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Los Angeles - N. Los Angeles Street Immigration Court

33.4% asylum grant rate across 13,260 merits decisions (FY2015–2025) - below the 48.2% national average.

Data updated 2026-06-21

33.4%
Asylum grant rate
66.6%
Asylum denial rate
34,950
Pending cases
16 mo
Time to decision

The verdict

The Los Angeles - N. Los Angeles Street Immigration Court granted asylum in 33.4% of the 13,260 cases it decided on the merits - below the 48.2% national rate.

33.4%
Asylum grant rate
13,260
Merits decisions, FY2015–2025
27
Judges with reported asylum decisions
34,950
Pending cases (all types)
Statistical data only. Grant rates reflect historical case outcomes and are not predictive of any individual case result. Consult a licensed immigration attorney for legal advice.

Case Insights: Los Angeles - N. Los Angeles Street Immigration Court

The Los Angeles - N. Los Angeles Street Immigration Court, based in Los Angeles, CA, decided 13,260 asylum cases on the merits between FY2015 and FY2025 - out of 143,017 total proceedings of all case types it handled. Of those asylum decisions, 4,430 were granted (33.4%) and 8,830 were denied (66.6%). The court has 27 immigration judges with enough asylum decisions to report, whose individual grant rates shape the court-wide average shown above.

Between fiscal year 2015 and fiscal year 2025, the grant rate at Los Angeles - N. Los Angeles Street Immigration Court rose by 44.3 percentage points, moving from 8.5% to 52.8%. That window spans 11 fiscal years of reported data, covering shifts in bench composition, policy guidance, and nationality mix. The year-by-year table lower on this page shows the underlying annual case volume for every year in the series.

Outcomes vary substantially judge-to-judge. Judge FMT decided the most asylum cases here - 2,004 merits decisions (25.4% grant rate). The spread between the highest-grant and lowest-grant judges at this court is 72.6 percentage points - PAK at 72.6% versus JFW at 0.0%. These differences reflect case mix, nationality assignments, and docket type rather than any single factor, and they are why EOIR cautions readers against treating any judge's rate as predictive of an individual case.

33.4%
Asylum Grant Rate
66.6%
Asylum Denial Rate
13,260
Asylum Decisions
16 mo
Avg Time to Decision
Granted4430Denied8830
Asylum Outcomes at Los Angeles - N. Los Angeles Street Immigration Court - 13,260 merits decisions, FY2015–2025

Asylum Grant Rate

33.4% of merits decisions

Asylum cases decided at Los Angeles - N. Los Angeles Street Immigration Court

Pending Cases

34,950

Open proceedings (all case types)

Asylum Decisions

13,260

Merits decisions, FY2015–2025

Grant rate over time

Asylum grant rate by fiscal year at Los Angeles - N. Los Angeles Street Immigration Court.

Fiscal year Decisions Grant rate
FY2015 376 8.5%
FY2016 413 10.7%
FY2017 374 10.4%
FY2018 510 13.9%
FY2019 608 17.9%
FY2020 1,159 8.4%
FY2021 773 22.5%
FY2022 2,432 27.8%
FY2023 1,394 43.7%
FY2024 2,361 45.3%
FY2025 2,860 52.8%

The judge lottery at Los Angeles - N. Los Angeles Street Immigration Court

27 judges with enough asylum decisions to report. Grant rates run from 72.6% (610 decisions) down to 0.0% (30 decisions) - a 72.6-point spread on the same bench. Rates based on smaller decision counts carry more statistical noise.

Judge names below are the anonymized judge codes EOIR assigns in its public case-data release, not verified public identities. EOIR does not publish immigration judges' full names in this dataset. See our methodology for detail.

# Judge Decisions Asylum grant rate
1 Judge PAK 610
72.6%
2 Judge RAR 177
71.2%
3 Judge TSS 587
63.0%
4 Judge ANS 249
62.7%
5 Judge NAR 428
57.9%
6 Judge TRE 329
55.9%
7 Judge KJR 503
55.3%
8 Judge MYT 29
55.2%
9 Judge BV1 139
54.0%
10 Judge JJO 168
50.6%
11 Judge NNA 812
37.1%
12 Judge AHO 329
33.4%
13 Judge NMR 219
32.4%
14 Judge JML 1,861
31.1%
15 Judge LCH 1,173
30.7%
16 Judge FMT 2,004
25.4%
17 Judge PIE 673
24.5%
18 Judge CEM 314
23.2%
19 Judge ROA 86
15.1%
20 Judge PNM 225
14.7%
21 Judge KNH 86
11.6%
22 Judge KWR 908
9.5%
23 Judge TNN 623
6.4%
24 Judge LJM 330
4.2%
25 Judge JP1 25
4.0%
26 Judge NBW 52
3.8%
27 Judge JFW 30
0.0%

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the grant rate at the Los Angeles - N. Los Angeles Street Immigration Court immigration court? ▼
The Los Angeles - N. Los Angeles Street Immigration Court immigration court has an overall grant rate of 33.4% and a denial rate of 66.6%, based on 13,260 asylum merits decisions (FY2015–2025) from DOJ EOIR records.
How many immigration judges serve at Los Angeles - N. Los Angeles Street Immigration Court? ▼
Los Angeles - N. Los Angeles Street Immigration Court has 27 immigration judges on record. Grant rates vary significantly between judges, from 0.0% to 72.6%.
How long do cases take at Los Angeles - N. Los Angeles Street Immigration Court? ▼
The average wait time at Los Angeles - N. Los Angeles Street Immigration Court is approximately 16 months. Wait times vary based on case type, docket load, and whether continuances are granted.
Where is the Los Angeles - N. Los Angeles Street Immigration Court immigration court located? ▼
The Los Angeles - N. Los Angeles Street Immigration Court immigration court is located in Los Angeles, CA. It is part of the DOJ Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR) system.
Does the grant rate predict my case outcome at Los Angeles - N. Los Angeles Street Immigration Court? ▼
No. Grant rates are historical averages reflecting aggregate outcomes across all case types and judges. Individual outcomes depend on the specific facts of each case, the judge assigned, the type of relief sought, and whether you have legal representation. Always consult a licensed immigration attorney.
How has the Los Angeles - N. Los Angeles Street Immigration Court grant rate changed over time? ▼
Between FY2015 and FY2025, the grant rate at Los Angeles - N. Los Angeles Street Immigration Court increased from 8.5% to 52.8%. Year-by-year data is shown in the trends table on this page.

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Source: U.S. EOIR, Immigration Court Statistics Immigration court outcomes by court and case type · 2025

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