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Immigration court analytics

Current assignments and source-period outcomes are shown separately

Current Immigration Judges: 8 · Temporary Immigration Judges: 0 · Assistant Chief Immigration Judges: 1 · Other EOIR judicial leadership: 0 · Total judicial personnel: 9.

Current Immigration Judges with direct TRAC reports: 5.

Current aggregate decisions: 13,306
Any relief granted: 39.7%
Denied: 60.3%

Current benchmark period: FY 2021 - 2026*. This is a court aggregate, not an individual judge result.

Current courtwide metrics

Courtwide statistics, not this judge's outcomes

FY2026/YTD through June 2026

New proceedings: 1,915
Completed / closed cases: 3,265
Average wait time for completed cases: 481 days
Backlog: 5,649
Average days waited so far: 384 days
Average days until hearing: 588 days
Represented among completed cases: 59.9%N=1,957 / 3,265
Detained among completed cases: 2.8%N=92 / 3,265
Completed in absentia: 33.0%N=1,076 / 3,265

Completed-case outcome mix

Outcome	Cases (N)	Share of completed cases
Removal Order	1,993	61.0%
Terminate Proceedings	803	24.6%
Voluntary Departure	125	3.8%
No NTA Filed	40	1.2%
Grant Relief	96	2.9%
Other Closure	108	3.3%
Credible Fear - not found	56	1.7%
Withholding Only - relief not granted	8	0.2%
Credible Fear - found	16	0.5%
Asylum Only - relief not granted	1	0.0%
Asylum Only - other	3	0.1%
Witholding Only - other	7	0.2%
Credible Fear - other	7	0.2%
Withholding Only - relief granted	2	0.1%

View FY2025 comparison

FY2025

New proceedings: 3,326
Completed / closed cases: 6,272
Average wait time for completed cases: 265 days
Backlog: 5,936
Average days waited so far: 344 days
Average days until hearing: 472 days
Represented among completed cases: 48.0%N=3,013 / 6,272
Detained among completed cases: 0.6%N=36 / 6,272
Completed in absentia: 28.4%N=1,780 / 6,272

Completed-case outcome mix

Outcome	Cases (N)	Share of completed cases
Removal Order	2,417	38.5%
Terminate Proceedings	3,119	49.7%
No NTA Filed	161	2.6%
Grant Relief	261	4.2%
Voluntary Departure	104	1.7%
Other Closure	154	2.5%
Credible Fear - not found	3	0.0%
Credible Fear - found	6	0.1%
Reasonable Fear - not found	1	0.0%
Withholding Only - relief not granted	6	0.1%
Witholding Only - other	11	0.2%
Credible Fear - other	1	0.0%
Pros. Discretion	20	0.3%
Asylum Only - other	2	0.0%
Reasonable Fear - found	1	0.0%
Withholding Only - relief granted	2	0.0%
Other Case Type Completed	3	0.0%

Sources

Source period: FY2026/YTD through June 2026 · FY2025. Exact denominators are shown as N/n where available.

