# Irma Diaz Immigration Judge · [Hyattsville Immigration Court](/kyj/court/md/hyattsville-immigration-court) Last updated October 25, 2026 ## Irma Diaz at a glance Current role Immigration Judge Court [Hyattsville Immigration Court](/kyj/court/md/hyattsville-immigration-court) Jurisdiction Maryland · Federal Judicial service Active Historical EOIR data ## Outcomes at a glance Total outcomes 2,647 Relief granted 212 8.0% Denied / removal ordered 2,182 82.4% Other / procedural 253 9.6% 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 1,056 asylum outcomes associated with this judge. Asylum was granted in 98 (9.3%) and denied in 930 (88.1%); 28 were other or procedural outcomes. [Explore analytics](#analytics) ## Biography ### Professional career - Immigration judge appointed in November 2024 to the Hyattsville, Maryland Immigration Court, with a record showing an 86.7% asylum denial rate from FY 2021–Q3 2026 - The U.S. Department of Justice’s Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR) announced Judge Diaz’s appointment on November 1, 2024, to begin hearing cases in November 2024 - Legal career: 2014–2016: Immigration attorney, Westchester Hispanic Coalition (now Make the Road New York) 2016–2022: Immigration attorney; partner at Anayancy Housman (previously Housman & Diaz) 2022–2024: Assistant Chief Counsel, Office of the Principal Legal Advisor, U.S. ICE, Los Fresnos, TX - Captain, U.S. Army Reserves, Judge Advocate General’s Corps (2015–2023), including legal assistance in Fort Dix, NJ, and trial defense counsel in Hamilton, NY - Immigration attorney; partner at Anayancy Housman (formerly Housman & Diaz) (2016–2022) ### Education - Pace University’s Elisabeth Haub School of Law, White Plains, NY — J.D. (2013) - B.S in Criminal Justice — John Jay College of Criminal Justice, New York — 2004 ### Additional information - She is admitted to the bars of New Jersey, New York, and Texas ## 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 ### Find an Immigration Court and Access Internet-Based Hearings Judge Specific source · HTML · Source checked September 14, 2026 ### 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.