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    <title>Sacramento Immigration Court — asylum grant rate history</title>
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      <title>FY2025: 81.6% grant rate (2,344 decisions)</title>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 30 Sep 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <description>Sacramento Immigration Court recorded 2,344 asylum merits decisions in FY2025: 1,912 granted, 432 denied (81.6% grant rate). Source: DOJ EOIR FOIA bulk case data.</description>
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      <title>FY2024: 82.1% grant rate (2,136 decisions)</title>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 30 Sep 2024 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <description>Sacramento Immigration Court recorded 2,136 asylum merits decisions in FY2024: 1,753 granted, 383 denied (82.1% grant rate). Source: DOJ EOIR FOIA bulk case data.</description>
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      <title>FY2023: 75.0% grant rate (1,101 decisions)</title>
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      <pubDate>Sat, 30 Sep 2023 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <description>Sacramento Immigration Court recorded 1,101 asylum merits decisions in FY2023: 826 granted, 275 denied (75.0% grant rate). Source: DOJ EOIR FOIA bulk case data.</description>
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      <title>FY2022: 80.4% grant rate (464 decisions)</title>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 30 Sep 2022 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <description>Sacramento Immigration Court recorded 464 asylum merits decisions in FY2022: 373 granted, 91 denied (80.4% grant rate). Source: DOJ EOIR FOIA bulk case data.</description>
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      <title>FY2021: 48.5% grant rate (464 decisions)</title>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 30 Sep 2021 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <description>Sacramento Immigration Court recorded 464 asylum merits decisions in FY2021: 225 granted, 239 denied (48.5% grant rate). Source: DOJ EOIR FOIA bulk case data.</description>
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      <title>FY2020: 53.5% grant rate (258 decisions)</title>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2020 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <description>Sacramento Immigration Court recorded 258 asylum merits decisions in FY2020: 138 granted, 120 denied (53.5% grant rate). Source: DOJ EOIR FOIA bulk case data.</description>
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      <title>FY2019: 36.0% grant rate (50 decisions)</title>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 30 Sep 2019 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <description>Sacramento Immigration Court recorded 50 asylum merits decisions in FY2019: 18 granted, 32 denied (36.0% grant rate). Source: DOJ EOIR FOIA bulk case data.</description>
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      <title>FY2018: 15.2% grant rate (46 decisions)</title>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 30 Sep 2018 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <description>Sacramento Immigration Court recorded 46 asylum merits decisions in FY2018: 7 granted, 39 denied (15.2% grant rate). Source: DOJ EOIR FOIA bulk case data.</description>
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      <title>FY2017: 10.0% grant rate (20 decisions)</title>
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      <pubDate>Sat, 30 Sep 2017 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <description>Sacramento Immigration Court recorded 20 asylum merits decisions in FY2017: 2 granted, 18 denied (10.0% grant rate). Source: DOJ EOIR FOIA bulk case data.</description>
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      <title>FY2016: 40.0% grant rate (10 decisions)</title>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 30 Sep 2016 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <description>Sacramento Immigration Court recorded 10 asylum merits decisions in FY2016: 4 granted, 6 denied (40.0% grant rate). Source: DOJ EOIR FOIA bulk case data.</description>
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      <title>FY2015: 42.9% grant rate (14 decisions)</title>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2015 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <description>Sacramento Immigration Court recorded 14 asylum merits decisions in FY2015: 6 granted, 8 denied (42.9% grant rate). Source: DOJ EOIR FOIA bulk case data.</description>
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