | 1.2 % | 3.0 % | Similar: Relief similar to the other judges in this court |
| Judge Katherine Estes | 115 | 0.9 % | 5.2 % | Similar: Relief similar to the other judges in this court |
| Judge Shawn McCarver | 39 | limited data | limited data | Limited data: Not enough data to compare |