Portland immigration court
Address
Portland Immigration Court: 1220 SW 3rd Avenue, Suite 500, Portland, OR 97204
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.
6 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 (5.7 % and 0.1 %).
Of the 5,370 decisions in this court, 66 ended with relief, 1,451 with the case closed, 178 with voluntary departure and 3,675 with a removal order.
| Outcome | Decisions | % |
|---|---|---|
| Relief | 66 | 1.2 % |
| Case closed | 1,451 | 27.0 % |
| Voluntary departure | 178 | 3.3 % |
| Removal order | 3,675 | 68.4 % |
| Decided in absentia | 3,040 | 56.6 % |
This court and the nation
With the Portland court, the share of cases with relief is 1.2 %: lower than nationwide (2.4 %).
With the Portland court, the share of removal orders is 68.4 %: lower than nationwide (75.6 %).
With the Portland court, the share of cases decided in absentia is 56.6 %: higher than nationwide (45.3 %).
With the Portland court, the share of people with an attorney is 20.8 %: lower than nationwide (38.1 %).
Cases with the Portland court take longer than nationwide: a median of 861 days versus 793.
With and without an attorney
| Decisions | Relief | |
|---|---|---|
| With an attorney | 1,115 | 5.7 % |
| Without an attorney | 4,255 | 0.1 % |
Compared with other courts
- Ranked 54 of 71 courts for relief (1 = most relief).
- Ranked 16 of 71 courts for cases decided in absentia (1 = most in absentia).
Decisions per month (Sep 2025 – Aug 2026)
The busiest month was Aug 2026 (641 decisions) and the quietest Feb 2026 (252).
| Month | Decisions | Relief | In absentia | Vs. prior month |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | 477 | 9 | 222 | — |
| Oct 2025 | 313 | 13 | 91 | down |
| Nov 2025 | 265 | 3 | 105 | down |
| Dec 2025 | 306 | 4 | 114 | up |
| Jan 2026 | 306 | 3 | 165 | same |
| Feb 2026 | 252 | 2 | 123 | down |
| Mar 2026 | 467 | 5 | 270 | up |
| Apr 2026 | 588 | 3 | 347 | up |
| May 2026 | 626 | 19 | 405 | up |
| Jun 2026 | 554 | 1 | 414 | down |
| Jul 2026 | 575 | 2 | 339 | up |
| Aug 2026 | 641 | 2 | 445 | up |
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 (1 with limited data). The one who decided the most was Steven Caley, with 2,321 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 Steven Caley | 2,321 | 2.2 % | 43.3 % | More relief: More relief than the other judges in this court |
| Judge Michelle A. Slayton | 1,997 | 3.5 % | 58.8 % | More relief: More relief than the other judges in this court |
| Judge David W. Evans | 994 | 2.8 % | 63.8 % | More relief: More relief than the other judges in this court |
| Judge Matthew Andrasko | 851 | 0.7 % | 62.5 % | Similar: Relief similar to the other judges in this court |
| Judge Dustin Joseph Johnson | 261 | 0.4 % | 76.6 % | Similar: Relief similar to the other judges in this court |
| Judge Mindy E. Hoeppner | 149 | 0.7 % | 39.6 % | Similar: Relief similar to the other judges in this court |
| Judge Joseph Lucas | 65 | 1.5 % | 53.8 % | Similar: Relief similar to the other judges in this court |
| Judge Charles Koutras | 25 | limited data | limited data | Limited data: Not enough data to compare |