# Kathleen E. Byrne Immigration Judge · [Hyattsville Immigration Court](/kyj/court/md/hyattsville-immigration-court) Last updated October 25, 2026 ## Kathleen E. Byrne 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 180 Relief granted 18 10.0% Denied / removal ordered 152 84.4% Other / procedural 10 5.6% 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 88 asylum outcomes associated with this judge. Asylum was granted in 12 (13.6%) and denied in 76 (86.4%); 0 were other or procedural outcomes. [Explore analytics](#analytics) ## Biography ### Professional career - Immigration judge assigned to the Hyattsville, Maryland Immigration Court, appointed in June 2026 by the Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR) - an assistant chief counsel with the Office of the Principal Legal Advisor, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Department of Homeland Security, in Jacksonville, Florida — November 2025–May 2026 - a hearing examiner with the Office of Zoning and Administrative Hearings (OZAH) for Montgomery County, Maryland, and — May 2024–November 2025, she also served as the director of OZAH — August 2022–November 2025 - From April 2011 to July 2022, she served first as deputy assistant commissioner and then assistant commissioner for the Code Enforcement Legal Section with the Department of Housing and Community Development for the City of Baltimore, and from January 2021 to July 2022, she also served as the acting executive director with Board of Zoning and Municipal Appeals for the City of Baltimore - associate with Hyatt and Weber PA and the Arthur Law Group LLC in Annapolis, Maryland (October 2006–June 2010) - attorney with Anne Arundel County, Maryland, the City of Baltimore, and the Department of the Army in Fort Meade, Maryland (November 2000–September 2006) ### Education - University of Maryland School of Law — J.D. (1999) - University of Maryland University College — B.S. (1996) ### Additional information - EOIR announced Byrne among 39 newly appointed immigration judges and 6 temporary immigration judges in June 2026 - the executive director of the U.S. Green Building Council, Maryland Chapter, in Baltimore — June 2010–April 2011 - From August 1999 through May 2000, she clerked for the Honorable James J. Lombardi in the Circuit Court for Prince George’s County, Maryland - Judge Byrne is a member of the Maryland State Bar Association - As an immigration judge, she adjudicates cases involving immigration law, including asylum, removal, and other relief requests, under the authority of the U.S. Department of Justice’s EOIR ## 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.