# Tyler Wood Immigration Judge · [Denver Immigration Court](/kyj/court/co/denver-immigration-court) Last updated October 7, 2026 ## Tyler Wood 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 7,207 Relief granted 110 1.5% Denied / removal ordered 4,817 66.8% Other / procedural 2,280 31.6% 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 694 asylum outcomes associated with this judge. Asylum was granted in 65 (9.4%) and denied in 592 (85.3%); 37 were other or procedural outcomes. [Explore analytics](#analytics) ## Biography ### Professional career ### Education - University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Law — J.D. (2011) - B.S. — Truman State University, a Master of Science in 2008, (2006) ### Additional information - Officially appointed as an immigration judge in November 2023 and began hearing cases in Denver, Colorado. - He then held the role of assistant chief counsel for OPLA in Arlington, Virginia (2012–2015), and later in Denver (2015–2023). - He also worked briefly in private practice as an associate attorney in Denver in 2015. - He began his legal career as a presidential management fellow with the Office of Biometric Identity Management and the Office of the Principal Legal Advisor (OPLA), U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), in Washington, D.C. (2011–2012). - Part of the federal immigration court system, which currently faces a significant backlog, with over 77,500 pending cases in Denver alone. - Judge Wood is a member of the Missouri Bar. - One high-profile case involved Sgt. - Jose Barco, a decorated U.S. veteran facing deportation. - Judge Wood denied Barco’s motions for relief, including asylum, and ordered his removal, highlighting the judge’s strict approach to relief applications. - This case drew national attention due to Barco’s military service and criminal history. ## 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.