# Damona Taef Hakiman Immigration Judge · [Denver Immigration Court](/kyj/court/co/denver-immigration-court) Last updated October 25, 2026 ## Damona Taef Hakiman at a glance Current role Immigration Judge Court [Denver Immigration Court](/kyj/court/co/denver-immigration-court) Jurisdiction Colorado · Federal Judicial service Active Historical EOIR data ## Outcomes at a glance Total outcomes 327 Relief granted 21 6.4% Denied / removal ordered 252 77.1% Other / procedural 54 16.5% 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 79 asylum outcomes associated with this judge. Asylum was granted in 15 (19.0%) and denied in 64 (81.0%); 0 were other or procedural outcomes. [Explore analytics](#analytics) ## Biography ### Professional career - During that time, from October 2024 until April 2026, she served as a Homeland Security Investigations embedded attorney, OPLA, ICE, DHS - assistant chief counsel with the Office of the Principal Legal Advisor (OPLA), U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), Department of Homeland Security (DHS), in Phoenix (September 2017–April 2026) - deputy county attorney with the Maricopa County Attorney’s Office in Phoenix (December 2016–May 2017) ### Education - University at Buffalo Law School — J.D. (2007) - Judge Hakiman earned an Honors Bachelor of Arts and Science in 2004 from the University of Toronto - Honors B.A.Sc., 2004, University of Toronto ### Additional information - Appointed to begin hearing cases in May 2026 at Denver Immigration Court. - October 2024-April 2026 included a detail as an HSI embedded attorney - October 2010-November 2014: Founder and principal, Taef Law Firm PLLC, Dallas - From October 2010 to November 2014, she founded and served as principal of Taef Law Firm PLLC in Dallas. - From May 2009 to February 2011, she was a staff attorney at Mosaic Family Services in Dallas. - Judge Hakiman is a member of the State Bar of Arizona. ## 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.