Immigration Judge at West Los Angeles, CA
Judge Bakke Varzandeh, Joyce serves at the West Los Angeles, CA Immigration Court. With an asylum approval rate of 28.1%, this judge is below average compared to the national average. Data sourced from EOIR (Executive Office for Immigration Review).
| Nationality | Approval Rate | Granted | Denied | Decided |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mexico | 21.0% | 111 | 418 | 529 |
| Guatemala | 4.6% | 17 | 352 | 369 |
| El Salvador | 12.9% | 32 | 217 | 249 |
| Colombia | 0.6% | 1 | 176 | 177 |
| Honduras | 5.9% | 10 | 160 | 170 |
| Nicaragua | 5.0% | 8 | 152 | 160 |
| China | 48.6% | 53 | 56 | 109 |
| Venezuela | 16.2% | 11 | 57 | 68 |
| Peru | 15.0% | 6 | 34 | 40 |
| Russia | 42.1% | 16 | 22 | 38 |
| Ecuador | 0.0% | 0 | 28 | 28 |
| Belize | 17.6% | 3 | 14 | 17 |
| India | 46.7% | 7 | 8 | 15 |
| Brazil | 0.0% | 0 | 11 | 11 |
| Romania | 0.0% | 0 | 8 | 8 |
| Philippines | 62.5% | 5 | 3 | 8 |
| Egypt | 57.1% | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| Turkey | 0.0% | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| Nigeria | 0.0% | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| South Korea | 33.3% | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| Iran | 0.0% | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| Kirghizia (Kyrgyzstan) | 75.0% | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| Germany | 100.0% | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| Indonesia | 0.0% | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Cuba | 0.0% | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Bangladesh | 50.0% | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Ukraine | 50.0% | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Cameroon | 100.0% | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Chile | 0.0% | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Armenia | 100.0% | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Syria | 100.0% | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Mongolia | 0.0% | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Kazakhstan | 100.0% | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Bolivia | 0.0% | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Jordan | 0.0% | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Year | Approval Rate | Granted | Denied | Decided |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1.7% | 1 | 57 | 58 |
| 2025 | 2.7% | 30 | 1,065 | 1,095 |
| 2024 | 13.1% | 45 | 298 | 343 |
| 2023 | 38.4% | 83 | 133 | 216 |
| 2022 | 43.6% | 71 | 92 | 163 |
| 2021 | 63.9% | 53 | 30 | 83 |
| 2020 | 26.9% | 47 | 128 | 175 |