Immigration Judge at San Diego, CA
Judge Heesch, Meghan E. serves at the San Diego, CA Immigration Court. With an asylum approval rate of 14.4%, 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 | 6.4% | 16 | 235 | 251 |
| Guatemala | 7.2% | 7 | 90 | 97 |
| Colombia | 1.7% | 1 | 58 | 59 |
| Venezuela | 7.3% | 4 | 51 | 55 |
| Russia | 57.8% | 26 | 19 | 45 |
| Haiti | 16.0% | 4 | 21 | 25 |
| China | 20.8% | 5 | 19 | 24 |
| El Salvador | 26.3% | 5 | 14 | 19 |
| Honduras | 11.1% | 2 | 16 | 18 |
| Ecuador | 11.8% | 2 | 15 | 17 |
| Vietnam | 20.0% | 3 | 12 | 15 |
| Nicaragua | 15.4% | 2 | 11 | 13 |
| Turkey | 25.0% | 3 | 9 | 12 |
| Cuba | 0.0% | 0 | 9 | 9 |
| Uzbekistan | 37.5% | 3 | 5 | 8 |
| Brazil | 0.0% | 0 | 8 | 8 |
| Afghanistan | 28.6% | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| India | 0.0% | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| Peru | 0.0% | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| Ghana | 0.0% | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| Cameroon | 80.0% | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| Armenia | 50.0% | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Dominican Republic | 0.0% | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Iraq | 33.3% | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Somalia | 33.3% | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Eritrea | 100.0% | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Iran | 66.7% | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Nepal | 0.0% | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Georgia | 50.0% | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Jamaica | 0.0% | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Tajikistan (Tadzhik) | 100.0% | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Romania | 0.0% | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Ethiopia | 100.0% | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Egypt | 100.0% | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Jordan | 0.0% | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Costa Rica | 0.0% | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Azerbaijan | 100.0% | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Yemen | 100.0% | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Year | Approval Rate | Granted | Denied | Decided |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 8.7% | 9 | 94 | 103 |
| 2025 | 17.8% | 68 | 313 | 381 |
| 2024 | 9.2% | 19 | 188 | 207 |
| 2023 | 25.8% | 17 | 49 | 66 |
| 2022 | 0.0% | 0 | 8 | 8 |
| 2020 | 0.0% | 0 | 1 | 1 |