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Oakdale Immigration Court

23.5% asylum grant rate across 5,617 merits decisions (FY2015–2025) - below the 48.2% national average.

Data updated 2026-06-21

23.5%
Asylum grant rate
76.5%
Asylum denial rate
130
Pending cases
6 mo
Time to decision

The verdict

The Oakdale Immigration Court granted asylum in 23.5% of the 5,617 cases it decided on the merits - below the 48.2% national rate.

23.5%
Asylum grant rate
5,617
Merits decisions, FY2015–2025
40
Judges with reported asylum decisions
130
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: Oakdale Immigration Court

The Oakdale Immigration Court, based in Oakdale, LA, decided 5,617 asylum cases on the merits between FY2015 and FY2025 - out of 127,747 total proceedings of all case types it handled. Of those asylum decisions, 1,321 were granted (23.5%) and 4,296 were denied (76.5%). The court has 40 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 Oakdale Immigration Court rose by 8.8 percentage points, moving from 5.0% to 13.8%. 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 JAD decided the most asylum cases here - 484 merits decisions (17.1% grant rate). The spread between the highest-grant and lowest-grant judges at this court is 67.9 percentage points - AAN at 67.9% versus JBS 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.

23.5%
Asylum Grant Rate
76.5%
Asylum Denial Rate
5,617
Asylum Decisions
6 mo
Avg Time to Decision
Granted1321Denied4296
Asylum Outcomes at Oakdale Immigration Court - 5,617 merits decisions, FY2015–2025

Asylum Grant Rate

23.5% of merits decisions

Asylum cases decided at Oakdale Immigration Court

Pending Cases

130

Open proceedings (all case types)

Asylum Decisions

5,617

Merits decisions, FY2015–2025

Grant rate over time

Asylum grant rate by fiscal year at Oakdale Immigration Court.

Fiscal year Decisions Grant rate
FY2015 80 5.0%
FY2016 92 1.1%
FY2017 148 17.6%
FY2018 156 14.7%
FY2019 448 17.6%
FY2020 1,115 37.4%
FY2021 259 39.4%
FY2022 382 33.2%
FY2023 740 29.5%
FY2024 820 16.3%
FY2025 1,377 13.8%

The judge lottery at Oakdale Immigration Court

40 judges with enough asylum decisions to report. Grant rates run from 67.9% (56 decisions) down to 0.0% (54 decisions) - a 67.9-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 AAN 56
67.9%
2 Judge JLS 75
66.7%
3 Judge SJC 147
62.6%
4 Judge PJE 190
56.3%
5 Judge BTR 189
54.0%
6 Judge UUL 56
50.0%
7 Judge KBJ 140
49.3%
8 Judge LFZ 70
45.7%
9 Judge FSM 41
39.0%
10 Judge ABE 82
37.8%
11 Judge GJW 28
35.7%
12 Judge AKP 27
33.3%
13 Judge ETP 70
31.4%
14 Judge JDR 122
31.1%
15 Judge HRG 101
26.7%
16 Judge NAM 150
24.7%
17 Judge RML 48
22.9%
18 Judge SSL 240
22.5%
19 Judge JLR 46
17.4%
20 Judge JAD 484
17.1%
21 Judge KHS 199
17.1%
22 Judge SAH 228
16.7%
23 Judge RLF 110
16.4%
24 Judge JFP 185
14.6%
25 Judge DHF 104
14.4%
26 Judge DER 244
13.1%
27 Judge WSL 402
11.2%
28 Judge BLH 36
11.1%
29 Judge KFL 56
10.7%
30 Judge CAG 234
10.3%
31 Judge BHL 43
9.3%
32 Judge JBE 175
9.1%
33 Judge REW 31
6.5%
34 Judge AXP 48
6.2%
35 Judge CPH 35
5.7%
36 Judge CAT 140
5.0%
37 Judge AMJ 41
4.9%
38 Judge MTP 46
4.3%
39 Judge ALR 195
1.5%
40 Judge JBS 54
0.0%

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the grant rate at the Oakdale Immigration Court immigration court? ▼
The Oakdale Immigration Court immigration court has an overall grant rate of 23.5% and a denial rate of 76.5%, based on 5,617 asylum merits decisions (FY2015–2025) from DOJ EOIR records.
How many immigration judges serve at Oakdale Immigration Court? ▼
Oakdale Immigration Court has 40 immigration judges on record. Grant rates vary significantly between judges, from 0.0% to 67.9%.
How long do cases take at Oakdale Immigration Court? ▼
The average wait time at Oakdale Immigration Court is approximately 6 months. Wait times vary based on case type, docket load, and whether continuances are granted.
Where is the Oakdale Immigration Court immigration court located? ▼
The Oakdale Immigration Court immigration court is located in Oakdale, LA. It is part of the DOJ Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR) system.
Does the grant rate predict my case outcome at Oakdale 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 Oakdale Immigration Court grant rate changed over time? ▼
Between FY2015 and FY2025, the grant rate at Oakdale Immigration Court increased from 5.0% to 13.8%. 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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