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Immigration court analytics

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Current Immigration Judges: 7 · Temporary Immigration Judges: 0 · Assistant Chief Immigration Judges: 1 · Other EOIR judicial leadership: 0 · Total judicial personnel: 8.

Current Immigration Judges with direct TRAC reports: 5.

Current aggregate decisions: 7,747
Any relief granted: 20.8%
Denied: 79.2%

Current benchmark period: TRAC decisions through June 2026. This is a court aggregate, not an individual judge result.

Current courtwide metrics

Courtwide statistics, not this judge's outcomes

FY2026/YTD through June 2026

New proceedings: 5,170
Completed / closed cases: 5,652
Average wait time for completed cases: 295 days
Backlog: 3,168
Average days waited so far: 96 days
Average days until hearing: 122 days
Represented among completed cases: 36.0%N=2,036 / 5,652
Detained among completed cases: 99.6%N=5,630 / 5,652
Completed in absentia: 0.3%N=19 / 5,652

Completed-case outcome mix

Outcome	Cases (N)	Share of completed cases
Removal Order	3,591	63.5%
Terminate Proceedings	173	3.1%
Voluntary Departure	1,171	20.7%
No NTA Filed	232	4.1%
Grant Relief	119	2.1%
Other Closure	8	0.1%
Credible Fear - not found	65	1.2%
Reasonable Fear - not found	156	2.8%
Withholding Only - relief not granted	51	0.9%
Credible Fear - found	29	0.5%
Asylum Only - relief not granted	7	0.1%
Asylum Only - other	4	0.1%
Witholding Only - other	18	0.3%
Reasonable Fear - found	27	0.5%
Withholding Only - relief granted	1	0.0%

View FY2025 comparison

FY2025

New proceedings: 3,850
Completed / closed cases: 3,465
Average wait time for completed cases: 192 days
Backlog: 2,373
Average days waited so far: 95 days
Average days until hearing: 139 days
Represented among completed cases: 30.8%N=1,067 / 3,465
Detained among completed cases: 99.5%N=3,448 / 3,465
Completed in absentia: 0.1%N=5 / 3,465

Completed-case outcome mix

Outcome	Cases (N)	Share of completed cases
Removal Order	2,152	62.1%
Terminate Proceedings	128	3.7%
No NTA Filed	188	5.4%
Grant Relief	96	2.8%
Voluntary Departure	374	10.8%
Other Closure	21	0.6%
Credible Fear - not found	159	4.6%
Credible Fear - found	64	1.8%
Reasonable Fear - not found	162	4.7%
Withholding Only - relief not granted	39	1.1%
Witholding Only - other	20	0.6%
Credible Fear - other	6	0.2%
Pros. Discretion	1	0.0%
Asylum Only - other	6	0.2%
Reasonable Fear - found	40	1.2%
Withholding Only - relief granted	6	0.2%
Asylum Only - relief not granted	3	0.1%

Sources

Source period: FY2026/YTD through June 2026 · FY2025. Exact denominators are shown as N/n where available.

