The 2026-09-01 snapshot lists a 7.5% historical asylum grant rate for Kevin W. Riley at Van Nuys, CA, based on 684 grants and 8,415 denials (9,099 decided outcomes).
The 2026-09-01 EOIR snapshot lists Kevin W. Riley with Van Nuys, CA. With an asylum approval rate of 7.5%, 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 Riley (Van Nuys, CA) data snapshot: 11,391 cases over 17 years, 7.6% grant rate
A few numbers worth knowing if you have a hearing in front of Judge Riley, Kevin W. (IJ code KWR, Van Nuys, CA):
Overall track record
17 years on the bench (since 2010), 11,391 cases total, lifetime grant rate 7.6%
Last 3 years (2023–2026): 4,795 cases, grant rate 3.2% — 7.7pp below the Van Nuys court average (10.9%)
Nationality breakdown (2023–2026 cumulative)
Nationality / Cases / Grant rate
Guatemala 1332 0.8%
Mexico 1095 1.4%
El Salvador 733 4.2%
Honduras 419 0.9%
Peru 294 1.1%
Nicaragua 179 4.5%
Colombia 143 0.0%
Russia 138 26.7%
Armenia 90 9.3%
Venezuela 57 0.0%
India 35 12.5%
Year-by-year
2023: 1105 cases, 4.8% grant rate
2024: 2193 cases, 2.1% grant rate
2025: 853 cases, 4.3% grant rate
2026: 644 cases, 2.6% grant rate
If you've appeared before Judge Riley, 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
Kevin W. Riley is listed with the Van Nuys, CA Immigration Court. The headline asylum grant rate shown here is 7.5% based on granted and denied asylum decisions represented in the current dataset.
Among the largest nationality groups shown for this judge, the table highlights Guatemala (1,505 decided, 0.6% grant rate), Mexico (1,187 decided, 1.9% grant rate), and El Salvador (714 decided, 3.8% 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 Kevin W. Riley granted asylum in 7.5% of 9,099 decided cases (grants plus denials), according to EOIR data.
Does Judge Kevin W. Riley grant asylum more or less often than other judges?
The rate (7.5%) is below the 16.6% national rate; the median judge at Van Nuys, CA grants 10.3%. 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.
