Immigration court
Santa Ana, CA Immigration Court
22 judges · CA
EOIR data through Sep 1, 2026 · updated monthly
- 5,345
- Granted
- 50,998
- Denied
- 22
- Judges
Distribution
How this court's judges compare
At Santa Ana, CA, 22 judges range from 0.0% to 22.3%.
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 9.5% historical asylum grant rate for Santa Ana, CA Immigration Court, based on 5,345 grants and 50,998 denials (56,343 decided outcomes).
The Santa Ana, CA Immigration Court has an overall asylum approval rate of 9.5% across 56,343 decided cases. The court has 22 immigration judges. Data sourced from EOIR (Executive Office for Immigration Review).
How to Interpret This Court's Data
The Santa Ana, CA Immigration Court has an overall asylum grant rate of 9.5% 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 Francis, Leon J. (4,725 total cases), Hsu, Lily C (4,680 total cases), and Rothschild, Jerome M., JR. (4,229 total cases). The largest nationality groups shown for this court include Mexico (16,562 decided, 3.6% grant rate), Colombia (6,878 decided, 1.9% grant rate), and Guatemala (6,708 decided, 1.8% 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 Santa Ana, CA Immigration Court is the assigned filing location for 270 ZIP codes. Main cities by state:
CA — Irvine, Riverside, Anaheim, San Bernardino, Santa Ana, Garden Grove, Orange, Corona, Fullerton, Huntington Beach, Menifee, Moreno Valley, Newport Beach, Rancho Cucamonga, Covina and 155 more cities
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Judges at This Court
| Judge | Approval Rate | Granted | Denied | Decided |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Francis, Leon J. | 9.8% | 422 | 3,894 | 4,316 |
| Hsu, Lily C | 10.6% | 460 | 3,868 | 4,328 |
| Rothschild, Jerome M., JR. | 9.1% | 339 | 3,395 | 3,734 |
| Hom, Howard C. | 14.8% | 572 | 3,281 | 3,853 |
| Piepmeier, Kristin | 3.0% | 106 | 3,445 | 3,551 |
| Fishkin, Andrew | 15.1% | 506 | 2,850 | 3,356 |
| Walker, Nathaniel B. | 7.0% | 232 | 3,068 | 3,300 |
| Simmons, Gregory L. | 10.7% | 320 | 2,678 | 2,998 |
| Norregard, Aggie | 5.5% | 173 | 2,973 | 3,146 |
| Noche, Joyce | 14.9% | 447 | 2,552 | 2,999 |
| Huang, Jonathan | 5.5% | 161 | 2,788 | 2,949 |
| Lee, Wilbur | 7.5% | 194 | 2,397 | 2,591 |
| Ghasri, Iman | 8.1% | 222 | 2,535 | 2,757 |
| Tadros-Ibarra, Terese | 14.0% | 344 | 2,111 | 2,455 |
| McFadden, Anita | 7.4% | 191 | 2,373 | 2,564 |
| Waterloo, Jason R. | 22.3% | 429 | 1,496 | 1,925 |
| Libeu, Heather | 6.8% | 131 | 1,789 | 1,920 |
| McNary, Christopher D. | 8.7% | 136 | 1,436 | 1,572 |
| Margolin, Daren K. | 11.7% | 22 | 166 | 188 |
| Wells, Nicole I. | 6.0% | 13 | 204 | 217 |
| Stephan, Paul E. | 0.0% | 0 | 214 | 214 |
| Fan, Terexa | 0.5% | 1 | 183 | 184 |
Roster entries without a usable profile denominator: Visiting Judge 16, Visiting Judge 19, Visiting Judge 21, Visiting Judge 22, Visiting Judge 26, Visiting Judge 18, Visiting Judge 28. They are excluded from the rate table above.
