Immigration Judge at Van Nuys, CA
Judge Santos-Garcia, Sandra J. serves at the Van Nuys, CA Immigration Court. With an asylum approval rate of 15.4%, 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 | 5.8% | 43 | 698 | 741 |
| Guatemala | 3.4% | 12 | 339 | 351 |
| El Salvador | 10.8% | 31 | 256 | 287 |
| Armenia | 69.4% | 154 | 68 | 222 |
| Peru | 0.5% | 1 | 193 | 194 |
| Russia | 55.0% | 82 | 67 | 149 |
| Nicaragua | 16.9% | 23 | 113 | 136 |
| Honduras | 2.4% | 3 | 124 | 127 |
| Colombia | 0.0% | 0 | 94 | 94 |
| India | 35.3% | 18 | 33 | 51 |
| Venezuela | 8.8% | 3 | 31 | 34 |
| Ecuador | 12.0% | 3 | 22 | 25 |
| Cameroon | 95.7% | 22 | 1 | 23 |
| Iran | 57.9% | 11 | 8 | 19 |
| Uganda | 100.0% | 18 | 0 | 18 |
| Syria | 68.8% | 11 | 5 | 16 |
| China | 7.1% | 1 | 13 | 14 |
| Georgia | 10.0% | 1 | 9 | 10 |
| Philippines | 42.9% | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| Egypt | 100.0% | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| Afghanistan | 0.0% | 0 | 6 | 6 |
| Vietnam | 0.0% | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| Indonesia | 40.0% | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| Bangladesh | 50.0% | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Cuba | 75.0% | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| Israel | 50.0% | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Belarus | 100.0% | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| Belize | 0.0% | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Kazakhstan | 33.3% | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Nigeria | 0.0% | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Chile | 0.0% | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Brazil | 0.0% | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Turkey | 0.0% | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Kirghizia (Kyrgyzstan) | 0.0% | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Lebanon | 50.0% | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Ukraine | 0.0% | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Uzbekistan | 0.0% | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Year | Approval Rate | Granted | Denied | Decided |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1.9% | 3 | 154 | 157 |
| 2025 | 9.3% | 72 | 700 | 772 |
| 2024 | 16.0% | 117 | 615 | 732 |
| 2023 | 25.0% | 112 | 336 | 448 |
| 2022 | 48.2% | 106 | 114 | 220 |
| 2021 | 27.8% | 45 | 117 | 162 |
| 2020 | 16.9% | 25 | 123 | 148 |