The 2026-09-01 snapshot lists a 14.9% historical asylum grant rate for Joyce Noche at Santa Ana, CA, based on 447 grants and 2,552 denials (2,999 decided outcomes).
The 2026-09-01 EOIR snapshot lists Joyce Noche with Santa Ana, CA. With an asylum approval rate of 14.9%, 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.
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Judge Noche (Santa Ana, CA) data snapshot: Russia vs Peru grant rates differ 25×, overall rate fell from 39% to 6% in 3 years
A few numbers worth knowing if you have a hearing in front of Judge Noche, Joyce (IJ code JEN, Santa Ana, CA):
Overall track record
5 years on the bench (since 2022), 2,822 cases total, lifetime grant rate 16.9%
Last 3 years (2023–2026): 2,741 cases, grant rate 16.4% — 6.9pp above the Santa Ana court average (9.5%)
Nationality breakdown (2023–2026 cumulative)
Nationality / Cases / Grant rate
Mexico 774 6.1%
Colombia 358 5.5%
Nicaragua 270 13.4%
Guatemala 238 4.8%
China 181 46.1%
Venezuela 119 9.4%
Honduras 110 5.2%
Peru 108 2.9%
India 101 23.7%
Russia 101 72.2%
El Salvador 98 4.9%
Russia applicants see a 72.2% grant rate versus 2.9% for Peru applicants — a 24.5× gap on this judge's docket.
Year-by-year
2023: 372 cases, 38.9% grant rate
2024: 560 cases, 20.8% grant rate
2025: 999 cases, 13.9% grant rate
2026: 810 cases, 5.8% grant rate
If you've appeared before Judge Noche, 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
Joyce Noche is listed with the Santa Ana, CA Immigration Court. The headline asylum grant rate shown here is 14.9% based on granted and denied asylum decisions represented in the current dataset.
Among the largest nationality groups shown for this judge, the table highlights Mexico (860 decided, 5.2% grant rate), Colombia (383 decided, 5.0% grant rate), and Nicaragua (289 decided, 13.1% 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 Joyce Noche granted asylum in 14.9% of 2,999 decided cases (grants plus denials), according to EOIR data.
Does Judge Joyce Noche grant asylum more or less often than other judges?
The rate (14.9%) 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.
