What is Judge Tyler Wood's background?
EOIR's notice says that Tyler Wood was appointed in November 2023. Judge Wood earned a Bachelor of Science in 2006 from Truman State University, a Master of Science in 2008 from the University of Missouri-Kansas City, and a Juris Doctor in 2011 from the University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Law. From 2015 to 2023, he served as an assistant chief counsel with the Office of the Principal Legal Advisor (OPLA), U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), Department of Homeland Security (DHS), in Denver. In 2015, he was an associate attorney with Senter Goldfarb & Rice LLC in Denver. From 2012 to 2015, he served as an assistant chief counsel, OPLA, ICE, DHS, in Arlington, Virginia. From 2011 to 2012, he served as a presidential management fellow with the Office of Biometric Identity Management in Arlington and then with OPLA, ICE, DHS, in Washington, D.C.
What does TRAC report about Judge Tyler Wood'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 Tyler Wood decided 594 asylum cases at Denver Immigration Court and denied 82.5 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 Tyler Wood 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 Denver Immigration Court. The relationship is recorded as listed 2026-10-20; it may include supervisory coverage rather than a merits-hearing assignment.