Court directory
Kansas City Immigration Court
Immigration court analytics
Current assignments and source-period outcomes are shown separately
Current Immigration Judges: 6 · Temporary Immigration Judges: 0 · Assistant Chief Immigration Judges: 1 · Other EOIR judicial leadership: 0 · Total judicial personnel: 7.
Current Immigration Judges with direct TRAC reports: 1.
- Current aggregate decisions
- 6,084
- Any relief granted
- 23.2%
- Denied
- 76.8%
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
- 3,878
- Completed / closed cases
- 7,692
- Average wait time for completed cases
- 827 days
- Backlog
- 49,576
- Average days waited so far
- 958 days
- Average days until hearing
- 1,970 days
- Represented among completed cases
- 25.1%N=1,934 / 7,692
- Detained among completed cases
- 31.7%N=2,439 / 7,692
- Completed in absentia
- 34.3%N=2,639 / 7,692
Completed-case outcome mix
| Outcome | Cases (N) | Share of completed cases |
|---|---|---|
| Removal Order | 4,637 | 60.3% |
| Terminate Proceedings | 1,146 | 14.9% |
| Voluntary Departure | 1,490 | 19.4% |
| No NTA Filed | 97 | 1.3% |
| Grant Relief | 84 | 1.1% |
| Other Closure | 199 | 2.6% |
| Credible Fear - not found | 4 | 0.1% |
| Reasonable Fear - not found | 16 | 0.2% |
| Withholding Only - relief not granted | 4 | 0.1% |
| Credible Fear - found | 5 | 0.1% |
| Asylum Only - relief not granted | 2 | 0.0% |
| Asylum Only - other | 3 | 0.0% |
| Witholding Only - other | 4 | 0.1% |
| Reasonable Fear - found | 1 | 0.0% |
View FY2025 comparison
FY2025
- New proceedings
- 6,866
- Completed / closed cases
- 8,526
- Average wait time for completed cases
- 850 days
- Backlog
- 51,599
- Average days waited so far
- 779 days
- Average days until hearing
- 2,002 days
- Represented among completed cases
- 24.8%N=2,112 / 8,526
- Detained among completed cases
- 21.2%N=1,811 / 8,526
- Completed in absentia
- 29.0%N=2,476 / 8,526
Completed-case outcome mix
| Outcome | Cases (N) | Share of completed cases |
|---|---|---|
| Removal Order | 4,279 | 50.2% |
| Terminate Proceedings | 1,880 | 22.1% |
| No NTA Filed | 958 | 11.2% |
| Grant Relief | 144 | 1.7% |
| Voluntary Departure | 676 | 7.9% |
| Other Closure | 469 | 5.5% |
| Credible Fear - not found | 52 | 0.6% |
| Credible Fear - found | 9 | 0.1% |
| Reasonable Fear - not found | 31 | 0.4% |
| Withholding Only - relief not granted | 8 | 0.1% |
| Witholding Only - other | 6 | 0.1% |
| Credible Fear - other | 3 | 0.0% |
| Asylum Only - other | 7 | 0.1% |
| Reasonable Fear - found | 3 | 0.0% |
| Other Case Type Completed | 1 | 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.
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Court and U.S. annual outcomes
Exact aggregate fiscal-year counts
| Fiscal year | Kansas City Immigration Court cases (N) | Kansas City Immigration Court any relief | Kansas City Immigration Court denied | U.S. any relief | U.S. denied |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2021 | 66 | 40.9% | 59.1% | 43.9% | 56.1% |
| FY2022 | 236 | 25.0% | 75.0% | 51.1% | 48.9% |
| FY2023 | 455 | 21.5% | 78.5% | 53.0% | 47.0% |
| FY2024 | 298 | 32.6% | 67.4% | 51.1% | 48.9% |
| FY2025 | 583 | 38.6% | 61.4% | 30.7% | 69.3% |
| FY2026 | 602 | 5.5% | 94.5% | 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
OPENCurrent operational status: OPEN. This page reflects the current EOIR court directory record as verified 2026-08-18.
Kansas City Immigration Court · primary
- Physical address
- 2345 Grand Boulevard, Suite 525 Kansas City, MO 64108Get directions ↗
- Main phone
- (816) 581-5000
- General inquiries
- KansasCity.Immigration.Court@usdoj.gov
- Public hours
- Public Hours: 8 a.m. - 4 p.m.
- Filing-window hours
- Window Filing Hours: 8 a.m. - 4 p.m.
- Parking
- There is pay to park in the building's garage. There is also limited metered street parking available around the building and within one block of the court.
- Building access
- Lobby Entrance
- Security instructions
- The court is in a building with a public-access lobby. Visitors will be screened by security upon arrival on the 5th floor. Proper identification is required. 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
- (816) 581-5000
- General inquiries
- KansasCity.Immigration.Court@usdoj.gov
- Asylum EAD Clock contact
- Asylum.Clock.Kansas.City@usdoj.gov
- EOIR case-information phone
- (800) 898-7180
Building access
Security instructions
ADA/accessibility
EOIR court links
- Official EOIR court page ↗
- Operational status ↗
- Internet-based hearing directory ↗
- EOIR case status ↗
- Filing and procedure guidance ↗
- Administrative-control list ↗
Internet-based hearings
Source last verified 2026-08-18.
EOIR court personnel
Current immigration judges
- Bradley R. Burke
- Justin W. Howard
- Scott Ison
- Shawn McCarver
- Zachary McFarland
- Colin P. Johnson
Temporary immigration judges
- Jared Grimmer (temporary assignment)
- ACIJ
- Jayme Salinardi
- Backup ACIJ
- Craig DeFoe
- Court administrator
- Donna Engel (Acting)
Jurisdiction and other hearing locations
Administrative-control jurisdiction
Other hearing locations
- Immigration Court Kansas City, MOKansas Dept. of Corr.-Kansas State Penitentiary, Lansing, KSKansas City, Missouri Detention CenterPlatte County Jail, Platte City, MOCaldwell County Detention Center, Kingston, MOChristian County Detention Center, Strafford, MOSt. Louis, Missouri Detention CenterTri County Detention CenterMontgomery County Detention CenterMorgan County Detention CenterLincoln County JailScott County Detention CenterWichita, Kansas Detention CenterChase County Jail, Cotton Falls, KSShawnee County Detention Center, Shawnee, KS
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 Jayme Salinardi (JSL)
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Telephonic access code: 199 448 1129
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.
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Bradley R. Burke (BYB)
Webex/internet hearing: Join EOIR Webex ↗
Telephonic access code: 2823 836 6113
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.
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Jared L. Grimmer (JAG)
Webex/internet hearing: Join EOIR Webex ↗
Telephonic access code: 2823 122 9493
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.
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Justin Howard (JWH)
Webex/internet hearing: Join EOIR Webex ↗
Telephonic access code: 199 102 9204
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.
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Scott Ison (SIN)
Webex/internet hearing: Join EOIR Webex ↗
Telephonic access code: 2828 001 7771
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.
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Shawn McCarver
Webex/internet hearing: Join EOIR Webex ↗
Telephonic access code: 2826 611 1727
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.
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Zachary McFarland (ZYM)
Webex/internet hearing: Join EOIR Webex ↗
Telephonic access code: 2831 742 2320
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.
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Colin Johnson (CPJ)
Webex/internet hearing: Join EOIR Webex ↗
Telephonic access code: 199 410 5429
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