Las Vegas immigration court
Address
Las Vegas Immigration Court: 110 North City Parkway, Suite 400, Las Vegas, NV 89106
Court decisions over 12 months
In plain words
Out of every 100 cases decided in this court, 3 got relief. The vast majority end without 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 an attorney, 9 of every 100 got relief; without one, 1 of every 100 (9.1 % and 0.6 %).
Of the 6,678 decisions in this court, 182 ended with relief, 2,186 with the case closed, 718 with voluntary departure and 3,592 with a removal order.
| Outcome | Decisions | % |
|---|---|---|
| Relief | 182 | 2.7 % |
| Case closed | 2,186 | 32.7 % |
| Voluntary departure | 718 | 10.8 % |
| Removal order | 3,592 | 53.8 % |
| Decided in absentia | 2,384 | 35.7 % |
This court and the nation
With the Las Vegas court, the share of cases with relief is 2.7 %: similar than nationwide (2.4 %).
With the Las Vegas court, the share of removal orders is 53.8 %: lower than nationwide (75.6 %).
With the Las Vegas court, the share of cases decided in absentia is 35.7 %: lower than nationwide (45.3 %).
With the Las Vegas court, the share of people with an attorney is 25.0 %: lower than nationwide (38.1 %).
Cases with the Las Vegas court take less time than nationwide: a median of 587 days versus 793.
With and without an attorney
| Decisions | Relief | |
|---|---|---|
| With an attorney | 1,670 | 9.1 % |
| Without an attorney | 5,008 | 0.6 % |
Compared with other courts
- Ranked 33 of 71 courts for relief (1 = most relief).
- Ranked 40 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 (874 decisions) and the quietest Jul 2026 (358).
| Month | Decisions | Relief | In absentia | Vs. prior month |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | 725 | 30 | 233 | — |
| Oct 2025 | 874 | 41 | 298 | up |
| Nov 2025 | 599 | 23 | 180 | down |
| Dec 2025 | 543 | 17 | 168 | down |
| Jan 2026 | 661 | 21 | 211 | up |
| Feb 2026 | 451 | 5 | 148 | down |
| Mar 2026 | 518 | 18 | 106 | up |
| Apr 2026 | 545 | 2 | 247 | up |
| May 2026 | 463 | 10 | 229 | down |
| Jun 2026 | 531 | 7 | 247 | up |
| Jul 2026 | 358 | 6 | 155 | down |
| Aug 2026 | 410 | 2 | 162 | up |
Months with fewer than 5 decisions are dotted: with so few cases, that month's percentage says little.
Judges at this court
6 judges have this as their main court in the window. The one who decided the most was Daniel J. Daugherty, with 1,939 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 Daniel J. Daugherty | 1,939 | 2.3 % | 28.8 % | Similar: Relief similar to the other judges in this court |
| Judge Ann M. Mcdermott | 1,703 | 3.0 % | 42.3 % | Similar: Relief similar to the other judges in this court |
| Judge Lindsy M. Roberts | 1,643 | 2.6 % | 43.4 % | Similar: Relief similar to the other judges in this court |
| Judge Glen R. Baker | 769 | 3.5 % | 26.8 % | Similar: Relief similar to the other judges in this court |
| Judge An Mai Nguyen | 536 | 2.8 % | 30.2 % | Similar: Relief similar to the other judges in this court |
| Judge Julina Schaeffer | 66 | 1.5 % | 33.3 % | Similar: Relief similar to the other judges in this court |