The 2026-09-01 snapshot lists a 29.2% historical asylum grant rate for Susan Phan at Sacramento, CA, based on 1,573 grants and 3,816 denials (5,389 decided outcomes).
The 2026-09-01 EOIR snapshot lists Susan Phan with Sacramento, CA. With an asylum approval rate of 29.2%, 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.
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Judge Phan (Sacramento, CA) data snapshot: Russia vs Peru grant rates differ 19×, overall rate fell from 40% to 9% in 3 years
A few numbers worth knowing if you have a hearing in front of Judge Phan, Susan (IJ code SPN, Sacramento, CA):
Overall track record
8 years on the bench (since 2019), 5,166 cases total, lifetime grant rate 32.3%
Last 3 years (2023–2026): 3,147 cases, grant rate 31.6% — 4.8pp below the Sacramento court average (36.4%)
Nationality breakdown (2023–2026 cumulative)
Nationality / Cases / Grant rate
Mexico 924 8.7%
Russia 557 68.3%
India 359 34.8%
Afghanistan 232 64.4%
Guatemala 141 11.1%
Nicaragua 128 26.8%
Honduras 104 4.2%
El Salvador 83 23.1%
Colombia 81 5.6%
Peru 69 3.5%
Ukraine 49 53.7%
Russia applicants see a 68.3% grant rate versus 3.5% for Peru applicants — a 19.5× gap on this judge's docket.
Year-by-year
2023: 629 cases, 40.0% grant rate
2024: 814 cases, 43.6% grant rate
2025: 912 cases, 31.9% grant rate
2026: 792 cases, 9.0% grant rate
If you've appeared before Judge Phan, 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
Susan Phan is listed with the Sacramento, CA Immigration Court. The headline asylum grant rate shown here is 29.2% 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 (1,348 decided, 11.1% grant rate), Guatemala (662 decided, 23.6% grant rate), and Russia (594 decided, 65.3% 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.
Judge Susan Phan granted asylum in 29.2% of 5,389 decided cases (grants plus denials), according to EOIR data.
Does Judge Susan Phan grant asylum more or less often than other judges?
The rate (29.2%) is above the 16.6% national rate; the median judge at Sacramento, CA grants 45.3%. 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.
