The 2026-09-01 snapshot lists a 12.3% historical asylum grant rate for Steven Caley at Portland, OR, based on 548 grants and 3,910 denials (4,458 decided outcomes).
The 2026-09-01 EOIR snapshot lists Steven Caley with Portland, OR. With an asylum approval rate of 12.3%, 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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News: Immigration Judge Steven Caley — public criticism reported
In July 2025, Immigration Judge Steven D. Caley was named in news coverage of the O-J-M case, where a federal judge criticized the process that led a transgender asylum seeker to accept dismissal and then be arrested by ICE outside Portland Immigration Court.
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How to Interpret These Judge Statistics
Steven Caley is listed with the Portland, OR Immigration Court. The headline asylum grant rate shown here is 12.3% 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 (1,482 decided, 5.6% grant rate), Guatemala (567 decided, 5.5% grant rate), and Peru (227 decided, 0.9% 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 Other procedural outcomes, including terminated, withdrawn, administratively closed, or removed cases, are tracked separately where available and are not treated as asylum grants.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 Steven Caley granted asylum in 12.3% of 4,458 decided cases (grants plus denials), according to EOIR data.
Does Judge Steven Caley grant asylum more or less often than other judges?
The rate (12.3%) is below the 16.6% national rate; the median judge at Portland, OR grants 12.3%. 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.
