The 2026-09-01 snapshot lists a 10.6% historical asylum grant rate for Lily C Hsu at Santa Ana, CA, based on 460 grants and 3,868 denials (4,328 decided outcomes).
The 2026-09-01 EOIR snapshot lists Lily C Hsu with Santa Ana, CA. With an asylum approval rate of 10.6%, 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 Hsu (North Los Angeles, CA) data snapshot: China vs Mexico grant rates differ 97×
A few numbers worth knowing if you have a hearing in front of Judge Hsu, Lily C (IJ code LCH, North Los Angeles, CA):
Overall track record
8 years on the bench (since 2019), 4,286 cases total, lifetime grant rate 11.6%
Last 3 years (2023–2026): 3,027 cases, grant rate 11.0% — roughly in line with the North Los Angeles court average (11.1%)
Nationality breakdown (2023–2026 cumulative)
Nationality / Cases / Grant rate
Mexico 758 0.7%
Colombia 559 2.6%
Guatemala 337 1.9%
Nicaragua 228 8.6%
Peru 180 1.2%
China 173 67.5%
El Salvador 146 3.6%
Honduras 124 2.5%
Venezuela 103 2.0%
Russia 99 58.9%
India 52 25.0%
China applicants see a 67.5% grant rate versus 0.7% for Mexico applicants — a 96.9× gap on this judge's docket.
Year-by-year
2023: 827 cases, 12.9% grant rate
2024: 581 cases, 14.8% grant rate
2025: 861 cases, 11.2% grant rate
2026: 758 cases, 5.3% grant rate
If you've appeared before Judge Hsu, 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
Lily C Hsu is listed with the Santa Ana, CA Immigration Court. The headline asylum grant rate shown here is 10.6% 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 (906 decided, 1.4% grant rate), Guatemala (792 decided, 1.8% grant rate), and Colombia (638 decided, 2.2% 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.
Judge Lily C Hsu granted asylum in 10.6% of 4,328 decided cases (grants plus denials), according to EOIR data.
Does Judge Lily C Hsu grant asylum more or less often than other judges?
The rate (10.6%) is below the 16.6% national rate; the median judge at Santa Ana, CA grants 8.4%. 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.
