The 2026-09-01 snapshot lists a 5.5% historical asylum grant rate for Aggie Norregard at Santa Ana, CA, based on 173 grants and 2,973 denials (3,146 decided outcomes).
The 2026-09-01 EOIR snapshot lists Aggie Norregard with Santa Ana, CA. With an asylum approval rate of 5.5%, 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 Norregard (Santa Ana, CA) data snapshot: China vs Colombia grant rates differ 75×, overall rate fell from 20% to 3% in 3 years
A few numbers worth knowing if you have a hearing in front of Judge Norregard, Aggie (IJ code AEN, Santa Ana, CA):
Overall track record
5 years on the bench (since 2022), 3,010 cases total, lifetime grant rate 6.1%
Last 3 years (2023–2026): 2,935 cases, grant rate 5.8% — 3.6pp below the Santa Ana court average (9.5%)
Nationality breakdown (2023–2026 cumulative)
Nationality / Cases / Grant rate
Mexico 1022 1.8%
Guatemala 354 1.2%
Colombia 310 0.3%
Nicaragua 286 5.0%
Venezuela 139 3.1%
China 120 26.3%
Peru 119 0.9%
Honduras 109 1.0%
El Salvador 102 7.1%
India 57 4.0%
Ecuador 38 2.8%
China applicants see a 26.3% grant rate versus 0.3% for Colombia applicants — a 75.4× gap on this judge's docket.
Year-by-year
2023: 331 cases, 20.3% grant rate
2024: 629 cases, 6.1% grant rate
2025: 1047 cases, 3.8% grant rate
2026: 928 cases, 2.6% grant rate
If you've appeared before Judge Norregard, 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
Aggie Norregard is listed with the Santa Ana, CA Immigration Court. The headline asylum grant rate shown here is 5.5% 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 (1,076 decided, 2.0% grant rate), Guatemala (411 decided, 1.0% grant rate), and Colombia (338 decided, 0.3% 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.
What is Judge Aggie Norregard's asylum grant rate?
Judge Aggie Norregard granted asylum in 5.5% of 3,146 decided cases (grants plus denials), according to EOIR data.
Does Judge Aggie Norregard grant asylum more or less often than other judges?
The rate (5.5%) 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.