TRAC source periods: Fiscal Year NTA Dated=2026 · Fiscal Year Completed=2026 · Fiscal Year=2026 · Fiscal Year Completed=2026, Represented=Represented; Fiscal Year Completed=2026 · Fiscal Year Completed=2026, Custody=Detained; Fiscal Year Completed=2026 · Fiscal Year Completed=2026, Hearing Attendance=Not Present at Last Hearing (Absentia Decision); Fiscal Year Completed=2026 · Bond Hearing Fiscal Year=2026 · Bond Hearing Fiscal Year=2026, Bond Hearing Outcome=Granted; Bond Hearing Fiscal Year=2026 · Bond Hearing Fiscal Year=2026, Bond Hearing Outcome=Not Granted; Bond Hearing Fiscal Year=2026 · Bond Hearing Fiscal Year=2026, Bond Hearing Outcome=Withdraw; Bond Hearing Fiscal Year=2026 · Fiscal Year Completed=2026, Outcome (detailed)=Removal Order · Fiscal Year Completed=2026, Outcome (detailed)=Terminate Proceedings · Fiscal Year Completed=2026, Outcome (detailed)=Voluntary Departure · Fiscal Year Completed=2026, Outcome (detailed)=No NTA Filed · Fiscal Year Completed=2026, Outcome (detailed)=Grant Relief · Fiscal Year Completed=2026, Outcome (detailed)=Other Closure · Fiscal Year Completed=2026, Outcome (detailed)=Credible Fear - not found · Fiscal Year Completed=2026, Outcome (detailed)=Reasonable Fear - not found · Fiscal Year Completed=2026, Outcome (detailed)=Withholding Only - relief not granted · Fiscal Year Completed=2026, Outcome (detailed)=Credible Fear - found · Fiscal Year Completed=2026, Outcome (detailed)=Asylum Only - relief not granted · Fiscal Year Completed=2026, Outcome (detailed)=Asylum Only - other · Fiscal Year Completed=2026, Outcome (detailed)=Witholding Only - other · Fiscal Year Completed=2026, Outcome (detailed)=Credible Fear - other · Fiscal Year Completed=2026, Outcome (detailed)=Reasonable Fear - found · Fiscal Year Completed=2026, Outcome (detailed)=Withholding Only - relief granted · Fiscal Year Completed=2026, Outcome (detailed)=Other Case Type Completed · Fiscal Year Completed=2026, Outcome (detailed)=Asylum Only - relief granted · Fiscal Year Completed=2026, Outcome (detailed)=Reasonable Fear - other · Fiscal Year NTA Dated=2025 · Fiscal Year Completed=2025 · Fiscal Year=2025 · Fiscal Year Completed=2025, Represented=Represented; Fiscal Year Completed=2025 · Fiscal Year Completed=2025, Custody=Detained; Fiscal Year Completed=2025 · Fiscal Year Completed=2025, Hearing Attendance=Not Present at Last Hearing (Absentia Decision); Fiscal Year Completed=2025 · Bond Hearing Fiscal Year=2025 · Bond Hearing Fiscal Year=2025, Bond Hearing Outcome=Granted; Bond Hearing Fiscal Year=2025 · Bond Hearing Fiscal Year=2025, Bond Hearing Outcome=Not Granted; Bond Hearing Fiscal Year=2025 · Bond Hearing Fiscal Year=2025, Bond Hearing Outcome=Withdraw; Bond Hearing Fiscal Year=2025 · Fiscal Year Completed=2025, Outcome (detailed)=Removal Order · Fiscal Year Completed=2025, Outcome (detailed)=Terminate Proceedings · Fiscal Year Completed=2025, Outcome (detailed)=No NTA Filed · Fiscal Year Completed=2025, Outcome (detailed)=Grant Relief · Fiscal Year Completed=2025, Outcome (detailed)=Voluntary Departure · Fiscal Year Completed=2025, Outcome (detailed)=Other Closure · Fiscal Year Completed=2025, Outcome (detailed)=Credible Fear - not found · Fiscal Year Completed=2025, Outcome (detailed)=Credible Fear - found · Fiscal Year Completed=2025, Outcome (detailed)=Reasonable Fear - not found · Fiscal Year Completed=2025, Outcome (detailed)=Withholding Only - relief not granted · Fiscal Year Completed=2025, Outcome (detailed)=Witholding Only - other · Fiscal Year Completed=2025, Outcome (detailed)=Credible Fear - other · Fiscal Year Completed=2025, Outcome (detailed)=Pros. Discretion · Fiscal Year Completed=2025, Outcome (detailed)=Asylum Only - other · Fiscal Year Completed=2025, Outcome (detailed)=Reasonable Fear - found · Fiscal Year Completed=2025, Outcome (detailed)=Withholding Only - relief granted · Fiscal Year Completed=2025, Outcome (detailed)=Asylum Only - relief not granted · Fiscal Year Completed=2025, Outcome (detailed)=Other Case Type Completed · Fiscal Year Completed=2025, Outcome (detailed)=Asylum Only - relief granted · Fiscal Year Completed=2025, Outcome (detailed)=Reasonable Fear - other · Fiscal Year Completed=2025, Outcome (detailed)=NACARA - relief granted · Fiscal Year Completed=2025, Outcome (detailed)=NACARA - other.

