The 2026-09-01 snapshot lists a 10.9% historical asylum grant rate for Audra R. Behne at West Los Angeles, CA, based on 451 grants and 3,668 denials (4,119 decided outcomes).
The 2026-09-01 EOIR snapshot lists Audra R. Behne with West Los Angeles, CA. With an asylum approval rate of 10.9%, 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 Behne (West Los Angeles, CA) data snapshot: Overall rate fell from 18% to 4% in 3 years
A few numbers worth knowing if you have a hearing in front of Judge Behne, Audra R. (IJ code ABE, West Los Angeles, CA):
Overall track record
11 years on the bench (since 2016), 5,641 cases total, lifetime grant rate 11.6%
Last 3 years (2023–2026): 3,980 cases, grant rate 6.8% — 6.3pp below the West Los Angeles court average (13.1%)
Nationality breakdown (2023–2026 cumulative)
Nationality / Cases / Grant rate
Guatemala 1450 1.1%
El Salvador 618 3.2%
Mexico 562 15.2%
Honduras 508 0.6%
Colombia 197 2.9%
Nicaragua 178 5.6%
China 69 34.4%
Peru 68 3.4%
Venezuela 52 0.0%
Russia 41 64.9%
Ecuador 35 0.0%
Year-by-year
2023: 359 cases, 18.2% grant rate
2024: 395 cases, 11.1% grant rate
2025: 2006 cases, 3.6% grant rate
2026: 1220 cases, 4.4% grant rate
If you've appeared before Judge Behne, 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
Audra R. Behne is listed with the West Los Angeles, CA Immigration Court. The headline asylum grant rate shown here is 10.9% based on granted and denied asylum decisions represented in the current dataset.
Among the largest nationality groups shown for this judge, the table highlights Guatemala (1,127 decided, 2.8% grant rate), Mexico (598 decided, 15.1% grant rate), and El Salvador (514 decided, 7.6% 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 Audra R. Behne granted asylum in 10.9% of 4,119 decided cases (grants plus denials), according to EOIR data.
Does Judge Audra R. Behne grant asylum more or less often than other judges?
The rate (10.9%) is below the 16.6% national rate; the median judge at West Los Angeles, CA grants 25.9%. 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.