Approval Rate by Nationality
| Nationality | Approval Rate | Granted | Denied | Decided |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mexico | 3.6% | 602 | 15,960 | 16,562 |
| Colombia | 1.9% | 131 | 6,747 | 6,878 |
| Guatemala | 1.8% | 121 | 6,587 | 6,708 |
| Nicaragua | 6.6% | 401 | 5,691 | 6,092 |
| China | 37.4% | 1,166 | 1,949 | 3,115 |
| Venezuela | 4.2% | 99 | 2,269 | 2,368 |
| Honduras | 2.2% | 49 | 2,155 | 2,204 |
| El Salvador | 5.9% | 122 | 1,958 | 2,080 |
| Peru | 1.7% | 34 | 1,961 | 1,995 |
| India | 19.2% | 346 | 1,453 | 1,799 |
| Russia | 50.4% | 630 | 619 | 1,249 |
| Romania | 1.7% | 14 | 798 | 812 |
| Ecuador | 0.8% | 5 | 608 | 613 |
| Egypt | 71.5% | 279 | 111 | 390 |
| Turkey | 40.5% | 128 | 188 | 316 |
| Iran | 76.5% | 224 | 69 | 293 |
| Vietnam | 12.3% | 25 | 179 | 204 |
| Indonesia | 66.7% | 130 | 65 | 195 |
| Syria | 54.2% | 91 | 77 | 168 |
| Philippines | 28.1% | 41 | 105 | 146 |
| Jordan | 27.2% | 34 | 91 | 125 |
| Kazakhstan | 33.9% | 38 | 74 | 112 |
| Cuba | 15.3% | 17 | 94 | 111 |
| Afghanistan | 28.2% | 31 | 79 | 110 |
| Belarus | 75.3% | 73 | 24 | 97 |
| South Korea | 53.0% | 44 | 39 | 83 |
| Brazil | 4.0% | 3 | 72 | 75 |
| Bolivia | 1.6% | 1 | 62 | 63 |
| Nigeria | 32.3% | 20 | 42 | 62 |
| Belize | 8.6% | 5 | 53 | 58 |
| Nepal | 22.2% | 12 | 42 | 54 |
| Unknown Nationality | 7.4% | 4 | 50 | 54 |
| Kirghizia (Kyrgyzstan) | 20.8% | 11 | 42 | 53 |
| Iraq | 73.8% | 31 | 11 | 42 |
| Costa Rica | 2.7% | 1 | 36 | 37 |
| Kenya | 46.9% | 15 | 17 | 32 |
| Armenia | 12.9% | 4 | 27 | 31 |
| Pakistan | 61.3% | 19 | 12 | 31 |
| Cameroon | 58.6% | 17 | 12 | 29 |
| Lebanon | 65.5% | 19 | 10 | 29 |
| Comoro Islands | 58.6% | 17 | 12 | 29 |
| Argentina | 3.7% | 1 | 26 | 27 |
| Canada | 27.3% | 6 | 16 | 22 |
| Tunisia | 59.1% | 13 | 9 | 22 |
| Haiti | 0.0% | 0 | 22 | 22 |
| Bangladesh | 66.7% | 14 | 7 | 21 |
| Stateless - Alien Unable To Name A Country | 90.0% | 18 | 2 | 20 |
| Dominican Republic | 0.0% | 0 | 20 | 20 |
| Jamaica | 11.8% | 2 | 15 | 17 |
| Sudan | 31.2% | 5 | 11 | 16 |
| Ukraine | 37.5% | 6 | 10 | 16 |
| Chile | 6.7% | 1 | 14 | 15 |
| Ethiopia | 61.5% | 8 | 5 | 13 |
| Thailand | 0.0% | 0 | 13 | 13 |
| Saudi Arabia | 50.0% | 6 | 6 | 12 |
| Turkmenistan | 75.0% | 9 | 3 | 12 |
| Somalia | 9.1% | 1 | 10 | 11 |
| Georgia | 9.1% | 1 | 10 | 11 |
| Azerbaijan | 80.0% | 8 | 2 | 10 |
| Panama | 22.2% | 2 | 7 | 9 |
| Eritrea | 44.4% | 4 | 5 | 9 |
| Mongolia | 100.0% | 9 | 0 | 9 |
| Taiwan | 0.0% | 0 | 9 | 9 |
| Morocco | 28.6% | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| Ghana | 42.9% | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| Spain | 0.0% | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| Palestine | 83.3% | 5 | 1 | 6 |
| Israel | 0.0% | 0 | 6 | 6 |
| Uzbekistan | 0.0% | 0 | 6 | 6 |
| Libya | 20.0% | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| Angola | 0.0% | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| Guadeloupe | 0.0% | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| Mauritania | 0.0% | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| Sri Lanka | 0.0% | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| South Africa | 0.0% | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| United Kingdom | 0.0% | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| Sierra Leone | 0.0% | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Guinea | 100.0% | 1 | 0 | 1 |