Immigration judge
Immigration Judge at Imperial, CA
EOIR data through Sep 1, 2026 · updated monthly
The 2026-09-01 snapshot lists a 22.3% historical asylum grant rate for Anne Kristina Perry at Imperial, CA, based on 414 grants and 1,442 denials (1,856 decided outcomes).
The 2026-09-01 EOIR snapshot lists Anne Kristina Perry with Imperial, CA. With an asylum approval rate of 22.3%, 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.
Immigration Judge Anne Kristina Perry denied asylum to Russian activist Leonid Melekhin in December 2024, and The New Yorker later reported that he was deported and arrested in Russia.
Source: https://www.newyorker.com/news/the-lede/how-an-asylum-seeker-in-us-custody-ended-up-in-a-russian-prison
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Anne Kristina Perry is listed with the Imperial, CA Immigration Court. The headline asylum grant rate shown here is 22.3% 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 (488 decided, 21.7% grant rate), Russia (100 decided, 62.0% grant rate), and Guatemala (88 decided, 10.2% 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 Other procedural outcomes, including terminated, withdrawn, administratively closed, or removed cases, are tracked separately where available and are not treated as asylum grants.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.
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| Nationality | Cases | Grant rate |
|---|---|---|
| Mexico | 488 | 21.7% |
| Russia | 100 | 62.0% |
| Guatemala | 88 | 10.2% |
| Honduras | 87 | 2.3% |
| Somalia | 65 | 44.6% |
| El Salvador | 58 | 13.8% |
| Colombia | 56 | 0.0% |
| Peru | 56 | 0.0% |
| Year | Cases | Grant rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 247 | 17.8% |
| 2025 | 363 | 17.4% |
| 2024 | 257 | 20.6% |
| 2023 | 255 | 25.5% |
| 2022 | 104 | 26.9% |
| 2021 | 132 | 47.7% |
| 2020 | 162 | 28.4% |
Judge Anne Kristina Perry granted asylum in 22.3% of 1,856 decided cases (grants plus denials), according to EOIR data.
The rate (22.3%) is above the 16.6% national rate; the median judge at Imperial, CA grants 11.3%. It is a historical average, not a prediction for any one case.
Grants divided by grants plus denials. Terminations, withdrawals and administrative closures are not counted.