TRAC filters: Fiscal Year NTA Dated=2026 · Fiscal Year Completed=2026 · Fiscal Year=2026 · Fiscal Year Completed=2026, Represented=Represented · Fiscal Year Completed=2026, Custody=Detained · Fiscal Year Completed=2026, Hearing Attendance=Not Present at Last Hearing (Absentia Decision) · Bond Hearing Fiscal Year=2026 · Bond Hearing Fiscal Year=2026, Bond Hearing Outcome=Granted · Bond Hearing Fiscal Year=2026, Bond Hearing Outcome=Not Granted · Bond Hearing Fiscal Year=2026, Bond Hearing Outcome=Withdraw · Fiscal Year Completed=2026, Outcome (detailed)=Removal Order · Fiscal Year Completed=2026, Outcome (detailed)=Terminate Proceedings · Fiscal Year Completed=2026, Outcome (detailed)=Voluntary Departure · Fiscal Year Completed=2026, Outcome (detailed)=No NTA Filed · Fiscal Year Completed=2026, Outcome (detailed)=Grant Relief · Fiscal Year Completed=2026, Outcome (detailed)=Other Closure · Fiscal Year Completed=2026, Outcome (detailed)=Credible Fear - not found · Fiscal Year Completed=2026, Outcome (detailed)=Reasonable Fear - not found · Fiscal Year Completed=2026, Outcome (detailed)=Withholding Only - relief not granted · Fiscal Year Completed=2026, Outcome (detailed)=Credible Fear - found · Fiscal Year Completed=2026, Outcome (detailed)=Asylum Only - relief not granted · Fiscal Year Completed=2026, Outcome (detailed)=Asylum Only - other · Fiscal Year Completed=2026, Outcome (detailed)=Witholding Only - other · Fiscal Year Completed=2026, Outcome (detailed)=Credible Fear - other · Fiscal Year Completed=2026, Outcome (detailed)=Reasonable Fear - found · Fiscal Year Completed=2026, Outcome (detailed)=Withholding Only - relief granted · Fiscal Year Completed=2026, Outcome (detailed)=Other Case Type Completed · Fiscal Year Completed=2026, Outcome (detailed)=Asylum Only - relief granted · Fiscal Year Completed=2026, Outcome (detailed)=Reasonable Fear - other · Fiscal Year NTA Dated=2025 · Fiscal Year Completed=2025 · Fiscal Year=2025 · Fiscal Year Completed=2025, Represented=Represented · Fiscal Year Completed=2025, Custody=Detained · Fiscal Year Completed=2025, Hearing Attendance=Not Present at Last Hearing (Absentia Decision) · Bond Hearing Fiscal Year=2025 · Bond Hearing Fiscal Year=2025, Bond Hearing Outcome=Granted · Bond Hearing Fiscal Year=2025, Bond Hearing Outcome=Not Granted · Bond Hearing Fiscal Year=2025, Bond Hearing Outcome=Withdraw · Fiscal Year Completed=2025, Outcome (detailed)=Removal Order · Fiscal Year Completed=2025, Outcome (detailed)=Terminate Proceedings · Fiscal Year Completed=2025, Outcome (detailed)=No NTA Filed · Fiscal Year Completed=2025, Outcome (detailed)=Grant Relief · Fiscal Year Completed=2025, Outcome (detailed)=Voluntary Departure · Fiscal Year Completed=2025, Outcome (detailed)=Other Closure · Fiscal Year Completed=2025, Outcome (detailed)=Credible Fear - not found · Fiscal Year Completed=2025, Outcome (detailed)=Credible Fear - found · Fiscal Year Completed=2025, Outcome (detailed)=Reasonable Fear - not found · Fiscal Year Completed=2025, Outcome (detailed)=Withholding Only - relief not granted · Fiscal Year Completed=2025, Outcome (detailed)=Witholding Only - other · Fiscal Year Completed=2025, Outcome (detailed)=Credible Fear - other · Fiscal Year Completed=2025, Outcome (detailed)=Pros. Discretion · Fiscal Year Completed=2025, Outcome (detailed)=Asylum Only - other · Fiscal Year Completed=2025, Outcome (detailed)=Reasonable Fear - found · Fiscal Year Completed=2025, Outcome (detailed)=Withholding Only - relief granted · Fiscal Year Completed=2025, Outcome (detailed)=Asylum Only - relief not granted · Fiscal Year Completed=2025, Outcome (detailed)=Other Case Type Completed · Fiscal Year Completed=2025, Outcome (detailed)=Asylum Only - relief granted · Fiscal Year Completed=2025, Outcome (detailed)=Reasonable Fear - other · Fiscal Year Completed=2025, Outcome (detailed)=NACARA - relief granted · Fiscal Year Completed=2025, Outcome (detailed)=NACARA - other.

