The 2026-09-01 snapshot lists a 15.1% historical asylum grant rate for Andrew Fishkin at Santa Ana, CA, based on 506 grants and 2,850 denials (3,356 decided outcomes).
The 2026-09-01 EOIR snapshot lists Andrew Fishkin with Santa Ana, CA. With an asylum approval rate of 15.1%, this judge is average compared to the national average. Data sourced from EOIR (Executive Office for Immigration Review). Historical listings do not by themselves establish a current assignment.
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Judge Fishkin (Santa Ana, CA) data snapshot: Russia vs Colombia grant rates differ 30×, overall rate fell from 43% to 7% in 3 years
A few numbers worth knowing if you have a hearing in front of Judge Fishkin, Andrew (IJ code AFN, Santa Ana, CA):
Overall track record
5 years on the bench (since 2022), 3,233 cases total, lifetime grant rate 16.7%
Last 3 years (2023–2026): 3,003 cases, grant rate 15.5% — 6.1pp above the Santa Ana court average (9.5%)
Nationality breakdown (2023–2026 cumulative)
Nationality / Cases / Grant rate
Mexico 867 5.0%
Guatemala 323 3.2%
Colombia 315 2.4%
Nicaragua 278 11.6%
China 207 52.6%
India 134 31.7%
Venezuela 134 13.5%
El Salvador 128 11.1%
Honduras 105 3.0%
Peru 101 4.3%
Russia 77 71.6%
Russia applicants see a 71.6% grant rate versus 2.4% for Colombia applicants — a 30.1× gap on this judge's docket.
Year-by-year
2023: 395 cases, 43.4% grant rate
2024: 618 cases, 21.4% grant rate
2025: 1082 cases, 8.8% grant rate
2026: 908 cases, 6.7% grant rate
If you've appeared before Judge Fishkin, I'd love to hear:
1. What's your nationality, and when was your most recent hearing?
2. How did your attorney prepare for this judge specifically?
Source: EOIR (U.S. Executive Office for Immigration Review) public statistics, May 2026 release, compiled by AsylumTracker. A judge's historical pattern does not predict the outcome of any individual case; this is shared to help set realistic expectations. Real-experience accounts from the community are welcome.
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How to Interpret These Judge Statistics
Andrew Fishkin is listed with the Santa Ana, CA Immigration Court. The headline asylum grant rate shown here is 15.1% based on granted and denied asylum decisions represented in the current dataset.
Among the largest nationality groups shown for this judge, the table highlights Mexico (982 decided, 4.9% grant rate), Colombia (340 decided, 2.1% grant rate), and Guatemala (333 decided, 3.6% grant rate). Compare these rows with the judge's overall rate because nationality mix can materially change how the headline number should be read.
Grant rate is calculated as granted / (granted + denied). Other procedural outcomes, including terminated, withdrawn, administratively closed, or removed cases, are tracked separately where available and are not treated as asylum grants.
This page is based on public EOIR data last updated 2026-09-01. It is for research and information only, not legal advice.
Judge Andrew Fishkin granted asylum in 15.1% of 3,356 decided cases (grants plus denials), according to EOIR data.
Does Judge Andrew Fishkin grant asylum more or less often than other judges?
The rate (15.1%) is close to the 16.6% national rate; the median judge at Santa Ana, CA grants 8.4%. It is a historical average, not a prediction for any one case.
How is this grant rate calculated?
Grants divided by grants plus denials. Terminations, withdrawals and administrative closures are not counted.
