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Tacoma Immigration Court

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Immigration court analytics

Current assignments and source-period outcomes are shown separately

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: 3.

Current aggregate decisions: 6,029
Any relief granted: 27.8%
Denied: 72.2%

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: 1,912
Completed / closed cases: 2,554
Average wait time for completed cases: 251 days
Backlog: 501
Average days waited so far: 34 days
Average days until hearing: 76 days
Represented among completed cases: 36.2%N=925 / 2,554
Detained among completed cases: 99.8%N=2,548 / 2,554
Completed in absentia: 0.0%N=1 / 2,554

Completed-case outcome mix

Outcome	Cases (N)	Share of completed cases
Removal Order	1,357	53.1%
Terminate Proceedings	66	2.6%
Voluntary Departure	775	30.3%
No NTA Filed	101	4.0%
Grant Relief	90	3.5%
Other Closure	5	0.2%
Credible Fear - not found	29	1.1%
Reasonable Fear - not found	101	4.0%
Withholding Only - relief not granted	10	0.4%
Credible Fear - found	4	0.2%
Asylum Only - relief not granted	4	0.2%
Asylum Only - other	5	0.2%
Witholding Only - other	2	0.1%
Credible Fear - other	2	0.1%
Reasonable Fear - found	2	0.1%
Withholding Only - relief granted	1	0.0%

View FY2025 comparison

FY2025

New proceedings: 2,288
Completed / closed cases: 2,674
Average wait time for completed cases: 208 days
Backlog: 575
Average days waited so far: 66 days
Average days until hearing: 88 days
Represented among completed cases: 34.3%N=917 / 2,674
Detained among completed cases: 99.3%N=2,654 / 2,674
Completed in absentia: 0.1%N=4 / 2,674

Completed-case outcome mix

Outcome	Cases (N)	Share of completed cases
Removal Order	1,490	55.7%
Terminate Proceedings	95	3.6%
No NTA Filed	79	3.0%
Grant Relief	163	6.1%
Voluntary Departure	644	24.1%
Other Closure	5	0.2%
Credible Fear - not found	43	1.6%
Credible Fear - found	8	0.3%
Reasonable Fear - not found	74	2.8%
Withholding Only - relief not granted	34	1.3%
Witholding Only - other	19	0.7%
Asylum Only - other	6	0.2%
Reasonable Fear - found	3	0.1%
Withholding Only - relief granted	8	0.3%
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.

Court and U.S. annual outcomes

Exact aggregate fiscal-year counts

Fiscal year	Tacoma Immigration Court cases (N)	Tacoma Immigration Court any relief	Tacoma Immigration Court denied	U.S. any relief	U.S. denied
FY2021	97	22.7%	77.3%	43.9%	56.1%
FY2022	103	52.4%	47.6%	51.1%	48.9%
FY2023	159	35.8%	64.2%	53.0%	47.0%
FY2024	183	29.0%	71.0%	51.1%	48.9%
FY2025	381	13.6%	86.4%	30.7%	69.3%
FY2026	326	9.8%	90.2%	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.

Tacoma Immigration Court · primary

Physical address: 1623 East J Street, Suite 3 Tacoma, WA 98421
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Main phone: (253) 779-6020
General inquiries: Tacoma.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: The Northwest ICE Processing Center is located in the industrial area near downtown Tacoma. Street parking is limited, and there is no
Public transit: public transit accessibility in the immediate area. The Tacoma Dome Station is located one mile from the detention center.
Building access: This immigration court is located in a Department of Homeland Security controlled detention facility. For information about the facility, including entry, please visit the Northwest ICE Processing Center website.
Security instructions: All visitors to the Northwest ICE Processing Center building are required to check in and sign-in with the lobby officer. Everyone must also undergo a security screening in the building lobby area. All items are subject to manual inspection if deemed necessary. Visitors will pass through a metal detector machine and are subject to additional screening if deemed necessary. Everyone must have valid photo identification. 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: (253) 779-6020
General inquiries: Tacoma.Immigration.Court@usdoj.gov
Asylum EAD Clock contact: Asylum.Clock.Tacoma@usdoj.gov
EOIR case-information phone: (800) 898-7180

Building access

This immigration court is located in a Department of Homeland Security controlled detention facility. For information about the facility, including entry, please visit the Northwest ICE Processing Center website.

Security instructions

All visitors to the Northwest ICE Processing Center building are required to check in and sign-in with the lobby officer. Everyone must also undergo a security screening in the building lobby area. All items are subject to manual inspection if deemed necessary. Visitors will pass through a metal detector machine and are subject to additional screening if deemed necessary. Everyone must have valid photo identification. 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

Tammy L. Fitting
Charles N. Floyd
John C. Odell
Joshua D. Rosen
Ferdinand Lugo Ortiz

Temporary immigration judges

Traci Winder (temporary assignment)

ACIJ: Theresa M. Scala
Backup ACIJ: Irene C
Court administrator: Joe Neifert (Acting)

Jurisdiction and other hearing locations

Administrative-control jurisdiction

Assigned responsibility: SEATTLE, WA - DHS DISTRICT OFFICE (including any sub-offices)Alaska Department of CorrectionsEastern Oregon Corrections (Pendleton)Marion County Correctional FacilityOregon State Penitentiary (Salem)Idaho Department of CorrectionsMontana Department of Corrections Other hearing locations: Immigration Court

Other hearing locations

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 Theresa Scala (TSC)

Webex/internet hearing: Join EOIR Webex ↗

Telephonic access code: 199 633 9047

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

Tammy Fitting (TLF)

Webex/internet hearing: Join EOIR Webex ↗

Telephonic access code: 199 389 6019

Direct EOIR source ↗ · verified 2026-08-18

Charles Floyd (CNF)

Webex/internet hearing: Join EOIR Webex ↗

Telephonic access code: 199 551 6656

Direct EOIR source ↗ · verified 2026-08-18

John Odell (JCO)

Webex/internet hearing: Join EOIR Webex ↗

Telephonic access code: 199 595 6691

Direct EOIR source ↗ · verified 2026-08-18

Ferdinand Lugo Ortiz (FJO)

Webex/internet hearing: Join EOIR Webex ↗

Telephonic access code: 2828 047 6184

Direct EOIR source ↗ · verified 2026-08-18

Joshua D. Rosen (JOR)

Webex/internet hearing: Join EOIR Webex ↗

Telephonic access code: 2829 213 1350

Direct EOIR source ↗ · verified 2026-08-18

Traci Winder (TIW)

Webex/internet hearing: Join EOIR Webex ↗

Telephonic access code: 2822 512 4650

Direct EOIR source ↗ · verified 2026-08-18