Provenance: TRAC table_json.php exact value; no estimation. Retrieved 2026-09-06.

Court and U.S. annual outcomes

Exact aggregate fiscal-year counts

Fiscal year	San Diego Immigration Court cases (N)	San Diego Immigration Court any relief	San Diego Immigration Court denied	U.S. any relief	U.S. denied
FY2021	297	60.9%	39.1%	43.9%	56.1%
FY2022	572	58.7%	41.3%	51.1%	48.9%
FY2023	715	74.3%	25.7%	53.0%	47.0%
FY2024	542	66.2%	33.8%	51.1%	48.9%
FY2025	791	26.0%	74.0%	30.7%	69.3%
FY2026	721	5.3%	94.7%	12.9%	87.1%

Precomputed from exact TRAC aggregate counts; asylum granted + other relief granted = any relief granted, and outcomes sum to N. FY2026 is year-to-date through the published source cutoff. No values are interpolated. TRAC aggregate source · retrieved 2026-08-30. Methodology.

These figures cover completed asylum decisions in TRAC's published data, not all immigration-court matters. Outcomes may reflect case mix, representation, nationality, detention status, policy, and other factors; they are not a judge quality score. Read the methodology.

EOIR court information

OPEN

Current operational status: OPEN. This page reflects the current EOIR court directory record as verified 2026-08-18.

San Diego Immigration Court · primary

Physical address: 880 Front Street, Suite 4240 San Diego, CA 92101
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Main phone: (619) 510-4500
General inquiries: SanDiego.Immigration.Court@usdoj.gov
Public hours: Public Hours: 8 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Filing-window hours: Window Filing Hours: 8 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Parking: There is no parking available in the building for the general public. Metered street parking is nearby. Commercial parking lots are within walking distance to the building
Public transit: Public transportation is available via the Metropolitan Transit System. The nearest taxi stand is located across the street from the building.
Building access: Visitors can access the court through the main entrance on the first floor of the Edward J. Schwartz Federal Building. ADA access is available at the main entrance.
Security instructions: Security information: All visitors to the immigration court must undergo a security screening through a metal detector machine as well as a handbag screening each time they visit the immigration court. Shoes may be required to be removed. Food and drinks are not allowed, except as specifically permitted by the immigration judge. Usage of cameras or recording devices in courtrooms or other EOIR space is prohibited. Note, however, that attorneys or accredited representatives of record and DHS attorneys representing the government in proceedings before EOIR are permitted to use electronic devices in EOIR courtrooms for the limited purpose of conducting immediately relevant court and business-related activities (e.g. scheduling).
ADA/accessibility: EOIR accessibility statement: https://www.justice.gov/accessibility/accessibility-statement

Official EOIR court page ↗Verified 2026-08-18

Court contacts and access

Main phone: (619) 510-4500
General inquiries: SanDiego.Immigration.Court@usdoj.gov
Asylum EAD Clock contact: Asylum.Clock.San.Diego@usdoj.gov
EOIR case-information phone: (800) 898-7180

Building access

Visitors can access the court through the main entrance on the first floor of the Edward J. Schwartz Federal Building. ADA access is available at the main entrance.