TRAC source periods: Fiscal Year NTA Dated=2026 · Fiscal Year Completed=2026 · Fiscal Year=2026 · Fiscal Year Completed=2026, Represented=Represented; Fiscal Year Completed=2026 · Fiscal Year Completed=2026, Custody=Detained; Fiscal Year Completed=2026 · Fiscal Year Completed=2026, Hearing Attendance=Not Present at Last Hearing (Absentia Decision); Fiscal Year Completed=2026 · Bond Hearing Fiscal Year=2026 · Bond Hearing Fiscal Year=2026, Bond Hearing Outcome=Granted; Bond Hearing Fiscal Year=2026 · Bond Hearing Fiscal Year=2026, Bond Hearing Outcome=Not Granted; Bond Hearing Fiscal Year=2026 · Bond Hearing Fiscal Year=2026, Bond Hearing Outcome=Withdraw; Bond Hearing Fiscal Year=2026 · Fiscal Year Completed=2026, Outcome (detailed)=Removal Order · Fiscal Year Completed=2026, Outcome (detailed)=Terminate Proceedings · Fiscal Year Completed=2026, Outcome (detailed)=Voluntary Departure · Fiscal Year Completed=2026, Outcome (detailed)=No NTA Filed · Fiscal Year Completed=2026, Outcome (detailed)=Grant Relief · Fiscal Year Completed=2026, Outcome (detailed)=Other Closure · Fiscal Year Completed=2026, Outcome (detailed)=Credible Fear - not found · Fiscal Year Completed=2026, Outcome (detailed)=Reasonable Fear - not found · Fiscal Year Completed=2026, Outcome (detailed)=Withholding Only - relief not granted · Fiscal Year Completed=2026, Outcome (detailed)=Credible Fear - found · Fiscal Year Completed=2026, Outcome (detailed)=Asylum Only - relief not granted · Fiscal Year Completed=2026, Outcome (detailed)=Asylum Only - other · Fiscal Year Completed=2026, Outcome (detailed)=Witholding Only - other · Fiscal Year Completed=2026, Outcome (detailed)=Credible Fear - other · Fiscal Year Completed=2026, Outcome (detailed)=Reasonable Fear - found · Fiscal Year Completed=2026, Outcome (detailed)=Withholding Only - relief granted · Fiscal Year Completed=2026, Outcome (detailed)=Other Case Type Completed · Fiscal Year Completed=2026, Outcome (detailed)=Asylum Only - relief granted · Fiscal Year Completed=2026, Outcome (detailed)=Reasonable Fear - other · Fiscal Year NTA Dated=2025 · Fiscal Year Completed=2025 · Fiscal Year=2025 · Fiscal Year Completed=2025, Represented=Represented; Fiscal Year Completed=2025 · Fiscal Year Completed=2025, Custody=Detained; Fiscal Year Completed=2025 · Fiscal Year Completed=2025, Hearing Attendance=Not Present at Last Hearing (Absentia Decision); Fiscal Year Completed=2025 · Bond Hearing Fiscal Year=2025 · Bond Hearing Fiscal Year=2025, Bond Hearing Outcome=Granted; Bond Hearing Fiscal Year=2025 · Bond Hearing Fiscal Year=2025, Bond Hearing Outcome=Not Granted; Bond Hearing Fiscal Year=2025 · Bond Hearing Fiscal Year=2025, Bond Hearing Outcome=Withdraw; Bond Hearing Fiscal Year=2025 · Fiscal Year Completed=2025, Outcome (detailed)=Removal Order · Fiscal Year Completed=2025, Outcome (detailed)=Terminate Proceedings · Fiscal Year Completed=2025, Outcome (detailed)=No NTA Filed · Fiscal Year Completed=2025, Outcome (detailed)=Grant Relief · Fiscal Year Completed=2025, Outcome (detailed)=Voluntary Departure · Fiscal Year Completed=2025, Outcome (detailed)=Other Closure · Fiscal Year Completed=2025, Outcome (detailed)=Credible Fear - not found · Fiscal Year Completed=2025, Outcome (detailed)=Credible Fear - found · Fiscal Year Completed=2025, Outcome (detailed)=Reasonable Fear - not found · Fiscal Year Completed=2025, Outcome (detailed)=Withholding Only - relief not granted · Fiscal Year Completed=2025, Outcome (detailed)=Witholding Only - other · Fiscal Year Completed=2025, Outcome (detailed)=Credible Fear - other · Fiscal Year Completed=2025, Outcome (detailed)=Pros. Discretion · Fiscal Year Completed=2025, Outcome (detailed)=Asylum Only - other · Fiscal Year Completed=2025, Outcome (detailed)=Reasonable Fear - found · Fiscal Year Completed=2025, Outcome (detailed)=Withholding Only - relief granted · Fiscal Year Completed=2025, Outcome (detailed)=Asylum Only - relief not granted · Fiscal Year Completed=2025, Outcome (detailed)=Other Case Type Completed · Fiscal Year Completed=2025, Outcome (detailed)=Asylum Only - relief granted · Fiscal Year Completed=2025, Outcome (detailed)=Reasonable Fear - other · Fiscal Year Completed=2025, Outcome (detailed)=NACARA - relief granted · Fiscal Year Completed=2025, Outcome (detailed)=NACARA - other.

