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Los Angeles - West Immigration Court

Name: Los Angeles - West Immigration Court Immigration Court Data
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Published: 2025-09-30
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47.3% asylum grant rate across 29,893 merits decisions (FY2015–2025) - roughly in line with the 48.2% national average.

Compiled by PlainImmigration Editorial, Immigration Court Outcomes Editorial Team

Data updated 2026-06-21

47.3%
Asylum grant rate: 52.7%
Asylum denial rate: 21,641
Pending cases: 47 mo
Time to decision

The verdict

The Los Angeles - West Immigration Court granted asylum in 47.3% of the 29,893 cases it decided on the merits - roughly in line with the 48.2% national rate.

47.3%
Asylum grant rate: 29,893
Merits decisions, FY2015–2025: 71
Judges with reported asylum decisions: 21,641
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 - West Immigration Court

The Los Angeles - West Immigration Court, based in Los Angeles, CA, decided 29,893 asylum cases on the merits between FY2015 and FY2025 - out of 710,284 total proceedings of all case types it handled. Of those asylum decisions, 14,149 were granted (47.3%) and 15,744 were denied (52.7%). The court has 71 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 - West Immigration Court rose by 11.9 percentage points, moving from 48.3% to 60.2%. 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 CES decided the most asylum cases here - 1,531 merits decisions (64.4% grant rate). The spread between the highest-grant and lowest-grant judges at this court is 70.1 percentage points - GA at 77.0% versus JLR at 6.9%. 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.

47.3%

Asylum Grant Rate

52.7%

Asylum Denial Rate

29,893

Asylum Decisions

47 mo

Avg Time to Decision

Asylum Outcomes at Los Angeles - West Immigration Court - 29,893 merits decisions, FY2015–2025

Asylum Grant Rate

47.3% of merits decisions

Asylum cases decided at Los Angeles - West Immigration Court

Pending Cases

21,641

Open proceedings (all case types)

Asylum Decisions

29,893

Merits decisions, FY2015–2025

Grant rate over time

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

Fiscal year	Decisions	Grant rate
FY2015	1,876	48.3%
FY2016	1,752	50.2%
FY2017	2,392	50.3%
FY2018	2,988	50.0%
FY2019	6,016	39.5%
FY2020	4,761	30.6%
FY2021	1,524	40.6%
FY2022	1,687	55.2%
FY2023	2,252	62.3%
FY2024	1,822	64.6%
FY2025	2,823	60.2%

The judge lottery at Los Angeles - West Immigration Court

71 judges with enough asylum decisions to report. Grant rates run from 77.0% (638 decisions) down to 6.9% (29 decisions) - a 70.1-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 GA	638	77.0%
2	Judge VSV	606	76.7%
3	Judge DDB	97	74.2%
4	Judge JP1	115	73.9%
5	Judge LB7	323	72.8%
6	Judge AC2	170	72.4%
7	Judge ANS	183	72.1%
8	Judge WDN	566	70.1%
9	Judge SDL	218	69.7%
10	Judge IRP	249	69.5%
11	Judge MOS	54	68.5%
12	Judge AGA	158	68.4%
13	Judge YEM	158	68.4%
14	Judge JPK	591	66.7%
15	Judge ARD	612	65.7%
16	Judge JAW	156	65.4%
17	Judge AHO	385	64.9%
18	Judge CES	1,531	64.4%
19	Judge RJH	103	64.1%
20	Judge JD1	563	59.9%
21	Judge HO	255	58.4%
22	Judge JBV	957	58.0%
23	Judge JAN	311	57.9%
24	Judge DHM	521	57.2%
25	Judge PJC	1,204	57.1%
26	Judge MML	331	56.5%
27	Judge BV1	434	55.3%
28	Judge KRM	332	54.5%
29	Judge RCP	268	53.0%
30	Judge ACT	42	52.4%
31	Judge BP1	42	52.4%
32	Judge ALS	1,455	51.5%
33	Judge CFP	272	51.1%
34	Judge CAB	46	47.8%
35	Judge EDL	310	47.7%
36	Judge STP	561	46.9%
37	Judge FMT	126	46.8%
38	Judge RLH	39	46.2%
39	Judge CMW	35	45.7%
40	Judge JDL	687	45.6%
41	Judge KC1	369	45.3%
42	Judge RR1	197	45.2%
43	Judge TRE	726	44.8%
44	Judge NMR	619	43.5%
45	Judge ABE	686	43.1%
46	Judge MGO	181	40.9%
47	Judge CRJ	1,336	40.0%
48	Judge DDS	452	40.0%
49	Judge JJO	703	39.1%
50	Judge JWO	561	38.3%
51	Judge IEB	580	37.2%
52	Judge NHT	480	36.5%
53	Judge DB	899	36.0%
54	Judge JTH	51	35.3%
55	Judge NAM	244	34.0%
56	Judge AMN	223	33.2%
57	Judge GET	28	32.1%
58	Judge JSF	113	31.9%
59	Judge WRL	70	30.0%
60	Judge HYC	1,274	29.6%
61	Judge LOC	561	28.5%
62	Judge AKP	124	28.2%
63	Judge AAT	417	24.5%
64	Judge DC1	25	24.0%
65	Judge RFH	119	23.5%
66	Judge DAN	48	20.8%
67	Judge RAR	636	19.7%
68	Judge JSM	315	19.7%
69	Judge LJF	891	16.9%
70	Judge TNN	1,016	10.6%
71	Judge JLR	29	6.9%

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the grant rate at the Los Angeles - West Immigration Court immigration court? ▼

The Los Angeles - West Immigration Court immigration court has an overall grant rate of 47.3% and a denial rate of 52.7%, based on 29,893 asylum merits decisions (FY2015–2025) from DOJ EOIR records.

How many immigration judges serve at Los Angeles - West Immigration Court? ▼

Los Angeles - West Immigration Court has 71 immigration judges on record. Grant rates vary significantly between judges, from 6.9% to 77.0%.

How long do cases take at Los Angeles - West Immigration Court? ▼

The average wait time at Los Angeles - West Immigration Court is approximately 47 months. Wait times vary based on case type, docket load, and whether continuances are granted.

Where is the Los Angeles - West Immigration Court immigration court located? ▼

The Los Angeles - West 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 - West 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 - West Immigration Court grant rate changed over time? ▼

Between FY2015 and FY2025, the grant rate at Los Angeles - West Immigration Court increased from 48.3% to 60.2%. 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 Accessed 2026-06-21

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