The 2026-09-01 snapshot lists a 20.9% historical asylum grant rate for Andrea Hong at North Los Angeles, CA, based on 503 grants and 1,898 denials (2,401 decided outcomes).
The 2026-09-01 EOIR snapshot lists Andrea Hong with North Los Angeles, CA. With an asylum approval rate of 20.9%, this judge is above 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 Hong (Sacramento, CA) data snapshot: Overall rate fell from 34% to 9% in 3 years
A few numbers worth knowing if you have a hearing in front of Judge Hong, Andrea (IJ code AHO, Sacramento, CA):
Overall track record
36 years on the bench (since 1991), 2,393 cases total, lifetime grant rate 24.5%
Last 3 years (2023–2026): 1,693 cases, grant rate 21.5% — 14.9pp below the Sacramento court average (36.4%)
Nationality breakdown (2023–2026 cumulative)
Nationality / Cases / Grant rate
Guatemala 267 9.8%
Mexico 224 24.0%
China 220 45.1%
Nicaragua 191 7.7%
El Salvador 146 14.6%
Honduras 121 1.9%
Colombia 118 2.7%
Russia 90 58.6%
Peru 57 11.1%
Venezuela 26 4.2%
Ecuador 23 0.0%
Year-by-year
2023: 368 cases, 33.7% grant rate
2024: 394 cases, 29.5% grant rate
2025: 464 cases, 16.5% grant rate
2026: 467 cases, 9.3% grant rate
If you've appeared before Judge Hong, 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
Andrea Hong is listed with the North Los Angeles, CA Immigration Court. The headline asylum grant rate shown here is 20.9% based on granted and denied asylum decisions represented in the current dataset.
Among the largest nationality groups shown for this judge, the table highlights China (386 decided, 39.1% grant rate), Guatemala (328 decided, 9.8% grant rate), and Mexico (316 decided, 24.7% 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 Andrea Hong granted asylum in 20.9% of 2,401 decided cases (grants plus denials), according to EOIR data.
Does Judge Andrea Hong grant asylum more or less often than other judges?
The rate (20.9%) is above the 16.6% national rate; the median judge at North Los Angeles, CA grants 16.2%. 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.
