The 2026-09-01 snapshot lists a 11.0% historical asylum grant rate for Catherine E. Halliday-Roberts at San Diego, CA, based on 199 grants and 1,616 denials (1,815 decided outcomes).
The 2026-09-01 EOIR snapshot lists Catherine E. Halliday-Roberts with San Diego, CA. With an asylum approval rate of 11.0%, this judge is below 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 Halliday-Roberts (San Diego, CA) data snapshot: 2,988 cases over 30 years, 11.0% grant rate
A few numbers worth knowing if you have a hearing in front of Judge Halliday-Roberts, Catherine E. (IJ code CHR, San Diego, CA):
Overall track record
30 years on the bench (since 1997), 2,988 cases total, lifetime grant rate 11.0%
Last 3 years (2023–2026): 1,659 cases, grant rate 7.0% — 4.8pp below the San Diego court average (11.9%)
Nationality breakdown (2023–2026 cumulative)
Nationality / Cases / Grant rate
Mexico 488 7.0%
Guatemala 252 3.0%
Haiti 169 0.0%
Venezuela 114 1.1%
Colombia 78 6.3%
Russia 72 52.8%
Honduras 46 0.0%
El Salvador 45 5.9%
Nicaragua 36 3.4%
Peru 36 7.4%
Brazil 35 0.0%
Year-by-year
2023: 521 cases, 5.9% grant rate
2024: 314 cases, 7.8% grant rate
2025: 450 cases, 9.2% grant rate
2026: 374 cases, 4.4% grant rate
If you've appeared before Judge Halliday-Roberts, 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, July 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
Catherine E. Halliday-Roberts is listed with the San Diego, CA Immigration Court. The headline asylum grant rate shown here is 11.0% 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 (450 decided, 7.8% grant rate), Guatemala (204 decided, 3.4% grant rate), and Venezuela (92 decided, 1.1% 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.
What is Judge Catherine E. Halliday-Roberts's asylum grant rate?
Judge Catherine E. Halliday-Roberts granted asylum in 11.0% of 1,815 decided cases (grants plus denials), according to EOIR data.
Does Judge Catherine E. Halliday-Roberts grant asylum more or less often than other judges?
The rate (11.0%) is below the 16.6% national rate; the median judge at San Diego, CA grants 13.3%. 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.