TRAC filters: Fiscal Year NTA Dated=2026 · Fiscal Year Completed=2026 · Fiscal Year=2026 · Fiscal Year Completed=2026, Represented=Represented · Fiscal Year Completed=2026, Custody=Detained · Fiscal Year Completed=2026, Hearing Attendance=Not Present at Last Hearing (Absentia Decision) · Bond Hearing Fiscal Year=2026 · Bond Hearing Fiscal Year=2026, Bond Hearing Outcome=Granted · Bond Hearing Fiscal Year=2026, Bond Hearing Outcome=Not Granted · Bond Hearing Fiscal Year=2026, Bond Hearing Outcome=Withdraw · Fiscal Year Completed=2026, Outcome (detailed)=Removal Order · Fiscal Year Completed=2026, Outcome (detailed)=Terminate Proceedings · Fiscal Year Completed=2026, Outcome (detailed)=Voluntary Departure · Fiscal Year Completed=2026, Outcome (detailed)=No NTA Filed · Fiscal Year Completed=2026, Outcome (detailed)=Grant Relief · Fiscal Year Completed=2026, Outcome (detailed)=Other Closure · Fiscal Year Completed=2026, Outcome (detailed)=Credible Fear - not found · Fiscal Year Completed=2026, Outcome (detailed)=Reasonable Fear - not found · Fiscal Year Completed=2026, Outcome (detailed)=Withholding Only - relief not granted · Fiscal Year Completed=2026, Outcome (detailed)=Credible Fear - found · Fiscal Year Completed=2026, Outcome (detailed)=Asylum Only - relief not granted · Fiscal Year Completed=2026, Outcome (detailed)=Asylum Only - other · Fiscal Year Completed=2026, Outcome (detailed)=Witholding Only - other · Fiscal Year Completed=2026, Outcome (detailed)=Credible Fear - other · Fiscal Year Completed=2026, Outcome (detailed)=Reasonable Fear - found · Fiscal Year Completed=2026, Outcome (detailed)=Withholding Only - relief granted · Fiscal Year Completed=2026, Outcome (detailed)=Other Case Type Completed · Fiscal Year Completed=2026, Outcome (detailed)=Asylum Only - relief granted · Fiscal Year Completed=2026, Outcome (detailed)=Reasonable Fear - other · Fiscal Year NTA Dated=2025 · Fiscal Year Completed=2025 · Fiscal Year=2025 · Fiscal Year Completed=2025, Represented=Represented · Fiscal Year Completed=2025, Custody=Detained · Fiscal Year Completed=2025, Hearing Attendance=Not Present at Last Hearing (Absentia Decision) · Bond Hearing Fiscal Year=2025 · Bond Hearing Fiscal Year=2025, Bond Hearing Outcome=Granted · Bond Hearing Fiscal Year=2025, Bond Hearing Outcome=Not Granted · Bond Hearing Fiscal Year=2025, Bond Hearing Outcome=Withdraw · Fiscal Year Completed=2025, Outcome (detailed)=Removal Order · Fiscal Year Completed=2025, Outcome (detailed)=Terminate Proceedings · Fiscal Year Completed=2025, Outcome (detailed)=No NTA Filed · Fiscal Year Completed=2025, Outcome (detailed)=Grant Relief · Fiscal Year Completed=2025, Outcome (detailed)=Voluntary Departure · Fiscal Year Completed=2025, Outcome (detailed)=Other Closure · Fiscal Year Completed=2025, Outcome (detailed)=Credible Fear - not found · Fiscal Year Completed=2025, Outcome (detailed)=Credible Fear - found · Fiscal Year Completed=2025, Outcome (detailed)=Reasonable Fear - not found · Fiscal Year Completed=2025, Outcome (detailed)=Withholding Only - relief not granted · Fiscal Year Completed=2025, Outcome (detailed)=Witholding Only - other · Fiscal Year Completed=2025, Outcome (detailed)=Credible Fear - other · Fiscal Year Completed=2025, Outcome (detailed)=Pros. Discretion · Fiscal Year Completed=2025, Outcome (detailed)=Asylum Only - other · Fiscal Year Completed=2025, Outcome (detailed)=Reasonable Fear - found · Fiscal Year Completed=2025, Outcome (detailed)=Withholding Only - relief granted · Fiscal Year Completed=2025, Outcome (detailed)=Asylum Only - relief not granted · Fiscal Year Completed=2025, Outcome (detailed)=Other Case Type Completed · Fiscal Year Completed=2025, Outcome (detailed)=Asylum Only - relief granted · Fiscal Year Completed=2025, Outcome (detailed)=Reasonable Fear - other · Fiscal Year Completed=2025, Outcome (detailed)=NACARA - relief granted · Fiscal Year Completed=2025, Outcome (detailed)=NACARA - other.

