Los Angeles - Van Nuys Boulevard Immigration Court
Address
Los Angeles - Van Nuys Boulevard Immigration Court: 6230 Van Nuys Boulevard, 3rd Floor, Suite 300, Van Nuys, CA 91401
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.
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, 6 of every 100 got relief; without one, 0 of every 100 (5.5 % and 0.0 %).
Of the 12,603 decisions in this court, 468 ended with relief, 2,124 with the case closed, 990 with voluntary departure and 9,021 with a removal order.
| Outcome | Decisions | % |
|---|---|---|
| Relief | 468 | 3.7 % |
| Case closed | 2,124 | 16.9 % |
| Voluntary departure | 990 | 7.9 % |
| Removal order | 9,021 | 71.6 % |
| Decided in absentia | 5,514 | 43.8 % |
This court and the nation
With the Los Angeles court, the share of cases with relief is 3.7 %: higher than nationwide (2.4 %).
With the Los Angeles court, the share of removal orders is 71.6 %: lower than nationwide (75.6 %).
With the Los Angeles court, the share of cases decided in absentia is 43.8 %: lower than nationwide (45.3 %).
With the Los Angeles court, the share of people with an attorney is 67.4 %: higher than nationwide (38.1 %).
Cases with the Los Angeles court take about the same as nationwide: a median of 817 days versus 793.
With and without an attorney
| Decisions | Relief | |
|---|---|---|
| With an attorney | 8,493 | 5.5 % |
| Without an attorney | 4,110 | 0.0 % |
Compared with other courts
- Ranked 23 of 71 courts for relief (1 = most relief).
- Ranked 34 of 71 courts for cases decided in absentia (1 = most in absentia).
Decisions per month (Sep 2025 – Aug 2026)
The busiest month was Mar 2026 (1,582 decisions) and the quietest Aug 2026 (592).
| Month | Decisions | Relief | In absentia | Vs. prior month |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | 1,059 | 40 | 582 | — |
| Oct 2025 | 1,239 | 70 | 624 | up |
| Nov 2025 | 1,075 | 21 | 539 | down |
| Dec 2025 | 1,105 | 12 | 491 | up |
| Jan 2026 | 1,047 | 24 | 417 | down |
| Feb 2026 | 1,248 | 24 | 504 | up |
| Mar 2026 | 1,582 | 99 | 514 | up |
| Apr 2026 | 1,023 | 39 | 374 | down |
| May 2026 | 785 | 33 | 334 | down |
| Jun 2026 | 1,011 | 63 | 450 | up |
| Jul 2026 | 837 | 5 | 415 | down |
| Aug 2026 | 592 | 38 | 270 | down |
Months with fewer than 5 decisions are dotted: with so few cases, that month's percentage says little.
Judges at this court
8 judges have this as their main court in the window. The one who decided the most was Hye Y. Chon, with 2,882 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 Hye Y. Chon | 2,882 | 0.6 % | 28.2 % | Less relief: Less relief than the other judges in this court |
| Judge Arlene E. Dorfman | 1,885 | 4.0 % | 54.7 % | Similar: Relief similar to the other judges in this court |
| Judge Paul N. Medved | 1,638 | 5.2 % | 28.4 % | More relief: More relief than the other judges in this court |
| Judge Joseph Weiner | 1,470 | 7.1 % | 46.8 % | More relief: More relief than the other judges in this court |
| Judge Jeannette Lim Park | 1,268 | 3.2 % | 64.8 % | Similar: Relief similar to the other judges in this court |
| Judge Roberto Amaya | 1,252 | 0.2 % | 51.3 % | Less relief: Less relief than the other judges in this court |
| Judge Sandra J. Santos-Garcia | 1,167 | 4.2 % | 42.9 % | Similar: Relief similar to the other judges in this court |
| Judge Kevin W. Riley | 844 | 2.8 % | 44.4 % | Similar: Relief similar to the other judges in this court |