Immigration court
Adelanto, CA Immigration Court
20 judges · CA
EOIR data through Sep 1, 2026 · updated monthly
- 4,101
- Granted
- 75,536
- Denied
- 20
- Judges
Distribution
How this court's judges compare
At Adelanto, CA, 20 judges range from 2.5% to 38.2%.
Each judge's all-time EOIR decided outcomes across every court they have served in: granted ÷ (granted + denied). Judges now based at this court with at least 100 decided cases. A historical pattern — not a prediction for any case.
The 2026-09-01 snapshot shows a 5.1% historical asylum grant rate for Adelanto, CA Immigration Court, based on 4,101 grants and 75,536 denials (79,637 decided outcomes).
The Adelanto, CA Immigration Court has an overall asylum approval rate of 5.1% across 79,637 decided cases. The court has 20 immigration judges. Data sourced from EOIR (Executive Office for Immigration Review).
How to Interpret This Court's Data
The Adelanto, CA Immigration Court has an overall asylum grant rate of 5.1% in the current AsylumTracker dataset. Court-level statistics aggregate judges and cases assigned to that court, so the court average can differ sharply from any one judge's profile.
High-volume judge profiles at this court include Nickerson, William J., JR. (27,667 total cases), Vicars, Robert O., JR. (14,343 total cases), and Laurent, Scott (9,089 total cases). The largest nationality groups shown for this court include Mexico (5,531 decided, 2.4% grant rate), Guatemala (1,023 decided, 2.0% grant rate), and El Salvador (761 decided, 6.0% grant rate).
Asylum grant rate is calculated as granted / (granted + denied). Procedural outcomes are separated so users can distinguish merits decisions from docket-management outcomes.
This page uses public EOIR records last updated 2026-09-01. The data is informational and should not be treated as legal advice or a prediction for any individual case.
Read how EOIR data works or learn how to compare asylum approval rates.
Areas Served by This Court
Based on the official EOIR ZIP-code assignment, the Adelanto, CA Immigration Court is the assigned filing location for 1 ZIP codes. Main cities by state:
CA — Adelanto
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Judges at This Court
| Judge | Approval Rate | Granted | Denied | Decided |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nickerson, William J., JR. | 3.4% | 845 | 23,959 | 24,804 |
| Vicars, Robert O., JR. | 4.1% | 504 | 11,928 | 12,432 |
| Laurent, Scott | 8.0% | 605 | 6,981 | 7,586 |
| Maury, Carlos E. | 20.1% | 831 | 3,303 | 4,134 |
| Left, James M. | 11.0% | 477 | 3,854 | 4,331 |
| Kilroy, Michael A. | 2.7% | 113 | 4,016 | 4,129 |
| Halperin, Ravit R. | 3.4% | 95 | 2,700 | 2,795 |
| Badrinath, Vikram | 37.3% | 929 | 1,563 | 2,492 |
| White, Curtis G. | 10.4% | 183 | 1,570 | 1,753 |
| Depowell, Bryan E. | 5.1% | 73 | 1,355 | 1,428 |
| White, Ted A. | 3.2% | 37 | 1,121 | 1,158 |
| Barrett, Patrick D. | 2.5% | 29 | 1,113 | 1,142 |
| Mullins, Katie G. | 3.6% | 40 | 1,061 | 1,101 |
| Bjornerud, Maria | 38.2% | 138 | 223 | 361 |
| Flagg, Darin | 3.6% | 7 | 187 | 194 |
| Bales, Eric C. | 7.0% | 15 | 199 | 214 |
| Brent, Jonathan Masaji. | 14.5% | 27 | 159 | 186 |
| O'Neil, Robert C. | 4.6% | 7 | 144 | 151 |
| Hyatt, Kiley | 16.7% | 17 | 85 | 102 |
| Carr, Brent A. | 6.5% | 7 | 101 | 108 |
Approval Rate by Nationality
| Nationality | Approval Rate | Granted | Denied | Decided |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mexico | 2.4% | 134 | 5,397 | 5,531 |
| Guatemala | 2.0% | 20 | 1,003 | 1,023 |
| El Salvador | 6.0% | 46 | 715 | 761 |
| Honduras | 2.5% | 13 | 503 | 516 |
| Colombia | 1.6% | 6 | 368 | 374 |
| India | 3.4% | 10 | 283 | 293 |
| Venezuela | 6.1% | 16 | 245 | 261 |
| Nicaragua | 5.8% | 14 | 229 | 243 |
| Cameroon | 72.8% | 174 | 65 | 239 |
| Cuba | 13.0% | 28 | 187 | 215 |
| China | 7.6% | 16 | 194 | 210 |
| Russia | 32.9% | 47 | 96 | 143 |
| Peru | 1.6% | 2 | 123 | 125 |
| Ecuador | 2.0% | 2 | 100 | 102 |
| Vietnam | 11.3% | 11 | 86 | 97 |
| Romania | 1.1% | 1 | 94 | 95 |
| Philippines | 1.2% | 1 | 84 | 85 |
| Armenia | 18.0% | 11 | 50 | 61 |
| Haiti | 5.8% | 3 | 49 | 52 |
| Brazil | 2.3% | 1 | 43 | 44 |
| Jamaica | 7.7% | 3 | 36 | 39 |
| Dominican Republic | 2.6% | 1 | 37 | 38 |
| Belize | 0.0% | 0 | 37 | 37 |
| Iran | 48.5% | 16 | 17 | 33 |
| Unknown Nationality | 6.7% | 2 | 28 | 30 |
| Turkey | 7.4% | 2 | 25 | 27 |
| Cambodia | 28.0% | 7 | 18 | 25 |
| Chile | 0.0% | 0 | 22 | 22 |
| Afghanistan | 68.4% | 13 | 6 | 19 |
| Laos | 5.6% | 1 | 17 | 18 |
| Jordan | 0.0% | 0 | 17 | 17 |
| Uzbekistan | 6.2% | 1 | 15 | 16 |
| Mauritania | 26.7% | 4 | 11 | 15 |
| Ukraine | 13.3% | 2 | 13 | 15 |
| Kirghizia (Kyrgyzstan) | 14.3% | 2 | 12 | 14 |
| South Korea | 0.0% | 0 | 12 | 12 |
| Nigeria | 0.0% | 0 | 12 | 12 |
| Pakistan | 8.3% | 1 | 11 | 12 |
| Georgia | 27.3% | 3 | 8 | 11 |
| Nepal | 0.0% | 0 | 11 | 11 |
| Egypt | 10.0% | 1 | 9 | 10 |
| Eritrea | 55.6% | 5 | 4 | 9 |
| Tajikistan (Tadzhik) | 0.0% | 0 | 9 | 9 |
| Canada | 0.0% | 0 | 8 | 8 |
| Bahamas | 0.0% | 0 | 8 | 8 |
| Bangladesh | 42.9% | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| Kazakhstan | 0.0% | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| Morocco | 0.0% | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| Somalia | 28.6% | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| Bolivia | 0.0% | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| Costa Rica | 0.0% | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| Democratic Republic Of Congo | 20.0% | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| Ethiopia | 60.0% | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| United Kingdom | 20.0% | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| Ghana | 0.0% | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Argentina | 0.0% | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Israel | 0.0% | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Panama | 0.0% | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Thailand | 0.0% | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Sri Lanka | 100.0% | 1 | 0 | 1 |