The 2026-09-01 snapshot lists a 14.8% historical asylum grant rate for Howard C. Hom at Santa Ana, CA, based on 572 grants and 3,281 denials (3,853 decided outcomes).
The 2026-09-01 EOIR snapshot lists Howard C. Hom with Santa Ana, CA. With an asylum approval rate of 14.8%, this judge is 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 Hom (New York City, NY) data snapshot: Overall rate fell from 30% to 4% in 3 years
A few numbers worth knowing if you have a hearing in front of Judge Hom, Howard C. (IJ code HH, New York City, NY):
Overall track record
9 years on the bench (since 2018), 3,943 cases total, lifetime grant rate 15.7%
Last 3 years (2023–2026): 2,499 cases, grant rate 8.5% — 13.1pp below the New York City court average (21.7%)
Nationality breakdown (2023–2026 cumulative)
Nationality / Cases / Grant rate
Mexico 786 2.9%
Colombia 323 1.9%
Guatemala 307 1.8%
Nicaragua 268 4.4%
Venezuela 111 1.9%
China 106 51.5%
Honduras 96 4.6%
Peru 76 2.7%
El Salvador 67 0.0%
India 50 18.4%
Ecuador 42 7.3%
Year-by-year
2023: 300 cases, 30.2% grant rate
2024: 597 cases, 12.1% grant rate
2025: 845 cases, 4.3% grant rate
2026: 757 cases, 3.6% grant rate
If you've appeared before Judge Hom, 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
Howard C. Hom is listed with the Santa Ana, CA Immigration Court. The headline asylum grant rate shown here is 14.8% 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 (817 decided, 4.8% grant rate), Guatemala (426 decided, 4.5% grant rate), and Colombia (349 decided, 2.0% 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 Howard C. Hom granted asylum in 14.8% of 3,853 decided cases (grants plus denials), according to EOIR data.
Does Judge Howard C. Hom grant asylum more or less often than other judges?
The rate (14.8%) is close to 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.
