EOIR / Immigration Court

West Los Angeles Immigration Court — Asylum Decision Statistics

Aggregated asylum decision statistics across all immigration judges currently sitting at the West Los Angeles Immigration Court, based on FOIA-released EOIR data.

Latest 12-month grant rate

5.8%

Asylum decisions, trailing 12 months

Lifetime total cases

104,557

All recorded asylum decisions

FY2024 court average

54.9%

Stable benchmark: Oct 2023 – Sep 2024

Last data refresh

2026-05-19

From Deportation Data Project FOIA release

Monthly grant-rate trend

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Which immigration judges work at the West Los Angeles Immigration Court?

The table below lists every judge with substantive asylum case volume in the last 24 months at the West Los Angeles Immigration Court. The 12-month grant rate column reflects the trailing year ending 2026-05-19. Lifetime cases counts all recorded asylum decisions for each judge across the FOIA-released dataset.

Judge12-month grant rateLifetime cases
Bakke Varzandeh, Joyce8.1%1,948
Behne, Audra R.6.4%1,359
Chugh, Amit14.4%356
Costa, Philip J.52.8%1,860
Desai, Jankhana0.8%1,106
Juelle, Carlos R.1.7%2,275
Malvin, Daniel H.2.3%717
McDonald, Kristofer R.6.9%936
Murad, Yvan E.7.6%567
Perez, Irma16.7%241
Pierce, Curtis F.3.3%836
Rooyani, Rodin0.0%1,016
Simons, Anita L.6.5%2,173
Stancill, Christine E10.5%5,438
Villegas, Veronica S.1.6%1,112

Frequently asked questions

What is the asylum grant rate at the West Los Angeles Immigration Court?

Over the trailing 12 months, the West Los Angeles Immigration Court granted asylum in 5.8% of decided cases. The fiscal year 2024 (Oct 2023 – Sep 2024) court-wide average was 54.9%. The two numbers may differ because policy and caseload shifts can move rates significantly year-over-year.

How many immigration judges work at the West Los Angeles Immigration Court?

Based on the most recent FOIA-released EOIR data, 15 immigration judges are listed as actively sitting at the West Los Angeles Immigration Court with asylum case volume in the last 24 months. The full judge roster, each with their individual grant rate, appears below.

How many asylum decisions has the West Los Angeles Immigration Court issued total?

The West Los Angeles Immigration Court has issued 104,557 recorded asylum decisions across the full FOIA-released dataset. This includes both grants and denials but excludes administrative outcomes (cases dismissed, terminated, or closed without a merits ruling).

How is the asylum grant rate calculated?

Grant rate = (cases with case_outcome of "Relief Granted") divided by (cases with case_outcome of "Relief Granted" or "Remove"). Cases closed administratively — dismissed, terminated, voluntary departure — are excluded from the denominator. This is the standard methodology used by TRAC Immigration (Syracuse) and the Deportation Data Project (UC Berkeley).

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Methodology & sources

Primary source
Deportation Data Project (UC Berkeley) — FOIA-released EOIR case-level data.
Secondary source
TRAC Immigration (Syracuse University) — independent corroboration of grant-rate aggregates.
Last data refresh
2026-05-19

Statistical data only. Case outcomes depend on case-specific merits, evidence, and counsel quality. This page is provided for informational purposes and does not constitute legal advice or a guarantee of any outcome.