Los Angeles - N. Los Angeles Street Immigration Court
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Los Angeles - N. Los Angeles Street Immigration Court: 300 North Los Angeles Street, Room 4330, Los Angeles, CA 90012
Court decisions over 12 months
In plain words
Out of every 100 cases decided in this court, 4 got relief. The vast majority end without relief.
5 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, 8 of every 100 got relief; without one, 0 of every 100 (8.1 % and 0.1 %).
Of the 9,617 decisions in this court, 416 ended with relief, 1,819 with the case closed, 201 with voluntary departure and 7,181 with a removal order.
| Outcome | Decisions | % |
|---|---|---|
| Relief | 416 | 4.3 % |
| Case closed | 1,819 | 18.9 % |
| Voluntary departure | 201 | 2.1 % |
| Removal order | 7,181 | 74.7 % |
| Decided in absentia | 5,125 | 53.3 % |
This court and the nation
With the Los Angeles court, the share of cases with relief is 4.3 %: higher than nationwide (2.4 %).
With the Los Angeles court, the share of removal orders is 74.7 %: lower than nationwide (75.6 %).
With the Los Angeles court, the share of cases decided in absentia is 53.3 %: higher than nationwide (45.3 %).
With the Los Angeles court, the share of people with an attorney is 53.3 %: higher than nationwide (38.1 %).
Cases with the Los Angeles court take less time than nationwide: a median of 587 days versus 793.
With and without an attorney
| Decisions | Relief | |
|---|---|---|
| With an attorney | 5,121 | 8.1 % |
| Without an attorney | 4,496 | 0.1 % |
Compared with other courts
- Ranked 15 of 71 courts for relief (1 = most relief).
- Ranked 19 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 (1,245 decisions) and the quietest Dec 2025 (623).
| Month | Decisions | Relief | In absentia | Vs. prior month |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | 796 | 38 | 481 | — |
| Oct 2025 | 728 | 44 | 446 | down |
| Nov 2025 | 670 | 54 | 405 | down |
| Dec 2025 | 623 | 19 | 347 | down |
| Jan 2026 | 709 | 21 | 380 | up |
| Feb 2026 | 653 | 25 | 270 | down |
| Mar 2026 | 788 | 58 | 323 | up |
| Apr 2026 | 783 | 24 | 443 | down |
| May 2026 | 836 | 38 | 351 | up |
| Jun 2026 | 1,245 | 36 | 716 | up |
| Jul 2026 | 1,033 | 24 | 570 | down |
| Aug 2026 | 753 | 35 | 393 | down |
Months with fewer than 5 decisions are dotted: with so few cases, that month's percentage says little.
Judges at this court
10 judges have this as their main court in the window. The one who decided the most was Rachel Ann Ruane, with 2,188 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 Rachel Ann Ruane | 2,188 | 0.7 % | 46.9 % | Less relief: Less relief than the other judges in this court |
| Judge Taiyyeba S. Skomra | 1,522 | 4.7 % | 57.2 % | Similar: Relief similar to the other judges in this court |
| Judge Andrea Siebert | 1,106 | 8.8 % | 48.6 % | More relief: More relief than the other judges in this court |
| Judge Andrea Hong | 996 | 7.8 % | 49.9 % | More relief: More relief than the other judges in this court |
| Judge Timothy R. Everett | 975 | 8.4 % | 49.4 % | More relief: More relief than the other judges in this court |
| Judge Matthew Chan | 932 | 0.6 % | 23.4 % | Less relief: Less relief than the other judges in this court |
| Judge Nancy E. Miller | 854 | 2.0 % | 58.2 % | Less relief: Less relief than the other judges in this court |
| Judge Jaime Jasso | 780 | 4.7 % | 58.3 % | Similar: Relief similar to the other judges in this court |
| Judge Bridget Virchis | 233 | 2.6 % | 68.7 % | Similar: Relief similar to the other judges in this court |
| Judge Kyle J. Ryan | 106 | 3.8 % | 63.2 % | Similar: Relief similar to the other judges in this court |