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    <title>San Francisco Immigration Court — asylum grant rate history</title>
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      <title>FY2025: 69.6% grant rate (6,580 decisions)</title>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 30 Sep 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <description>San Francisco Immigration Court recorded 6,580 asylum merits decisions in FY2025: 4,577 granted, 2,003 denied (69.6% grant rate). Source: DOJ EOIR FOIA bulk case data.</description>
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      <title>FY2024: 73.4% grant rate (6,091 decisions)</title>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 30 Sep 2024 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <description>San Francisco Immigration Court recorded 6,091 asylum merits decisions in FY2024: 4,473 granted, 1,618 denied (73.4% grant rate). Source: DOJ EOIR FOIA bulk case data.</description>
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      <title>FY2023: 80.6% grant rate (7,924 decisions)</title>
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      <pubDate>Sat, 30 Sep 2023 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <description>San Francisco Immigration Court recorded 7,924 asylum merits decisions in FY2023: 6,383 granted, 1,541 denied (80.6% grant rate). Source: DOJ EOIR FOIA bulk case data.</description>
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      <title>FY2022: 77.2% grant rate (6,276 decisions)</title>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 30 Sep 2022 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <description>San Francisco Immigration Court recorded 6,276 asylum merits decisions in FY2022: 4,846 granted, 1,430 denied (77.2% grant rate). Source: DOJ EOIR FOIA bulk case data.</description>
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      <title>FY2021: 69.9% grant rate (2,935 decisions)</title>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 30 Sep 2021 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <description>San Francisco Immigration Court recorded 2,935 asylum merits decisions in FY2021: 2,051 granted, 884 denied (69.9% grant rate). Source: DOJ EOIR FOIA bulk case data.</description>
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      <title>FY2020: 57.0% grant rate (6,781 decisions)</title>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2020 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <description>San Francisco Immigration Court recorded 6,781 asylum merits decisions in FY2020: 3,862 granted, 2,919 denied (57.0% grant rate). Source: DOJ EOIR FOIA bulk case data.</description>
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      <title>FY2019: 70.9% grant rate (5,999 decisions)</title>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 30 Sep 2019 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <description>San Francisco Immigration Court recorded 5,999 asylum merits decisions in FY2019: 4,252 granted, 1,747 denied (70.9% grant rate). Source: DOJ EOIR FOIA bulk case data.</description>
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      <title>FY2018: 71.2% grant rate (2,686 decisions)</title>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 30 Sep 2018 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <description>San Francisco Immigration Court recorded 2,686 asylum merits decisions in FY2018: 1,912 granted, 774 denied (71.2% grant rate). Source: DOJ EOIR FOIA bulk case data.</description>
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      <title>FY2017: 77.4% grant rate (2,095 decisions)</title>
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      <pubDate>Sat, 30 Sep 2017 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <description>San Francisco Immigration Court recorded 2,095 asylum merits decisions in FY2017: 1,621 granted, 474 denied (77.4% grant rate). Source: DOJ EOIR FOIA bulk case data.</description>
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      <title>FY2016: 76.3% grant rate (1,469 decisions)</title>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 30 Sep 2016 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <description>San Francisco Immigration Court recorded 1,469 asylum merits decisions in FY2016: 1,121 granted, 348 denied (76.3% grant rate). Source: DOJ EOIR FOIA bulk case data.</description>
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      <title>FY2015: 77.4% grant rate (982 decisions)</title>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2015 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <description>San Francisco Immigration Court recorded 982 asylum merits decisions in FY2015: 760 granted, 222 denied (77.4% grant rate). Source: DOJ EOIR FOIA bulk case data.</description>
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