Provenance: TRAC table_json.php exact value; no estimation. Retrieved 2026-09-06.

Direct same-period judge outcome spread

5 direct reports · FY 2021 - 2026* · denial range 77.7%–93.5%.

P25 88.8% · median 89.9% · P75 92.7% · IQR 3.9%.

View historical TRAC report associations

Bryan DePowell · N=269 · denied 88.8% · TRAC report
Curtis White · N=179 · denied 77.7% · TRAC report
Katie Mullins · N=246 · denied 92.7% · TRAC report
Patrick Barrett · N=159 · denied 89.9% · TRAC report
Ravit Halperin · N=154 · denied 93.5% · TRAC report

These historical report associations are separate from the current court roster. Cohorts require at least five direct reports for the same report court and reporting period.

Court and U.S. annual outcomes

Exact aggregate fiscal-year counts

Fiscal year	Adelanto Immigration Court cases (N)	Adelanto Immigration Court any relief	Adelanto Immigration Court denied	U.S. any relief	U.S. denied
FY2021	191	29.3%	70.7%	43.9%	56.1%
FY2022	139	9.4%	90.6%	51.1%	48.9%
FY2023	182	11.0%	89.0%	53.0%	47.0%
FY2024	252	6.3%	93.7%	51.1%	48.9%
FY2025	358	13.1%	86.9%	30.7%	69.3%
FY2026	564	8.9%	91.1%	12.9%	87.1%

Precomputed from exact TRAC aggregate counts; asylum granted + other relief granted = any relief granted, and outcomes sum to N. FY2026 is year-to-date through the published source cutoff. No values are interpolated. TRAC aggregate source · retrieved 2026-08-30. Methodology.

These figures cover completed asylum decisions in TRAC's published data, not all immigration-court matters. Outcomes may reflect case mix, representation, nationality, detention status, policy, and other factors; they are not a judge quality score. Read the methodology.

EOIR court information

OPEN

Current operational status: OPEN. This page reflects the current EOIR court directory record as verified 2026-08-18.

Adelanto Immigration Court · primary

Physical address: Adelanto ICE Processing Center 10250 Rancho Road, Suite 201A Adelanto, CA 92301
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Main phone: (760) 561-6500
General inquiries: Adelanto.Immigration.Court@usdoj.gov
Public hours: Public Hours: 8 a.m. - 4 p.m.Window Filing Hours 7:30 a.m. - 4 p.m.Note: Filings are ONLY accepted at the Adelanto West facility.
Filing-window hours: Public Hours: 8 a.m. - 4 p.m.Window Filing Hours 7:30 a.m. - 4 p.m.Note: Filings are ONLY accepted at the Adelanto West facility.
Parking: The court is located in the GEO Detention Center and there is limited parking space and no
Public transit: public transportation due to the remote location of the detention center and the court.
Building access: Public access to the court is through the main entrance at both East and West facilities. All visitors must go through security inspection and also have a valid government issued ID to be allowed into the facility and courtrooms.
Security instructions: Security information: All visitors to the immigration court must undergo a security screening through a metal detector machine as well as a handbag screening each time they visit the immigration court. Shoes may be required to be removed. Food and drinks are not allowed, except as specifically permitted by the immigration judge. Usage of cameras or recording devices in courtrooms or other EOIR space is prohibited. Note, however, that attorneys or accredited representatives of record and DHS attorneys representing the government in proceedings before EOIR are permitted to use electronic devices in EOIR courtrooms for the limited purpose of conducting immediately relevant court and business-related activities (e.g. scheduling).
ADA/accessibility: EOIR accessibility statement: https://www.justice.gov/accessibility/accessibility-statement

Official EOIR court page ↗Verified 2026-08-18

Court contacts and access

Main phone: (760) 561-6500
General inquiries: Adelanto.Immigration.Court@usdoj.gov
Asylum EAD Clock contact: Asylum.Clock.Adelanto@usdoj.gov
EOIR case-information phone: (800) 898-7180

Building access

Public access to the court is through the main entrance at both East and West facilities. All visitors must go through security inspection and also have a valid government issued ID to be allowed into the facility and courtrooms.

