# Colin Johnson Immigration Judge · [Kansas City Immigration Court](/kyj/court/mo/kansas-city-immigration-court) Last updated October 7, 2026 ## Colin Johnson at a glance Current role Immigration Judge Court [Kansas City Immigration Court](/kyj/court/mo/kansas-city-immigration-court) Jurisdiction Missouri · Federal Judicial service Active Historical EOIR data ## Outcomes at a glance Total outcomes 9,372 Relief granted 121 1.3% Denied / removal ordered 5,263 56.2% Other / procedural 3,988 42.6% National comparison for this selection: 9,249,024 outcomes; 10.0% relief granted; 52.0% denied / removal ordered; 38.0% other / procedural. Methodology and sources These are proceeding outcomes, not asylum application statistics. Completion years use EOIR COMP_DATE; 2026 contains partial-year data. Relief granted, denied / removal ordered and other / procedural exhaust the recorded outcomes. Groups of one are included. Historical outcomes do not establish a current assignment. Counts describe recorded cases and do not predict an individual's result. [Official EOIR case data](https://fileshare.eoir.justice.gov/EOIR%20Case%20Data.zip) · Source date: Tue, 01 Sep 2026 14:14:27 GMT Asylum decisions and other statistics ## Analytics Published EOIR records include 622 asylum outcomes associated with this judge. Asylum was granted in 68 (10.9%) and denied in 475 (76.4%); 79 were other or procedural outcomes. [Explore analytics](#analytics) ## Biography ### Professional career - Selected as an immigration judge by Attorney General William P. Barr in March 2020 and currently serves at the Kansas City Immigration Court - From 2007 to 2020, he was assistant chief counsel at the Office of Chief Counsel, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Department of Homeland Security, in Fort Snelling, Minnesota, and also held the role of a special assistant U.S. attorney from 2010 to 2012 - He held the role of a judge advocate for the 1st Infantry Division at Fort Riley, Kansas, from 2001 to 2007, acting as both a criminal prosecutor and defense counsel, and completed a one-year deployment to Iraq from 2003 to 2004 - Judge Colin P. Johnson is a highly experienced legal professional with a background in military law, federal prosecution, and immigration enforcement - His tenure as an immigration judge reflects a relatively high denial rate for asylum claims, consistent with the Kansas City Immigration Court’s overall patterns, and he continues to serve in this capacity adjudicating complex immigration matters ### Education - Juris Doctor in 2001, both from Hamline University and Hamline University School of Law, respectively ### Additional information - From 2020 through the first 11 months of 2025, Judge Johnson decided 328 asylum claims on their merits, granting asylum in 59 cases, granting other forms of relief in 22 cases, and denying relief in 247 cases. - Bachelor of Arts in 1998 - He is a member of the Minnesota State Bar ## Sources Identity source checked August 19, 2026 . Biography sources checked August 19, 2026 . ### DOJ EOIR current immigration judge directory Identity source · HTML · Source checked August 19, 2026 ### EOIR Policy Manual, Part II, Chapter 2.1 - Delivery and Receipt Courtwide source · HTML · Source checked July 30, 2026 ### EOIR Policy Manual, Part II, Chapter 2.3 - Documents ### EOIR Policy Manual, Part II, Chapter 3.10 - Interpreters ### EOIR Policy Manual, Part II, Chapter 3.11 - Courtroom Decorum ### EOIR Policy Manual, Part II, Chapter 3.12 - Electronic Devices ### EOIR Policy Manual, Part II, Chapter 3.15 - Individual Calendar Hearing ### Find an Immigration Court and Access Internet-Based Hearings ### Current EOIR official staff directory Current EOIR Official Staff Directory source · HTML · Source checked October 7, 2026 [Public Records & Data Use](/public-records-data-use) · [Corrections policy](/corrections) ## Published courtroom rules ### Shared court rules - [EOIR Practice Manual 2.1 — Delivery and Receipt](https://knowjudges.com/courtroom-rules/national-shared-set-c9195b4f0bba01a19aa8df41) — Immigration Court proceedings only, not BIA or OCAHO. Preserve chapter-specific proceeding limits. Section-specific exceptions, waivers, later amendments and case orders remain applicable. This is a source excerpt, not an exhaustive statement of the rule. [Official source](https://www.justice.gov/eoir/policy-manual-eoir/part-II/icpm/chapter-2-1). Collected 2026-10-27. - [EOIR Practice Manual 3.11 — Courtroom Decorum](https://knowjudges.com/courtroom-rules/national-shared-set-8d8e8e8bf80478864645291a) — Immigration Court proceedings only, not BIA or OCAHO. Preserve chapter-specific proceeding limits. Section-specific exceptions, waivers, later amendments and case orders remain applicable. This is a source excerpt, not an exhaustive statement of the rule. [Official source](https://www.justice.gov/eoir/policy-manual-eoir/part-II/icpm/chapter-3-11). Collected 2026-10-27. - [EOIR Practice Manual 2.3 — Documents](https://knowjudges.com/courtroom-rules/national-shared-set-53ee093be24c18a5d1a93046) — Immigration Court proceedings only, not BIA or OCAHO. Preserve chapter-specific proceeding limits. Section-specific exceptions, waivers, later amendments and case orders remain applicable. This is a source excerpt, not an exhaustive statement of the rule. [Official source](https://www.justice.gov/eoir/policy-manual-eoir/part-II/icpm/chapter-2-3). Collected 2026-10-27.