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Hartford Immigration Court

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Immigration court analytics

Current assignments and source-period outcomes are shown separately

Current Immigration Judges: 4 · Temporary Immigration Judges: 0 · Assistant Chief Immigration Judges: 1 · Other EOIR judicial leadership: 0 · Total judicial personnel: 5.

Current Immigration Judges with direct TRAC reports: 1.

Current aggregate decisions: 7,962
Any relief granted: 34.2%
Denied: 65.8%

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: 3,189
Completed / closed cases: 5,559
Average wait time for completed cases: 927 days
Backlog: 40,865
Average days waited so far: 872 days
Average days until hearing: 1,234 days
Represented among completed cases: 15.2%N=845 / 5,559
Detained among completed cases: 0.3%N=18 / 5,559
Completed in absentia: 71.9%N=3,998 / 5,559

Completed-case outcome mix

Outcome	Cases (N)	Share of completed cases
Removal Order	4,800	86.3%
Terminate Proceedings	461	8.3%
Voluntary Departure	62	1.1%
No NTA Filed	88	1.6%
Grant Relief	63	1.1%
Other Closure	39	0.7%
Credible Fear - not found	33	0.6%
Withholding Only - relief not granted	1	0.0%
Credible Fear - found	3	0.1%
Asylum Only - relief not granted	3	0.1%
Witholding Only - other	5	0.1%
Credible Fear - other	1	0.0%

View FY2025 comparison

FY2025

New proceedings: 3,690
Completed / closed cases: 8,489
Average wait time for completed cases: 842 days
Backlog: 41,535
Average days waited so far: 725 days
Average days until hearing: 1,333 days
Represented among completed cases: 37.0%N=3,141 / 8,489
Detained among completed cases: 0.2%N=18 / 8,489
Completed in absentia: 37.4%N=3,178 / 8,489

Completed-case outcome mix

Outcome	Cases (N)	Share of completed cases
Removal Order	4,647	54.7%
Terminate Proceedings	1,997	23.5%
No NTA Filed	602	7.1%
Grant Relief	443	5.2%
Voluntary Departure	95	1.1%
Other Closure	558	6.6%
Credible Fear - not found	65	0.8%
Credible Fear - found	57	0.7%
Withholding Only - relief not granted	5	0.1%
Witholding Only - other	5	0.1%
Credible Fear - other	10	0.1%
Reasonable Fear - found	1	0.0%
Withholding Only - relief granted	2	0.0%
Other Case Type Completed	2	0.0%

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.

Court and U.S. annual outcomes

Exact aggregate fiscal-year counts

Fiscal year	Hartford Immigration Court cases (N)	Hartford Immigration Court any relief	Hartford Immigration Court denied	U.S. any relief	U.S. denied
FY2021	493	18.9%	81.1%	43.9%	56.1%
FY2022	476	40.3%	59.7%	51.1%	48.9%
FY2023	426	46.7%	53.3%	53.0%	47.0%
FY2024	660	48.3%	51.7%	51.1%	48.9%
FY2025	1,084	33.9%	66.1%	30.7%	69.3%
FY2026	254	21.7%	78.3%	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.

Hartford Immigration Court · primary

Physical address: AA Ribicoff Federal Building & Courthouse 450 Main Street, Suite 628 Hartford, CT 06103-3015
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Main phone: (860) 240-3881
General inquiries: Hartford.Immigration.Court@usdoj.gov
Public hours: Public Hours: 8 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Filing-window hours: Window Filing Hours: 8 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Parking: Public transportation is available via CT Transit.
Public transit: Public transportation is available via CT Transit.
Building access: 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).
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

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Court contacts and access

Main phone: (860) 240-3881
General inquiries: Hartford.Immigration.Court@usdoj.gov
Asylum EAD Clock contact: Asylum.Clock.Hartford@usdoj.gov
EOIR case-information phone: (800) 898-7180

Building access

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).

Security instructions

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

David Melanson
Daniel A. Morris
Sarah Sawwan

Temporary immigration judges

Justin Bennett (temporary assignment)
Andrew J. Slitt (temporary assignment)

ACIJ: Angela Munson
Backup ACIJ: Leila A

Jurisdiction and other hearing locations

Administrative-control jurisdiction

Assigned responsibility: HARTFORD, CT - DHS SUB-OFFICEConnecticut Department of CorrectionsDanbury FCIFranklin County House of Correction 160 Elm Street, Greenfield, MA 01301 (for ICE Detainees) Other hearing locations: CT Dept. of Corr., Suffield, CTFCI Danbury, Danbury, CTYork Correctional Center, Niantic, CT

Other hearing locations

CT Dept. of Corr., Suffield, CTFCI Danbury, Danbury, CTYork Correctional Center, Niantic, CT

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 Angela Munson (AMS)

Webex/internet hearing: Join EOIR Webex ↗

Telephonic access code: 199 569 1797

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

Justin Bennett (JUB)

Webex/internet hearing: Join EOIR Webex ↗

Telephonic access code: 2826 349 2808

Direct EOIR source ↗ · verified 2026-08-18

David Melanson

Webex/internet hearing: Join EOIR Webex ↗

Telephonic access code: 2824 978 5806

Direct EOIR source ↗ · verified 2026-08-18

Daniel A. Morris (DM)

Webex/internet hearing: Join EOIR Webex ↗

Telephonic access code: 199 083 7301

Direct EOIR source ↗ · verified 2026-08-18

Sarah Sawwan (SHS)

Webex/internet hearing: Join EOIR Webex ↗

Telephonic access code: 2826 985 7547

Direct EOIR source ↗ · verified 2026-08-18

Andrew J. Slitt (AST)

Webex/internet hearing: Join EOIR Webex ↗

Telephonic access code: 2825 982 3067

Direct EOIR source ↗ · verified 2026-08-18