The 2026-09-01 snapshot lists a 23.0% historical asylum grant rate for Shadee M. Star at Concord, CA, based on 887 grants and 2,967 denials (3,854 decided outcomes).
The 2026-09-01 EOIR snapshot lists Shadee M. Star with Concord, CA. With an asylum approval rate of 23.0%, this judge is above 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.
Community Discussion
DATAAsylumTracker Data
Judge Star (San Francisco, CA) data snapshot: Overall rate fell from 55% to 2% in 3 years
A few numbers worth knowing if you have a hearing in front of Judge Star, Shadee M. (IJ code SMS, San Francisco, CA):
Overall track record
21 years on the bench (since 2006), 3,654 cases total, lifetime grant rate 27.1%
Last 3 years (2023–2026): 2,404 cases, grant rate 14.2% — 25.0pp below the San Francisco court average (39.3%)
Nationality breakdown (2023–2026 cumulative)
Nationality / Cases / Grant rate
Mexico 1029 11.9%
Guatemala 307 7.9%
India 286 25.9%
Honduras 152 4.8%
El Salvador 148 15.8%
Nicaragua 113 18.2%
Colombia 74 0.0%
Peru 44 9.5%
Romania 33 0.0%
China 28 68.0%
Venezuela 24 13.0%
Year-by-year
2023: 382 cases, 54.9% grant rate
2024: 343 cases, 14.3% grant rate
2025: 1039 cases, 7.2% grant rate
2026: 640 cases, 1.8% grant rate
If you've appeared before Judge Star, 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
Shadee M. Star is listed with the Concord, CA Immigration Court. The headline asylum grant rate shown here is 23.0% 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 (1,419 decided, 14.6% grant rate), India (506 decided, 40.9% grant rate), and Guatemala (449 decided, 20.0% 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 Shadee M. Star granted asylum in 23.0% of 3,854 decided cases (grants plus denials), according to EOIR data.
Does Judge Shadee M. Star grant asylum more or less often than other judges?
The rate (23.0%) is above the 16.6% national rate; the median judge at Concord, 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.
