Immigration judge

Michelle Kahan

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Public EOIR asylum decision statistics

Status
active
Data source
EOIR Case Data

Grant rate

31.0%

343 / 1107

Total decisions

1107

Merits decision sample in current public statistics

Grant rate

31.0%

Grants: 343

Denial rate

69.0%

Denials: 764

Other relief rate

0.0%

Other relief: 0

Judge profile

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Michelle C. Kahan was appointed as an Immigration Judge to begin hearing cases in March 2022. Judge Kahan earned a Bachelor of Arts in 1983 from the School of International Service of The American University and a Juris Doctor in 1986 from The Delaware Law School of Widener University. From 1994 to 2022, she served as a Judicial Hearing Officer for the Court of Common Pleas of York County, Pennsylvania. From 1997 to 2022, she was a solo practitioner in York, Pennsylvania. From 1992 to 1997, she was a Shareholder/Managing Attorney in the law firm of Wolfson & Kahan PC, in York, Pennsylvania. From 1987 to 1991, she was an Attorney in the law firm of Wolfson & Blackwell PC, in York, Pennsylvania. From 1985 to 1986, she served as a Judicial Law Clerk for the Honorable M. Joseph Melody, Jr. of the Court of Common Pleas of Chester County, Pennsylvania. Judge Kahan is a member of the Pennsylvania Bar.

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Source: TRAC Judge Report · View original report

Outcome distribution

Grants343 / 1107
Denials764 / 1107
Other relief0 / 1107

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Brazil

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Total decisions

695

Grants

162

Denials

533

Grant rate: 23.3%Denial rate: 76.7%

Ecuador

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Total decisions

87

Grants

36

Denials

51

Grant rate: 41.4%Denial rate: 58.6%

Colombia

Sufficient sample
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Total decisions

71

Grants

21

Denials

50

Grant rate: 29.6%Denial rate: 70.4%

Guatemala

Sufficient sample
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Total decisions

67

Grants

29

Denials

38

Grant rate: 43.3%Denial rate: 56.7%

Spain

Sufficient sample
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Total decisions

48

Grants

16

Denials

32

Grant rate: 33.3%Denial rate: 66.7%

Honduras

Sufficient sample
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Total decisions

32

Grants

18

Denials

14

Grant rate: 56.3%Denial rate: 43.8%

Haiti

Moderate sample
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Total decisions

17

Grants

3

Denials

14

Grant rate: 17.6%Denial rate: 82.4%

Democratic Republic Of Congo

Moderate sample
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Total decisions

11

Grants

8

Denials

3

Grant rate: 72.7%Denial rate: 27.3%

India

Moderate sample
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Total decisions

11

Grants

8

Denials

3

Grant rate: 72.7%Denial rate: 27.3%

Russia

Small sample
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Total decisions

7

Grants

7

Denials

0

Grant rate: 100.0%Denial rate: 0.0%

Bulgaria

Small sample
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Total decisions

6

Grants

6

Denials

0

Grant rate: 100.0%Denial rate: 0.0%

Angola

Small sample
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Total decisions

5

Grants

4

Denials

1

Grant rate: 80.0%Denial rate: 20.0%

Peru

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Total decisions

5

Grants

1

Denials

4

Grant rate: 20.0%Denial rate: 80.0%

Turkiye

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Total decisions

5

Grants

4

Denials

1

Grant rate: 80.0%Denial rate: 20.0%

Côte d’Ivoire

Small sample
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Total decisions

4

Grants

1

Denials

3

Grant rate: 25.0%Denial rate: 75.0%

Mexico

Small sample
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Total decisions

4

Grants

0

Denials

4

Grant rate: 0.0%Denial rate: 100.0%

Nicaragua

Small sample
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Total decisions

4

Grants

2

Denials

2

Grant rate: 50.0%Denial rate: 50.0%

Guinea

Small sample
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Total decisions

3

Grants

3

Denials

0

Grant rate: 100.0%Denial rate: 0.0%

Jamaica

Small sample
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Total decisions

3

Grants

0

Denials

3

Grant rate: 0.0%Denial rate: 100.0%

Switzerland

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Total decisions

3

Grants

2

Denials

1

Grant rate: 66.7%Denial rate: 33.3%

These statistics come from public EOIR data. They reflect historical statistics only, are not legal advice, and cannot predict any individual case outcome.

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