What is Judge Kalin Ivany's background?
EOIR's notice says that Kalin Ivany was appointed in November 2023. Judge Ivany earned a Bachelor of Arts in 2004 from Walla Walla University and a Juris Doctor in 2008 from the University of Denver Sturm College of Law. From 2010 to 2023, she 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 Denver, Colorado. From 2009 to 2010, she practiced immigration law with the Perretta Law Office in West Jordan, Utah. From 2008 to 2009, she served as an attorney advisor at the Salt Lake City Immigration Court, entering on duty through the Attorney General’s Honors Program.
What does TRAC report about Judge Kalin Ivany'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 Kalin Ivany decided 757 asylum cases at Bloomington Immigration Court and denied 86.8 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 Kalin Ivany 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 Fort Snelling Immigration Court. The relationship is recorded as listed 2026-10-20; it may include supervisory coverage rather than a merits-hearing assignment.