LaSalle immigration court
Address
LaSalle Immigration Court: 830 Pine Hill Road, P.O. Box 2179, Jena, LA 71342
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.
0 of every 100 cases were decided in absentia, that is, without the person at the hearing.
With an attorney, 6 of every 100 got relief; without one, 0 of every 100 (6.3 % and 0.2 %).
Of the 12,461 decisions in this court, 349 ended with relief, 252 with the case closed, 5,532 with voluntary departure and 6,328 with a removal order.
| Outcome | Decisions | % |
|---|---|---|
| Relief | 349 | 2.8 % |
| Case closed | 252 | 2.0 % |
| Voluntary departure | 5,532 | 44.4 % |
| Removal order | 6,328 | 50.8 % |
| Decided in absentia | 3 | 0.0 % |
This court and the nation
With the LaSalle court, the share of cases with relief is 2.8 %: similar than nationwide (2.4 %).
With the LaSalle court, the share of removal orders is 50.8 %: lower than nationwide (75.6 %).
With the LaSalle court, the share of cases decided in absentia is 0.0 %: lower than nationwide (45.3 %).
With the LaSalle court, the share of people with an attorney is 42.1 %: higher than nationwide (38.1 %).
Cases with the LaSalle court take less time than nationwide: a median of 61 days versus 793.
With and without an attorney
| Decisions | Relief | |
|---|---|---|
| With an attorney | 5,248 | 6.3 % |
| Without an attorney | 7,213 | 0.2 % |
Compared with other courts
- Ranked 32 of 71 courts for relief (1 = most relief).
- Ranked 65 of 71 courts for cases decided in absentia (1 = most in absentia).
Decisions per month (Sep 2025 – Aug 2026)
The busiest month was Sep 2025 (1,509 decisions) and the quietest May 2026 (537).
| Month | Decisions | Relief | In absentia | Vs. prior month |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | 1,509 | 76 | 0 | — |
| Oct 2025 | 1,421 | 60 | 1 | down |
| Nov 2025 | 1,237 | 23 | 0 | down |
| Dec 2025 | 1,119 | 32 | 0 | down |
| Jan 2026 | 1,235 | 24 | 1 | up |
| Feb 2026 | 1,212 | 22 | 1 | down |
| Mar 2026 | 886 | 22 | 0 | down |
| Apr 2026 | 754 | 19 | 0 | down |
| May 2026 | 537 | 8 | 0 | down |
| Jun 2026 | 723 | 9 | 0 | up |
| Jul 2026 | 760 | 26 | 0 | up |
| Aug 2026 | 1,068 | 28 | 0 | up |
Months with fewer than 5 decisions are dotted: with so few cases, that month's percentage says little.
Judges at this court
17 judges have this as their main court in the window (2 with limited data). The one who decided the most was Francis Mwangi, with 1,576 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 Francis Mwangi | 1,576 | 1.7 % | 0.1 % | Less relief: Less relief than the other judges in this court |
| Judge Kandra K. Robbins | 1,231 | 1.6 % | 0.0 % | Less relief: Less relief than the other judges in this court |
| Judge Jon P. Calandruccio | 450 | 3.1 % | 0.2 % | Similar: Relief similar to the other judges in this court |
| Judge Mark Carter | 386 | 2.3 % | 0.0 % | Similar: Relief similar to the other judges in this court |
| Judge Courtenay Patterson | 368 | 0.5 % | 0.0 % | Less relief: Less relief than the other judges in this court |
| Judge Larry W. Downend | 334 | 1.2 % | 0.0 % | Similar: Relief similar to the other judges in this court |
| Judge Jamee E. Comans | 297 | 0.0 % | 15.2 % | Less relief: Less relief than the other judges in this court |
| Judge James R. Holden | 259 | 2.3 % | 22.8 % | Similar: Relief similar to the other judges in this court |
| Judge Lucky Narain | 257 | 1.2 % | 0.0 % | Similar: Relief similar to the other judges in this court |
| Judge Jared Robinson | 248 | 2.0 % | 0.0 % | Similar: Relief similar to the other judges in this court |
| Judge Melynda L. LaBrosse | 213 | 2.4 % | 0.0 % | Similar: Relief similar to the other judges in this court |
| Judge Lisa Strader | 212 | 2.8 % | 0.0 % | Similar: Relief similar to the other judges in this court |
| Judge Nadeem Kasam | 193 | 5.2 % | 0.0 % | More relief: More relief than the other judges in this court |
| Judge Charles Dishman | 162 | 11.1 % | 0.0 % | More relief: More relief than the other judges in this court |
| Judge Lauren Watson | 54 | 0.0 % | 0.0 % | Similar: Relief similar to the other judges in this court |
| Judge William Richards | 26 | limited data | limited data | Limited data: Not enough data to compare |
| Judge Terry Meinecke | 21 | limited data | limited data | Limited data: Not enough data to compare |