Court directory

San Antonio Immigration Court

Assigned Judges

No current-serving judge assignments are indexed for this court.

Immigration court analytics

Current assignments and source-period outcomes are shown separately

Current Immigration Judges: 17 · Temporary Immigration Judges: 0 · Assistant Chief Immigration Judges: 1 · Other EOIR judicial leadership: 0 · Total judicial personnel: 18.

Current Immigration Judges with direct TRAC reports: 11.

Current aggregate decisions: 10,061
Any relief granted: 50.5%
Denied: 49.5%

Current benchmark period: FY 2021 - 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: 6,453
Completed / closed cases: 15,825
Average wait time for completed cases: 906 days
Backlog: 88,365
Average days waited so far: 933 days
Average days until hearing: 1,880 days
Represented among completed cases: 13.1%N=2,069 / 15,825
Detained among completed cases: 1.2%N=194 / 15,825
Completed in absentia: 75.1%N=11,890 / 15,825

Completed-case outcome mix

Outcome	Cases (N)	Share of completed cases
Removal Order	12,633	79.8%
Terminate Proceedings	2,191	13.8%
Voluntary Departure	446	2.8%
No NTA Filed	209	1.3%
Grant Relief	157	1.0%
Other Closure	98	0.6%
Credible Fear - not found	13	0.1%
Reasonable Fear - not found	1	0.0%
Withholding Only - relief not granted	4	0.0%
Credible Fear - found	1	0.0%
Asylum Only - relief not granted	2	0.0%
Asylum Only - other	5	0.0%
Witholding Only - other	62	0.4%
Credible Fear - other	2	0.0%
Other Case Type Completed	1	0.0%

View FY2025 comparison

FY2025

New proceedings: 12,764
Completed / closed cases: 23,366
Average wait time for completed cases: 848 days
Backlog: 104,877
Average days waited so far: 750 days
Average days until hearing: 1,949 days
Represented among completed cases: 20.4%N=4,765 / 23,366
Detained among completed cases: 0.4%N=98 / 23,366
Completed in absentia: 42.8%N=9,996 / 23,366

Completed-case outcome mix

Outcome	Cases (N)	Share of completed cases
Removal Order	11,006	47.1%
Terminate Proceedings	8,875	38.0%
No NTA Filed	2,383	10.2%
Grant Relief	413	1.8%
Voluntary Departure	232	1.0%
Other Closure	328	1.4%
Credible Fear - not found	44	0.2%
Credible Fear - found	16	0.1%
Reasonable Fear - not found	1	0.0%
Withholding Only - relief not granted	7	0.0%
Witholding Only - other	46	0.2%
Credible Fear - other	8	0.0%
Pros. Discretion	2	0.0%
Asylum Only - other	3	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.

Direct same-period judge outcome spread

10 direct reports · FY 2021 - 2026* · denial range 17.4%–61.9%.

P25 30.6% · median 42.3% · P75 43.4% · IQR 12.8%.

View historical TRAC report associations

Anibal Martinez · N=186 · denied 29.6% · TRAC report
Charles McCullough · N=557 · denied 42.0% · TRAC report
Daniel Santander · N=374 · denied 17.4% · TRAC report
Elizabeth Martinez · N=134 · denied 42.5% · TRAC report
Eric Tijerina · N=528 · denied 43.4% · TRAC report
Justin Adams · N=559 · denied 61.9% · TRAC report
Meredith Tyrakoski · N=467 · denied 43.3% · TRAC report
Rifian Newaz · N=1,026 · denied 56.2% · TRAC report
Thomas Crossan · N=149 · denied 33.6% · TRAC report
Yvonne Gonzalez · N=479 · denied 26.1% · 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	San Antonio Immigration Court cases (N)	San Antonio Immigration Court any relief	San Antonio Immigration Court denied	U.S. any relief	U.S. denied
FY2021	229	80.8%	19.2%	43.9%	56.1%
FY2022	655	76.6%	23.4%	51.1%	48.9%
FY2023	1,109	63.0%	37.0%	53.0%	47.0%
FY2024	1,165	58.2%	41.8%	51.1%	48.9%
FY2025	1,679	56.5%	43.5%	30.7%	69.3%
FY2026	1,057	43.0%	57.0%	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

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

San Antonio Immigration Court · primary

Physical address: 800 Dolorosa, Suite 300 San Antonio, TX 78207
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Main phone: (210) 472-6637
General inquiries: SanAntonio.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: Visitor parking is available
Public transit: Public transportation is available.
Building access: Lobby Entrance
Security instructions: This court is located in a private building. All visitors are required to check in and sign-in. 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).
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Court contacts and access

Main phone: (210) 472-6637
General inquiries: SanAntonio.Immigration.Court@usdoj.gov
Asylum EAD Clock contact: Asylum.Clock.San.Antonio@usdoj.gov
EOIR case-information phone: (800) 898-7180

Building access

Lobby Entrance

Security instructions

This court is located in a private building. All visitors are required to check in and sign-in. 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

Justin Adams
Kamra Sellers Craig
Thomas G. Crossan Jr.
Laura Figueroa
Yvonne S. Gonzalez
Cynthia Lafuente-Gaona
Warren Kaufman
Anibal D. Martinez
Elizabeth Martinez
Charles M. McCullough
Rifian S. Newaz
Frank Pimentel
Keira A. Poellet
Brittany A. Rodriquez
Daniel J. Santander
Eric J. Tijerina
Meredith Tyrakoski

ACIJ: Adam Jovanovic
Backup ACIJ: Sherron Ashworth
Court administrator: Jose Juarez

Jurisdiction and other hearing locations

Administrative-control jurisdiction

Assigned responsibility: SAN ANTONIO, TX - DHS DISTRICT OFFICE (including any sub-offices)Compass Connections TFC 2330 N. Loop 1604 West Suite 300 San Antonio, TX 78248Jack Harwell Detention Center Other hearing locations:

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 Adam Jovanovic (AMJ)

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Telephonic access code: 2764 156 9287

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 Adams (JA1)

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Telephonic access code: 199 110 0474

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Kamra Sellers Craig (KAC)

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Telephonic access code: 2827 667 5526

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Thomas Crossan (TGC)

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Telephonic access code: 199 917 7163

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Laura Figueroa (LCF)

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Telephonic access code: 199 476 4685

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Yvonne Gonzalez (YG1)

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Telephonic access code: 199 811 8776

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Warren Kaufman

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Telephonic access code: 2823 042 6505

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Cynthia LaFuente (CLG)

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Telephonic access code: 199 815 7305

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Anibal Martinez (ADM)

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Telephonic access code: 199 368 6308

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Elizabeth Martinez (EMZ)

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Telephonic access code: 199 139 1246

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Charles McCullough (CMM)

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Telephonic access code: 199 224 7189

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Rifian Newaz (RSN)

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Telephonic access code: 199 233 8266

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Frank Pimentel (FTP)

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Telephonic access code: 199 792 0315

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Keira A. Poellet (KEF)

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Telephonic access code: 2823 721 4456

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Brittany A. Rodriquez (BYR)

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Telephonic access code: 2821 061 4091

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Daniel Santander (DJS)

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Telephonic access code: 199 160 4112

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Eric Tijerina (EJT)

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Telephonic access code: 199 554 4239

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Meredith Tyrakoski (MBT)

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Telephonic access code: 199 365 2165

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