What is Judge Ryan Byers's background?
EOIR's notice says that Ryan Byers was appointed in August 2026. Judge Byers earned a Bachelor of Arts in 2019 from Gonzaga University, summa cum laude, and a Juris Doctor in 2022 from Liberty University School of Law. From September 2025 to August 2026, he served as counsel with the Office of the Principal Legal Advisor, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Department of Homeland Security, in Seattle. From February 2024 to September 2025, he served as an assistant state attorney in the Escambia County State Attorney’s Office in Pensacola, Florida. From April 2023 to January 2024, he worked as an associate attorney for Goldstein Law Group PA in Plantation, Florida. From August 2022 to March 2023, he served as an assistant state attorney in the Escambia County State Attorney’s Office in Pensacola, Florida.
What the official record establishes
The source lists the name Ryan Byers 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 Concord Immigration Court. The relationship is recorded as listed 2026-10-20; it may include supervisory coverage rather than a merits-hearing assignment.
No outcome or personal-profile claims
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