The 2026-09-01 snapshot lists a 16.3% historical asylum grant rate for Frank A. Seminerio at San Francisco, CA, based on 937 grants and 4,821 denials (5,758 decided outcomes).
The 2026-09-01 EOIR snapshot lists Frank A. Seminerio with San Francisco, CA. With an asylum approval rate of 16.3%, 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 Seminerio (San Francisco, CA) data snapshot: El Salvador vs Mexico grant rates differ 3×, overall rate fell from 43% to 2% in 3 years
A few numbers worth knowing if you have a hearing in front of Judge Seminerio, Frank A. (IJ code FAS, San Francisco, CA):
Overall track record
5 years on the bench (since 2022), 5,685 cases total, lifetime grant rate 17.3%
Last 3 years (2023–2026): 5,207 cases, grant rate 15.6% — 23.0pp below the San Francisco court average (38.6%)
Nationality breakdown (2023–2026 cumulative)
Nationality / Cases / Grant rate
Colombia 1452 17.6%
Mexico 1253 9.1%
Guatemala 700 9.9%
Peru 464 24.2%
El Salvador 285 27.8%
Honduras 282 9.5%
India 216 15.5%
Nicaragua 141 11.1%
Romania 81 11.1%
Brazil 65 23.1%
Venezuela 58 17.0%
El Salvador applicants see a 27.8% grant rate versus 9.1% for Mexico applicants — a 3.1× gap on this judge's docket.
Year-by-year
2023: 772 cases, 43.2% grant rate
2024: 1125 cases, 21.9% grant rate
2025: 1424 cases, 12.6% grant rate
2026: 1886 cases, 1.7% grant rate
If you've appeared before Judge Seminerio, 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
Frank A. Seminerio is listed with the San Francisco, CA Immigration Court. The headline asylum grant rate shown here is 16.3% based on granted and denied asylum decisions represented in the current dataset.
Among the largest nationality groups shown for this judge, the table highlights Colombia (1,533 decided, 16.4% grant rate), Mexico (1,245 decided, 10.9% grant rate), and Guatemala (764 decided, 11.3% 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 Frank A. Seminerio's asylum grant rate?
Judge Frank A. Seminerio granted asylum in 16.3% of 5,758 decided cases (grants plus denials), according to EOIR data.
Does Judge Frank A. Seminerio grant asylum more or less often than other judges?
The rate (16.3%) is close to the 16.6% national rate; the median judge at San Francisco, CA grants 47.6%. 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.
