Miami Krome (Detained) Immigration Court
Address
Miami Krome (Detained) Immigration Court: Krome North Processing Center, 18201 SW 12th Street, Miami, FL 33194
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.
0 of every 100 cases were decided in absentia, that is, without the person at the hearing.
With and without an attorney, the share with relief was similar (6.1 % and 2.7 %).
Of the 7,417 decisions in this court, 299 ended with relief, 514 with the case closed, 3,749 with voluntary departure and 2,855 with a removal order.
| Outcome | Decisions | % |
|---|---|---|
| Relief | 299 | 4.0 % |
| Case closed | 514 | 6.9 % |
| Voluntary departure | 3,749 | 50.6 % |
| Removal order | 2,855 | 38.5 % |
| Decided in absentia | 0 | 0.0 % |
This court and the nation
With the Miami court, the share of cases with relief is 4.0 %: higher than nationwide (2.4 %).
With the Miami court, the share of removal orders is 38.5 %: lower than nationwide (75.6 %).
With the Miami court, the share of cases decided in absentia is 0.0 %: lower than nationwide (45.3 %).
With the Miami court, the share of people with an attorney is 40.5 %: higher than nationwide (38.1 %).
Cases with the Miami court take less time than nationwide: a median of 85 days versus 793.
With and without an attorney
| Decisions | Relief | |
|---|---|---|
| With an attorney | 3,002 | 6.1 % |
| Without an attorney | 4,415 | 2.7 % |
Compared with other courts
- Ranked 19 of 71 courts for relief (1 = most relief).
- Ranked 68 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 (938 decisions) and the quietest Aug 2026 (422).
| Month | Decisions | Relief | In absentia | Vs. prior month |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | 857 | 21 | 0 | — |
| Oct 2025 | 938 | 34 | 0 | up |
| Nov 2025 | 633 | 24 | 0 | down |
| Dec 2025 | 541 | 32 | 0 | down |
| Jan 2026 | 490 | 25 | 0 | down |
| Feb 2026 | 530 | 22 | 0 | up |
| Mar 2026 | 738 | 23 | 0 | up |
| Apr 2026 | 784 | 28 | 0 | up |
| May 2026 | 562 | 28 | 0 | down |
| Jun 2026 | 429 | 22 | 0 | down |
| Jul 2026 | 493 | 20 | 0 | up |
| Aug 2026 | 422 | 20 | 0 | 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 (1 with limited data). The one who decided the most was Elisa M. Sukkar, with 1,593 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 Elisa M. Sukkar | 1,593 | 7.6 % | 2.5 % | More relief: More relief than the other judges in this court |
| Judge Jorge L. Pereira | 896 | 4.5 % | 0.0 % | Similar: Relief similar to the other judges in this court |
| Judge Christina M. Martyak | 859 | 3.1 % | 0.0 % | Similar: Relief similar to the other judges in this court |
| Judge Stuart A. Siegel | 831 | 1.6 % | 0.0 % | Less relief: Less relief than the other judges in this court |
| Judge Romy Lerner | 782 | 6.3 % | 0.0 % | More relief: More relief than the other judges in this court |
| Judge Frank T. Pimentel | 686 | 1.8 % | 1.8 % | Less relief: Less relief than the other judges in this court |
| Judge Liviu Lungu | 313 | 0.0 % | 0.0 % | Less relief: Less relief than the other judges in this court |
| Judge Robin Donato | 148 | 4.7 % | 0.0 % | Similar: Relief similar to the other judges in this court |
| Judge Jason Weissman | 64 | 9.4 % | 0.0 % | More relief: More relief than the other judges in this court |
| Judge Stephen Faherty | 19 | limited data | limited data | Limited data: Not enough data to compare |