The 2026-09-01 snapshot lists a 5.8% historical asylum grant rate for Yvonne S. Gonzalez at San Antonio, TX, based on 454 grants and 7,317 denials (7,771 decided outcomes).
The 2026-09-01 EOIR snapshot lists Yvonne S. Gonzalez with San Antonio, TX. With an asylum approval rate of 5.8%, 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 Gonzalez (San Antonio, TX) data snapshot: Nepal vs Guatemala grant rates differ 260×
A few numbers worth knowing if you have a hearing in front of Judge Gonzalez, Yvonne S. (IJ code YG1, San Antonio, TX):
Overall track record
27 years on the bench (since 2000), 9,548 cases total, lifetime grant rate 6.3%
Last 3 years (2023–2026): 5,643 cases, grant rate 5.0% — roughly in line with the San Antonio court average (4.2%)
Nationality breakdown (2023–2026 cumulative)
Nationality / Cases / Grant rate
Honduras 1491 1.2%
Cuba 1043 9.6%
Mexico 1008 5.5%
Venezuela 603 11.4%
Guatemala 434 0.3%
Nicaragua 306 1.4%
El Salvador 231 4.3%
Colombia 122 2.8%
Ecuador 57 2.0%
Nepal 53 66.7%
Peru 22 5.9%
Nepal applicants see a 66.7% grant rate versus 0.3% for Guatemala applicants — a 260.0× gap on this judge's docket.
Year-by-year
2023: 1055 cases, 7.7% grant rate
2024: 1260 cases, 6.0% grant rate
2025: 1749 cases, 5.2% grant rate
2026: 1579 cases, 2.2% grant rate
If you've appeared before Judge Gonzalez, 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
Yvonne S. Gonzalez is listed with the San Antonio, TX Immigration Court. The headline asylum grant rate shown here is 5.8% based on granted and denied asylum decisions represented in the current dataset.
Among the largest nationality groups shown for this judge, the table highlights Honduras (2,104 decided, 1.1% grant rate), Mexico (1,068 decided, 8.1% grant rate), and Venezuela (734 decided, 11.6% 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.
What is Judge Yvonne S. Gonzalez's asylum grant rate?
Judge Yvonne S. Gonzalez granted asylum in 5.8% of 7,771 decided cases (grants plus denials), according to EOIR data.
Does Judge Yvonne S. Gonzalez grant asylum more or less often than other judges?
The rate (5.8%) is below the 16.6% national rate; the median judge at San Antonio, TX grants 5.8%. 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.
