Oakdale immigration court
Address
Oakdale Immigration Court: 1900 E. Whatley Road, Oakdale, LA 71463
Court decisions over 12 months
In plain words
Out of every 100 cases decided in this court, 2 got relief. Very few cases end with 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 (4.6 % and 0.1 %).
Of the 12,091 decisions in this court, 215 ended with relief, 228 with the case closed, 5,038 with voluntary departure and 6,610 with a removal order.
| Outcome | Decisions | % |
|---|---|---|
| Relief | 215 | 1.8 % |
| Case closed | 228 | 1.9 % |
| Voluntary departure | 5,038 | 41.7 % |
| Removal order | 6,610 | 54.7 % |
| Decided in absentia | 6 | 0.1 % |
This court and the nation
With the Oakdale court, the share of cases with relief is 1.8 %: lower than nationwide (2.4 %).
With the Oakdale court, the share of removal orders is 54.7 %: lower than nationwide (75.6 %).
With the Oakdale court, the share of cases decided in absentia is 0.1 %: lower than nationwide (45.3 %).
With the Oakdale court, the share of people with an attorney is 37.5 %: lower than nationwide (38.1 %).
Cases with the Oakdale court take less time than nationwide: a median of 53 days versus 793.
With and without an attorney
| Decisions | Relief | |
|---|---|---|
| With an attorney | 4,532 | 4.6 % |
| Without an attorney | 7,559 | 0.1 % |
Compared with other courts
- Ranked 46 of 71 courts for relief (1 = most relief).
- Ranked 63 of 71 courts for cases decided in absentia (1 = most in absentia).
Decisions per month (Sep 2025 – Aug 2026)
The busiest month was Dec 2025 (1,258 decisions) and the quietest Jul 2026 (841).
| Month | Decisions | Relief | In absentia | Vs. prior month |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | 1,059 | 18 | 0 | — |
| Oct 2025 | 936 | 16 | 0 | down |
| Nov 2025 | 927 | 21 | 0 | down |
| Dec 2025 | 1,258 | 24 | 1 | up |
| Jan 2026 | 1,069 | 17 | 0 | down |
| Feb 2026 | 1,017 | 17 | 0 | down |
| Mar 2026 | 1,081 | 22 | 1 | up |
| Apr 2026 | 1,116 | 16 | 1 | up |
| May 2026 | 912 | 10 | 1 | down |
| Jun 2026 | 885 | 16 | 0 | down |
| Jul 2026 | 841 | 19 | 1 | down |
| Aug 2026 | 990 | 19 | 1 | up |
Months with fewer than 5 decisions are dotted: with so few cases, that month's percentage says little.
Judges at this court
14 judges have this as their main court in the window (1 with limited data). The one who decided the most was Jacob D. Bashore, with 2,195 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 Jacob D. Bashore | 2,195 | 1.2 % | 0.4 % | Less relief: Less relief than the other judges in this court |
| Judge Sherron Ashworth | 1,363 | 0.3 % | 2.9 % | Less relief: Less relief than the other judges in this court |
| Judge Cynthia Goodman | 1,112 | 2.4 % | 0.1 % | Similar: Relief similar to the other judges in this court |
| Judge Jaclyn C. Chapman | 698 | 1.3 % | 0.0 % | Similar: Relief similar to the other judges in this court |
| Judge Shannon R. Holderfield | 462 | 1.7 % | 5.6 % | Similar: Relief similar to the other judges in this court |
| Judge Catherine G. Phillips | 409 | 1.7 % | 0.2 % | Similar: Relief similar to the other judges in this court |
| Judge Robert Boudreau | 271 | 3.3 % | 0.0 % | Similar: Relief similar to the other judges in this court |
| Judge Benjamin D. Williams | 268 | 1.5 % | 0.0 % | Similar: Relief similar to the other judges in this court |
| Judge Bryan Davis | 211 | 10.0 % | 0.0 % | More relief: More relief than the other judges in this court |
| Judge Ylani A. Hayes | 176 | 0.0 % | 8.5 % | Similar: Relief similar to the other judges in this court |
| Judge Justin Bennett | 175 | 10.3 % | 0.0 % | More relief: More relief than the other judges in this court |
| Judge Roman Chaban | 174 | 1.7 % | 0.0 % | Similar: Relief similar to the other judges in this court |
| Judge Russell D. Wardlow | 57 | 3.5 % | 19.3 % | Similar: Relief similar to the other judges in this court |
| Judge Kai Bernal-LeClaire | 30 | limited data | limited data | Limited data: Not enough data to compare |