The 2026-09-01 snapshot lists a 10.7% historical asylum grant rate for Kenneth Sogabe at Seattle, WA, based on 430 grants and 3,583 denials (4,013 decided outcomes).
The 2026-09-01 EOIR snapshot lists Kenneth Sogabe with Seattle, WA. With an asylum approval rate of 10.7%, 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 Sogabe (Seattle, WA) data snapshot: El Salvador vs Ecuador grant rates differ 7×, overall rate fell from 22% to 4% in 3 years
A few numbers worth knowing if you have a hearing in front of Judge Sogabe, Kenneth (IJ code KSS, Seattle, WA):
Overall track record
11 years on the bench (since 2016), 3,983 cases total, lifetime grant rate 11.3%
Last 3 years (2023–2026): 3,398 cases, grant rate 10.0% — 3.4pp below the Seattle court average (13.4%)
Nationality breakdown (2023–2026 cumulative)
Nationality / Cases / Grant rate
Mexico 1229 6.1%
Guatemala 406 3.9%
Colombia 300 4.5%
Honduras 271 8.4%
Venezuela 196 2.8%
Brazil 188 4.4%
El Salvador 166 15.3%
Peru 99 10.0%
Cuba 60 14.3%
Ecuador 53 2.2%
Nicaragua 50 4.2%
El Salvador applicants see a 15.3% grant rate versus 2.2% for Ecuador applicants — a 6.9× gap on this judge's docket.
Year-by-year
2023: 547 cases, 22.5% grant rate
2024: 741 cases, 10.9% grant rate
2025: 1191 cases, 8.0% grant rate
2026: 919 cases, 3.9% grant rate
If you've appeared before Judge Sogabe, 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
Kenneth Sogabe is listed with the Seattle, WA Immigration Court. The headline asylum grant rate shown here is 10.7% 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 (1,328 decided, 6.5% grant rate), Guatemala (508 decided, 4.7% grant rate), and Honduras (383 decided, 6.3% 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.
Judge Kenneth Sogabe granted asylum in 10.7% of 4,013 decided cases (grants plus denials), according to EOIR data.
Does Judge Kenneth Sogabe grant asylum more or less often than other judges?
The rate (10.7%) is below the 16.6% national rate; the median judge at Seattle, WA grants 19.1%. 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.
