The 2026-09-01 snapshot lists a 32.1% historical asylum grant rate for Rodin Rooyani at West Los Angeles, CA, based on 921 grants and 1,952 denials (2,873 decided outcomes).
The 2026-09-01 EOIR snapshot lists Rodin Rooyani with West Los Angeles, CA. With an asylum approval rate of 32.1%, this judge is above 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 Rooyani (West Los Angeles, CA) data snapshot: Overall rate fell from 88% to 1% in 3 years
A few numbers worth knowing if you have a hearing in front of Judge Rooyani, Rodin (IJ code RR1, West Los Angeles, CA):
Overall track record
36 years on the bench (since 1991), 4,222 cases total, lifetime grant rate 32.7%
Last 3 years (2023–2026): 898 cases, grant rate 8.1% — 4.6pp below the West Los Angeles court average (12.6%)
Nationality breakdown (2023–2026 cumulative)
Nationality / Cases / Grant rate
Mexico 261 18.6%
Guatemala 148 2.2%
El Salvador 108 5.8%
Honduras 67 1.6%
Venezuela 64 0.0%
Colombia 58 5.3%
Nicaragua 51 0.0%
China 35 10.7%
Peru 26 4.5%
Ecuador 12 0.0%
India 7 0.0%
Year-by-year
2023: 53 cases, 88.0% grant rate
2024: 48 cases, 83.3% grant rate
2025: 483 cases, 3.6% grant rate
2026: 314 cases, 1.4% grant rate
If you've appeared before Judge Rooyani, 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, July 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
Rodin Rooyani is listed with the West Los Angeles, CA Immigration Court. The headline asylum grant rate shown here is 32.1% 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 (268 decided, 27.2% grant rate), Guatemala (157 decided, 2.5% grant rate), and El Salvador (104 decided, 7.7% 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 Rodin Rooyani granted asylum in 32.1% of 2,873 decided cases (grants plus denials), according to EOIR data.
Does Judge Rodin Rooyani grant asylum more or less often than other judges?
The rate (32.1%) is above the 16.6% national rate; the median judge at West Los Angeles, CA grants 25.9%. 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.
