Miami Immigration Court
Address
Miami Immigration Court: One Riverview Square, 333 S. Miami Avenue, Suite 700, Miami, FL 33130
Court decisions over 12 months
In plain words
Out of every 100 cases decided in this court, 1 got relief. Very few cases end with 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 and without an attorney, the share with relief was similar (2.8 % and 0.1 %).
Of the 43,793 decisions in this court, 415 ended with relief, 17,549 with the case closed, 1,861 with voluntary departure and 23,968 with a removal order.
| Outcome | Decisions | % |
|---|---|---|
| Relief | 415 | 1.0 % |
| Case closed | 17,549 | 40.1 % |
| Voluntary departure | 1,861 | 4.3 % |
| Removal order | 23,968 | 54.7 % |
| Decided in absentia | 16,633 | 38.0 % |
This court and the nation
With the Miami court, the share of cases with relief is 1.0 %: lower than nationwide (2.4 %).
With the Miami court, the share of removal orders is 54.7 %: lower than nationwide (75.6 %).
With the Miami court, the share of cases decided in absentia is 38.0 %: lower than nationwide (45.3 %).
With the Miami court, the share of people with an attorney is 31.4 %: lower than nationwide (38.1 %).
Cases with the Miami court take about the same as nationwide: a median of 818 days versus 793.
With and without an attorney
| Decisions | Relief | |
|---|---|---|
| With an attorney | 13,760 | 2.8 % |
| Without an attorney | 30,033 | 0.1 % |
Compared with other courts
- Ranked 58 of 71 courts for relief (1 = most relief).
- Ranked 37 of 71 courts for cases decided in absentia (1 = most in absentia).
Decisions per month (Sep 2025 – Aug 2026)
The busiest month was Jul 2026 (6,221 decisions) and the quietest Dec 2025 (2,322).
| Month | Decisions | Relief | In absentia | Vs. prior month |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | 3,163 | 27 | 990 | — |
| Oct 2025 | 2,813 | 24 | 1,003 | down |
| Nov 2025 | 2,886 | 25 | 943 | up |
| Dec 2025 | 2,322 | 41 | 839 | down |
| Jan 2026 | 2,902 | 26 | 1,062 | up |
| Feb 2026 | 3,385 | 11 | 946 | up |
| Mar 2026 | 3,946 | 52 | 955 | up |
| Apr 2026 | 3,479 | 23 | 1,090 | down |
| May 2026 | 3,582 | 65 | 1,328 | up |
| Jun 2026 | 4,568 | 50 | 2,095 | up |
| Jul 2026 | 6,221 | 34 | 2,889 | up |
| Aug 2026 | 4,526 | 37 | 2,493 | down |
Months with fewer than 5 decisions are dotted: with so few cases, that month's percentage says little.
Judges at this court
34 judges have this as their main court in the window (1 with limited data). The one who decided the most was Jose Rivera, with 2,240 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 Jose Rivera | 2,240 | 0.9 % | 38.2 % | Similar: Relief similar to the other judges in this court |
| Judge Rico M. Sogocio | 2,196 | 1.3 % | 30.8 % | Similar: Relief similar to the other judges in this court |
| Judge Monica Neumann | 2,194 | 0.6 % | 10.2 % | Similar: Relief similar to the other judges in this court |
| Judge Anthony E. Maingot | 2,190 | 0.9 % | 34.1 % | Similar: Relief similar to the other judges in this court |
| Judge Abraham L. Burgess | 2,140 | 1.7 % | 31.1 % | More relief: More relief than the other judges in this court |
| Judge J. Daniel Dowell | 2,110 | 0.2 % | 35.6 % | Less relief: Less relief than the other judges in this court |
| Judge Dalin R. Holyoak | 2,086 | 0.9 % | 30.2 % | Similar: Relief similar to the other judges in this court |
| Judge Thomas Ayze | 2,053 | 0.5 % | 42.4 % | Less relief: Less relief than the other judges in this court |
| Judge Marsha K. Nettles | 2,041 | 0.6 % | 26.5 % | Similar: Relief similar to the other judges in this court |
| Judge Maria Ubarri | 2,035 | 0.5 % | 44.5 % | Less relief: Less relief than the other judges in this court |
| Judge Irene M. Recio | 2,009 | 0.8 % | 33.0 % | Similar: Relief similar to the other judges in this court |
| Judge Christine Reis | 1,900 | 0.7 % | 38.4 % | Similar: Relief similar to the other judges in this court |
| Judge Rene D. Mateo | 1,882 | 0.4 % | 14.0 % | Less relief: Less relief than the other judges in this court |
| Judge Denise A. Marks Lane | 1,849 | 1.8 % | 31.2 % | More relief: More relief than the other judges in this court |
| Judge Stephen E. Mander | 1,804 | 2.7 % | 44.4 % | More relief: More relief than the other judges in this court |
| Judge Maithe Gonzalez | 1,727 | 0.2 % | 22.8 % | Less relief: Less relief than the other judges in this court |
| Judge Lourdes Martinez-Esquivel | 1,638 | 2.9 % | 41.5 % | More relief: More relief than the other judges in this court |
| Judge Michelle Araneta | 1,611 | 0.9 % | 50.5 % | Similar: Relief similar to the other judges in this court |
| Judge Scott G. Alexander | 1,550 | 1.2 % | 48.4 % | Similar: Relief similar to the other judges in this court |
| Judge Javier E. Balasquide | 1,499 | 1.0 % | 52.6 % | Similar: Relief similar to the other judges in this court |
| Judge Madeline Garcia | 1,446 | 1.5 % | 35.8 % | More relief: More relief than the other judges in this court |
| Judge Michael G. Walleisa | 999 | 2.0 % | 0.0 % | More relief: More relief than the other judges in this court |
| Judge Morgan C. Kim | 809 | 0.5 % | 57.5 % | Similar: Relief similar to the other judges in this court |
| Judge Michael J. Gross | 769 | 0.1 % | 51.9 % | Less relief: Less relief than the other judges in this court |
| Judge Christian M. Pressman | 734 | 0.3 % | 82.4 % | Similar: Relief similar to the other judges in this court |
| Judge Lakshmi Herman | 718 | 0.0 % | 23.1 % | Less relief: Less relief than the other judges in this court |
| Judge Kyle V. Mitchell | 651 | 3.5 % | 27.0 % | More relief: More relief than the other judges in this court |
| Judge Martinez Joseph | 616 | 0.0 % | 57.6 % | Less relief: Less relief than the other judges in this court |
| Judge Ann Cruce-Haag | 337 | 0.0 % | 57.9 % | Similar: Relief similar to the other judges in this court |
| Judge Lourdes Rodriguez De Jongh | 285 | 2.1 % | 0.4 % | More relief: More relief than the other judges in this court |
| Judge Jennifer Falcone | 240 | 0.4 % | 52.5 % | Similar: Relief similar to the other judges in this court |
| Judge Rohit Khanna | 119 | 0.8 % | 35.3 % | Similar: Relief similar to the other judges in this court |
| Judge William Dill | 113 | 0.0 % | 76.1 % | Similar: Relief similar to the other judges in this court |
| Judge Lilliana Torreh-Bayouth | 1 | limited data | limited data | Limited data: Not enough data to compare |