Security instructions

Security information: All visitors to the immigration court must undergo a security screening through a metal detector machine as well as a handbag screening each time they visit the immigration court. Shoes may be required to be removed. Food and drinks are not allowed, except as specifically permitted by the immigration judge. Usage of cameras or recording devices in courtrooms or other EOIR space is prohibited. Note, however, that attorneys or accredited representatives of record and DHS attorneys representing the government in proceedings before EOIR are permitted to use electronic devices in EOIR courtrooms for the limited purpose of conducting immediately relevant court and business-related activities (e.g. scheduling).

ADA/accessibility

EOIR accessibility statement: https://www.justice.gov/accessibility/accessibility-statement

EOIR court links

Internet-based hearings

EOIR lists Internet-based hearing links and telephonic access codes in its current hearing directory. The hearing notice and current EOIR instructions control whether a particular hearing is remote or in person. Unrepresented respondents generally appear in person unless EOIR directs otherwise.

Source last verified 2026-08-18.

EOIR court personnel

Current immigration judges

Amelia Anderson
Olga Attia
Guy G. Grande
Leah A. O'Brien
José Luis Peñalosa
Lindsay W. Pepi
Scott Simpson
Eric Wang

ACIJ: Catherine Halliday-Roberts
Backup ACIJ: Jason R
Court administrator: Glenda Viray

Jurisdiction and other hearing locations

Administrative-control jurisdiction

Assigned responsibility: SAN DIEGO, CA - DHS DISTRICT OFFICE (including any sub-offices)San Ysidro, CA, Port of Entry Other hearing locations: Donovan California State Prison, San Diego, CA

Other hearing locations

Donovan California State Prison, San Diego, CA

Judge hearing access

The EOIR directory lists the following current Internet-based hearing and telephonic access information for this court. The hearing notice and current EOIR instructions control whether a particular hearing is remote or in person.

ACIJ Catherine Halliday-Roberts (CHR)

Webex/internet hearing: Join EOIR Webex ↗

Telephonic access code: 199 824 4851

Instructions: EOIR lists Internet-based hearing links and telephonic access codes in its current hearing directory. The hearing notice and current EOIR instructions control whether a particular hearing is remote or in person. Unrepresented respondents generally appear in person unless EOIR directs otherwise.

Direct EOIR source ↗ · verified 2026-08-18

Amelia Anderson (AAN)

Webex/internet hearing: Join EOIR Webex ↗

Telephonic access code: 1990 21 4958

Direct EOIR source ↗ · verified 2026-08-18

Olga Attia (OEA)

Webex/internet hearing: Join EOIR Webex ↗

Telephonic access code: 199 836 2707

Direct EOIR source ↗ · verified 2026-08-18

Guy Grande (GGG)

Webex/internet hearing: Join EOIR Webex ↗

Telephonic access code: 199 192 3879

Direct EOIR source ↗ · verified 2026-08-18

Leah A. O'Brien (LON)

Webex/internet hearing: Join EOIR Webex ↗

Telephonic access code: 2827 823 0536

Direct EOIR source ↗ · verified 2026-08-18

Jose Penalosa (JPJ)

Webex/internet hearing: Join EOIR Webex ↗

Telephonic access code: 199 919 9248

Direct EOIR source ↗ · verified 2026-08-18

Lindsay W. Pepi (LWP)

Webex/internet hearing: Join EOIR Webex ↗

Telephonic access code: 2761 921 8406

Direct EOIR source ↗ · verified 2026-08-18

Scott Simpson (SS2)

Webex/internet hearing: Join EOIR Webex ↗

Telephonic access code: 199 912 7945

Direct EOIR source ↗ · verified 2026-08-18

Eric Wang (ECW)

Webex/internet hearing: Join EOIR Webex ↗

Telephonic access code: 2818 900 5025

Direct EOIR source ↗ · verified 2026-08-18