The 2026-09-01 snapshot lists a 7.5% historical asylum grant rate for Wilbur Lee at Santa Ana, CA, based on 194 grants and 2,397 denials (2,591 decided outcomes).
The 2026-09-01 EOIR snapshot lists Wilbur Lee with Santa Ana, 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 Lee (Santa Ana, CA) data snapshot: Overall rate fell from 15% to 3% in 3 years
A few numbers worth knowing if you have a hearing in front of Judge Lee, Wilbur (IJ code WRL, Santa Ana, CA):
Overall track record
6 years on the bench (since 2021), 2,713 cases total, lifetime grant rate 8.0%
Last 3 years (2023–2026): 2,210 cases, grant rate 5.8% — 3.7pp below the Santa Ana court average (9.5%)
Nationality breakdown (2023–2026 cumulative)
Nationality / Cases / Grant rate
Mexico 679 3.5%
Guatemala 259 0.8%
Colombia 247 0.9%
Nicaragua 241 1.3%
Venezuela 104 2.0%
China 103 26.5%
El Salvador 91 6.4%
Honduras 86 2.4%
India 71 4.2%
Peru 68 0.0%
Russia 40 2.5%
Year-by-year
2023: 313 cases, 15.5% grant rate
2024: 479 cases, 6.0% grant rate
2025: 692 cases, 3.7% grant rate
2026: 726 cases, 3.0% grant rate
If you've appeared before Judge Lee, 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
Wilbur Lee is listed with the Santa Ana, 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 Mexico (766 decided, 5.6% grant rate), Guatemala (274 decided, 1.5% grant rate), and Colombia (272 decided, 1.1% 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 Wilbur Lee granted asylum in 7.5% of 2,591 decided cases (grants plus denials), according to EOIR data.
Does Judge Wilbur Lee grant asylum more or less often than other judges?
The rate (7.5%) 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.
