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    <title>VAB — asylum grant rate history</title>
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      <title>FY2025: 32.4% grant rate (34 decisions)</title>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 30 Sep 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <description>VAB (Otay Mesa Immigration Court) recorded 34 asylum merits decisions in FY2025: 11 granted, 23 denied (32.4% grant rate). Source: DOJ EOIR FOIA bulk case data.</description>
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      <title>FY2024: 22.6% grant rate (53 decisions)</title>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 30 Sep 2024 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <description>VAB (Otay Mesa Immigration Court) recorded 53 asylum merits decisions in FY2024: 12 granted, 41 denied (22.6% grant rate). Source: DOJ EOIR FOIA bulk case data.</description>
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      <title>FY2023: 30.0% grant rate (20 decisions)</title>
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      <pubDate>Sat, 30 Sep 2023 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <description>VAB (Otay Mesa Immigration Court) recorded 20 asylum merits decisions in FY2023: 6 granted, 14 denied (30.0% grant rate). Source: DOJ EOIR FOIA bulk case data.</description>
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      <title>FY2022: 36.4% grant rate (11 decisions)</title>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 30 Sep 2022 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <description>VAB (Otay Mesa Immigration Court) recorded 11 asylum merits decisions in FY2022: 4 granted, 7 denied (36.4% grant rate). Source: DOJ EOIR FOIA bulk case data.</description>
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      <title>FY2021: 100.0% grant rate (3 decisions)</title>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 30 Sep 2021 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <description>VAB (Otay Mesa Immigration Court) recorded 3 asylum merits decisions in FY2021: 3 granted, 0 denied (100.0% grant rate). Source: DOJ EOIR FOIA bulk case data.</description>
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      <title>FY2020: 50.6% grant rate (81 decisions)</title>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2020 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <description>VAB (Otay Mesa Immigration Court) recorded 81 asylum merits decisions in FY2020: 41 granted, 40 denied (50.6% grant rate). Source: DOJ EOIR FOIA bulk case data.</description>
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      <title>FY2019: 40.2% grant rate (97 decisions)</title>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 30 Sep 2019 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <description>VAB (Otay Mesa Immigration Court) recorded 97 asylum merits decisions in FY2019: 39 granted, 58 denied (40.2% grant rate). Source: DOJ EOIR FOIA bulk case data.</description>
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