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    <title>SMS — asylum grant rate history</title>
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      <title>FY2025: 25.0% grant rate (4 decisions)</title>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 30 Sep 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <description>SMS (San Francisco Immigration Court) recorded 4 asylum merits decisions in FY2025: 1 granted, 3 denied (25.0% grant rate). Source: DOJ EOIR FOIA bulk case data.</description>
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      <title>FY2024: 62.0% grant rate (50 decisions)</title>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 30 Sep 2024 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <description>SMS (San Francisco Immigration Court) recorded 50 asylum merits decisions in FY2024: 31 granted, 19 denied (62.0% grant rate). Source: DOJ EOIR FOIA bulk case data.</description>
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      <title>FY2023: 76.2% grant rate (202 decisions)</title>
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      <pubDate>Sat, 30 Sep 2023 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <description>SMS (San Francisco Immigration Court) recorded 202 asylum merits decisions in FY2023: 154 granted, 48 denied (76.2% grant rate). Source: DOJ EOIR FOIA bulk case data.</description>
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      <title>FY2022: 65.1% grant rate (235 decisions)</title>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 30 Sep 2022 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <description>SMS (San Francisco Immigration Court) recorded 235 asylum merits decisions in FY2022: 153 granted, 82 denied (65.1% grant rate). Source: DOJ EOIR FOIA bulk case data.</description>
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      <title>FY2021: 65.6% grant rate (122 decisions)</title>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 30 Sep 2021 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <description>SMS (San Francisco Immigration Court) recorded 122 asylum merits decisions in FY2021: 80 granted, 42 denied (65.6% grant rate). Source: DOJ EOIR FOIA bulk case data.</description>
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      <title>FY2020: 71.1% grant rate (228 decisions)</title>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2020 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <description>SMS (San Francisco Immigration Court) recorded 228 asylum merits decisions in FY2020: 162 granted, 66 denied (71.1% grant rate). Source: DOJ EOIR FOIA bulk case data.</description>
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      <title>FY2019: 74.6% grant rate (193 decisions)</title>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 30 Sep 2019 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <description>SMS (San Francisco Immigration Court) recorded 193 asylum merits decisions in FY2019: 144 granted, 49 denied (74.6% grant rate). Source: DOJ EOIR FOIA bulk case data.</description>
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      <title>FY2017: 100.0% grant rate (1 decisions)</title>
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      <pubDate>Sat, 30 Sep 2017 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <description>SMS (San Francisco Immigration Court) recorded 1 asylum merits decisions in FY2017: 1 granted, 0 denied (100.0% grant rate). Source: DOJ EOIR FOIA bulk case data.</description>
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