Immigration judge

Ian R Simons

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Public EOIR asylum decision statistics

Status
active
Data source
EOIR Case Data

Grant rate

36.5%

482 / 1320

Total decisions

1320

Merits decision sample in current public statistics

Grant rate

36.5%

Grants: 482

Denial rate

63.5%

Denials: 838

Other relief rate

0.0%

Other relief: 0

Judge profile

This profile is summarized from public sources for background context only. It is not an ImmJudge evaluation.

Attorney General Loretta E. Lynch appointed Ian Robert Simons to begin hearing cases in September 2016. Judge Simons earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1998 from Michigan State University and a Juris Doctor in 2001 from the Michigan State University College of Law. From 2009 to September 2016, he served as an assistant chief counsel for the Office of the Chief Counsel, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Department of Homeland Security, in Detroit. From 2011 through 2013, he served as a special assistant U.S. attorney for the U.S. Attorney’s Office, District of Arizona, Department of Justice, in Phoenix. From 2001 through 2009, he served as an assistant prosecutor for the Oakland County Prosecutor’s Office, in Pontiac, Mich. Judge Simons is a member of the State Bar of Michigan.

This summary is based on public material and may not reflect the latest assignment information.

Source: TRAC Judge Report · View original report

Outcome distribution

Grants482 / 1320
Denials838 / 1320
Other relief0 / 1320

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Mexico

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Total decisions

195

Grants

13

Denials

182

Grant rate: 6.7%Denial rate: 93.3%

Honduras

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Total decisions

155

Grants

12

Denials

143

Grant rate: 7.7%Denial rate: 92.3%

Guatemala

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Total decisions

107

Grants

18

Denials

89

Grant rate: 16.8%Denial rate: 83.2%

Cuba

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Total decisions

96

Grants

63

Denials

33

Grant rate: 65.6%Denial rate: 34.4%

Iraq

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Total decisions

83

Grants

66

Denials

17

Grant rate: 79.5%Denial rate: 20.5%

Venezuela

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Total decisions

82

Grants

49

Denials

33

Grant rate: 59.8%Denial rate: 40.2%

Colombia

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Total decisions

68

Grants

8

Denials

60

Grant rate: 11.8%Denial rate: 88.2%

Spain

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Total decisions

67

Grants

4

Denials

63

Grant rate: 6.0%Denial rate: 94.0%

Niue

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Total decisions

55

Grants

31

Denials

24

Grant rate: 56.4%Denial rate: 43.6%

Bulgaria

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Total decisions

44

Grants

26

Denials

18

Grant rate: 59.1%Denial rate: 40.9%

Cameroon

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Total decisions

31

Grants

29

Denials

2

Grant rate: 93.5%Denial rate: 6.5%

India

Moderate sample
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Total decisions

29

Grants

4

Denials

25

Grant rate: 13.8%Denial rate: 86.2%

Vietnam

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Total decisions

18

Grants

10

Denials

8

Grant rate: 55.6%Denial rate: 44.4%

Jordan

Moderate sample
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Total decisions

17

Grants

9

Denials

8

Grant rate: 52.9%Denial rate: 47.1%

Haiti

Moderate sample
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Total decisions

15

Grants

1

Denials

14

Grant rate: 6.7%Denial rate: 93.3%

Singapore

Moderate sample
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Total decisions

14

Grants

5

Denials

9

Grant rate: 35.7%Denial rate: 64.3%

Switzerland

Moderate sample
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Total decisions

13

Grants

13

Denials

0

Grant rate: 100.0%Denial rate: 0.0%

Yemen

Moderate sample
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Total decisions

13

Grants

8

Denials

5

Grant rate: 61.5%Denial rate: 38.5%

Pakistan

Moderate sample
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Total decisions

12

Grants

5

Denials

7

Grant rate: 41.7%Denial rate: 58.3%

Russia

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Total decisions

12

Grants

8

Denials

4

Grant rate: 66.7%Denial rate: 33.3%

These statistics come from public EOIR data. They reflect historical statistics only, are not legal advice, and cannot predict any individual case outcome.

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