What is Judge Dennis Ryan's background?
EOIR's notice says that Dennis Ryan was appointed in November 2023. Judge Ryan earned a Bachelor of Arts in 2009 from Loyola College in Maryland and a Juris Doctor in 2013 from the Catholic University of America, Columbus School of Law. From 2020 to 2023, he served as an assistant chief counsel with the Office of the Principal Legal Advisor, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Department of Homeland Security, in New York City. From 2018 to 2020, he served as assistant corporation counsel with the New York City Office of Corporation Counsel. From 2013 to 2018, he served as an assistant district attorney with the Nassau County District Attorney’s Office on Long Island, New York.
What does TRAC report about Judge Dennis Ryan's asylum decisions?
TRAC, a research center that began at Syracuse University, reports that for FY 2021 - 2026 (data covers the first 9 months of fiscal year 2026), Judge Dennis Ryan decided 384 asylum cases at Newark Immigration Court and denied 67.2 percent, based on its report of Aug 27, 2026. These are past figures for one court. They do not predict your case, which turns on your facts, evidence, nationality and representation, and TRAC cautions against simple comparisons between judges at different courts. Read the full report at TRAC, and talk to a lawyer about your own case.
What the official record establishes
The source lists the name Dennis Ryan in 1 alphabetical row. The recorded title is Immigration Judge. The record is not an appointment history or an employment certification.
Dated court associations
EOIR’s court-specific tables associate this entry with Newark Immigration Court. The relationship is recorded as listed 2026-10-20; it may include supervisory coverage rather than a merits-hearing assignment.