Saipan immigration court
Address
Saipan Immigration Court: Marina Heights II Building, Suite 301, Saipan, MP 96950
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.
5 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.
There are not enough cases with and without an attorney to compare them.
Of the 117 decisions in this court, 1 ended with relief, 11 with the case closed, 27 with voluntary departure and 78 with a removal order.
| Outcome | Decisions | % |
|---|---|---|
| Relief | 1 | 0.9 % |
| Case closed | 11 | 9.4 % |
| Voluntary departure | 27 | 23.1 % |
| Removal order | 78 | 66.7 % |
| Decided in absentia | 59 | 50.4 % |
This court and the nation
With the Saipan court, the share of cases with relief is 0.9 %: lower than nationwide (2.4 %).
With the Saipan court, the share of removal orders is 66.7 %: lower than nationwide (75.6 %).
With the Saipan court, the share of cases decided in absentia is 50.4 %: higher than nationwide (45.3 %).
With the Saipan court, the share of people with an attorney is 18.0 %: lower than nationwide (38.1 %).
Cases with the Saipan court take less time than nationwide: a median of 61 days versus 793.
With and without an attorney
| Decisions | Relief | |
|---|---|---|
| With an attorney | limited data | — |
| Without an attorney | 96 | 0.0 % |
Compared with other courts
- Ranked 63 of 71 courts for relief (1 = most relief).
- Ranked 23 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 (32 decisions) and the quietest Sep 2025 (2).
| Month | Decisions | Relief | In absentia | Vs. prior month |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | 2 | 0 | 1 | — |
| Oct 2025 | 12 | 0 | 3 | up |
| Nov 2025 | 7 | 1 | 4 | down |
| Dec 2025 | 6 | 0 | 0 | down |
| Jan 2026 | 9 | 0 | 4 | up |
| Feb 2026 | 9 | 0 | 4 | same |
| Mar 2026 | 17 | 0 | 10 | up |
| Apr 2026 | 8 | 0 | 4 | down |
| May 2026 | 6 | 0 | 0 | down |
| Jun 2026 | 3 | 0 | 0 | down |
| Jul 2026 | 6 | 0 | 0 | up |
| Aug 2026 | 32 | 0 | 29 | up |
Months with fewer than 5 decisions are dotted: with so few cases, that month's percentage says little.
Judges at this court
0 judges have this as their main court in the window.
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 |
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