# Michael W. Straus

Former Immigration Judge · [Hartford Immigration Court](/kyj/court/ct/hartford-immigration-court)

## Michael W. Straus at a glance

Current role

Former Immigration Judge

Court

[Hartford Immigration Court](/kyj/court/ct/hartford-immigration-court)

Jurisdiction

Connecticut · Federal

Judicial service

Former

Historical EOIR data

## Outcomes at a glance

Total outcomes

29,956

Relief granted

3,755 12.5%

Denied / removal ordered

18,743 62.6%

Other / procedural

7,458 24.9%

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

## Biography

### Professional career

- Attorney, INS Los Angeles (1985–1988) Private practice, Barst & Shusterman (1988–1993) Senior adjudications officer & acting branch chief, INS Washington, D.C. (1993–1997) Counsel to the Chief Immigration Judge (1997–2000) Immigration Judge, Hartford (2000–present)

### Education


### Additional information

- Appointed in August 2000 after prior roles with the Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS) and as counsel to the Chief Immigration Judge.
- Michael W. Straus serves as an Immigration Judge in Hartford, Connecticut.
- Bar Membership: California Bar.

## Sources

Identity source checked October 6, 2026 .

### DOJ EOIR current immigration judge directory

Identity source · HTML · Source checked October 6, 2026

[Public Records & Data Use](/public-records-data-use) · [Corrections policy](/corrections)

## Courtroom rules

[Official EOIR hearing and filing instructions](https://www.justice.gov/eoir/policy-manual-eoir)