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Judge Kirchner, Steven M.

Immigration Judge at San Francisco, CA

35.6%
Approval Rate
915
Granted
1,662
Denied
2,577
Total Decided

Judge Kirchner, Steven M. serves at the San Francisco, CA Immigration Court. With an asylum approval rate of 35.6%, this judge is average compared to the national average. Data sourced from EOIR (Executive Office for Immigration Review).

Approval Rate by Nationality

NationalityApproval RateGrantedDeniedDecided
Colombia 24.9% 178 538 716
Mexico 24.9% 120 362 482
Guatemala 38.4% 160 257 417
Peru 43.3% 107 140 247
El Salvador 41.3% 76 108 184
Honduras 39.1% 72 112 184
India 74.6% 88 30 118
Brazil 37.9% 25 41 66
Nicaragua 33.3% 18 36 54
Venezuela 64.0% 16 9 25
Turkey 60.0% 12 8 20
Russia 78.6% 11 3 14
China 62.5% 5 3 8
Haiti 100.0% 7 0 7
Nepal 83.3% 5 1 6
Eritrea 100.0% 5 0 5
Turkmenistan 0.0% 0 4 4
Jordan 100.0% 4 0 4
Argentina 0.0% 0 3 3
Mongolia 100.0% 3 0 3
Senegal 100.0% 3 0 3
Belize 0.0% 0 3 3
Ecuador 0.0% 0 2 2
Romania 0.0% 0 2 2

Yearly Trends

YearApproval RateGrantedDeniedDecided
20261.9%3151154
202519.2%165693858
202435.8%226405631
202357.9%291212503
202254.5%242202444
202127.3%61622
20200.0%011

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