Security instructions

Security information: All visitors to the immigration court must undergo a security screening through a metal detector machine as well as a handbag screening each time they visit the immigration court. Shoes may be required to be removed. Food and drinks are not allowed, except as specifically permitted by the immigration judge. Usage of cameras or recording devices in courtrooms or other EOIR space is prohibited. Note, however, that attorneys or accredited representatives of record and DHS attorneys representing the government in proceedings before EOIR are permitted to use electronic devices in EOIR courtrooms for the limited purpose of conducting immediately relevant court and business-related activities (e.g. scheduling).

ADA/accessibility

EOIR accessibility statement: https://www.justice.gov/accessibility/accessibility-statement

EOIR court links

Internet-based hearings

EOIR lists Internet-based hearing links and telephonic access codes in its current hearing directory. The hearing notice and current EOIR instructions control whether a particular hearing is remote or in person. Unrepresented respondents generally appear in person unless EOIR directs otherwise.

Source last verified 2026-08-18.

EOIR court personnel

Current immigration judges

Patrick Barrett
Brent Carr
Bryan DePowell
Rae Halperin
Katie Mullins
Curtis White

ACIJ: Jonathan W. Hitesman
Backup ACIJ: Kevin Riley
Court administrator: Valerie Roberts

Jurisdiction and other hearing locations

Administrative-control jurisdiction

Assigned responsibility: Adelanto Detention Facilities (East)Adelanto Detention Facilities (West)Adelanto Desert ViewVictorville Federal Correctional InstituteGolden State Annex Correctional Facility, McFarland, CACalifornia Correctional CenterCalifornia City Correctional Center (Females) Other hearing locations: Adelanto Detention Facilities, WestMesa Verde Detention Facility, Bakersfield, CANOTE: The Lancaster Immigration Court has been closed as of November 1, 2012. Any matter relating to a case heard at that court is now under the jurisdiction of the Adelanto Immigration Court.

Other hearing locations

Adelanto Detention Facilities, WestMesa Verde Detention Facility, Bakersfield, CANOTE: The Lancaster Immigration Court has been closed as of November 1, 2012. Any matter relating to a case heard at that court is now under the jurisdiction of the Adelanto Immigration Court.

Judge hearing access

The EOIR directory lists the following current Internet-based hearing and telephonic access information for this court. The hearing notice and current EOIR instructions control whether a particular hearing is remote or in person.

ACIJ Jonathan W. Hitesman (JH1)

Webex/internet hearing: Join EOIR Webex ↗

Telephonic access code: 199 414 6418

Instructions: EOIR lists Internet-based hearing links and telephonic access codes in its current hearing directory. The hearing notice and current EOIR instructions control whether a particular hearing is remote or in person. Unrepresented respondents generally appear in person unless EOIR directs otherwise.

Direct EOIR source ↗ · verified 2026-08-18

Patrick Barrett (PDB)

Webex/internet hearing: Join EOIR Webex ↗

Telephonic access code: 2763 443 3557

Direct EOIR source ↗ · verified 2026-08-18

Brent Carr (BAC)

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Telephonic access code: 2821 328 2684

Direct EOIR source ↗ · verified 2026-08-18

Bryan DePowell (BDP)

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Telephonic access code: 199 261 5182

Direct EOIR source ↗ · verified 2026-08-18

Ravit Halperin (RRH)

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Telephonic access code: 199 327 9907

Direct EOIR source ↗ · verified 2026-08-18

Katie Mullins (KGM)

Webex/internet hearing: Join EOIR Webex ↗

Telephonic access code: 2761-794-9030

Direct EOIR source ↗ · verified 2026-08-18

Curtis White (CGW)

Webex/internet hearing: Join EOIR Webex ↗

Telephonic access code: 199 156 1267

Direct EOIR source ↗ · verified 2026-08-18