Immigration judge

Francis, Leon J.

Santa Ana Immigration Court

How current these figures are

Captured October 23, 2026 — 13 days ago. Decisions made since then are not included.

1,462

Lifetime decisions on record

Grant rate, last 12 months on record

2.9%

520 decisions · 12 months ending September 2026

3.1%

FY2026 court average

Grant-rate trend

Each point is the grant rate across the 12 months ending in that month — a rolling window, not a single month on its own. A point appears only where those 12 months hold at least 25 decisions. A rolling window covers a much shorter span than the lifetime figure above, so the two can differ materially; both are correct measures of different periods.

0%25%50%75%100%Sep 2023Apr 2024Nov 2024Jun 2025Jan 2026Sep 2026Month each 12-month window ends2.9%40.7% — 12 months ending Sep 2023 (182 decisions)42.5% — 12 months ending Oct 2023 (181 decisions)40.5% — 12 months ending Nov 2023 (185 decisions)40.9% — 12 months ending Dec 2023 (198 decisions)42.3% — 12 months ending Jan 2024 (220 decisions)40.3% — 12 months ending Feb 2024 (216 decisions)38.3% — 12 months ending Mar 2024 (230 decisions)37.6% — 12 months ending Apr 2024 (242 decisions)40.2% — 12 months ending May 2024 (249 decisions)38.4% — 12 months ending Jun 2024 (258 decisions)34.6% — 12 months ending Jul 2024 (260 decisions)32.3% — 12 months ending Aug 2024 (266 decisions)31.3% — 12 months ending Sep 2024 (268 decisions)35.9% — 12 months ending Oct 2024 (295 decisions)35.6% — 12 months ending Nov 2024 (292 decisions)35.4% — 12 months ending Dec 2024 (291 decisions)32.4% — 12 months ending Jan 2025 (290 decisions)31.8% — 12 months ending Feb 2025 (302 decisions)30.4% — 12 months ending Mar 2025 (303 decisions)28.2% — 12 months ending Apr 2025 (312 decisions)25.0% — 12 months ending May 2025 (332 decisions)20.5% — 12 months ending Jun 2025 (347 decisions)18.8% — 12 months ending Jul 2025 (378 decisions)16.3% — 12 months ending Aug 2025 (393 decisions)14.3% — 12 months ending Sep 2025 (435 decisions)9.6% — 12 months ending Oct 2025 (458 decisions)8.5% — 12 months ending Nov 2025 (494 decisions)6.3% — 12 months ending Dec 2025 (553 decisions)4.7% — 12 months ending Jan 2026 (619 decisions)3.9% — 12 months ending Feb 2026 (649 decisions)3.3% — 12 months ending Mar 2026 (703 decisions)3.1% — 12 months ending Apr 2026 (675 decisions)2.7% — 12 months ending Jun 2026 (593 decisions)2.6% — 12 months ending Jul 2026 (545 decisions)2.8% — 12 months ending Aug 2026 (529 decisions)2.9% — 12 months ending Sep 2026 (520 decisions)

5 months are not plotted: the 12 months ending there held fewer than 25 decisions.

Monthly decisions

Showing the most recent 24 months on record. Months with no decisions are not listed.

Decisions and grant rate by month for this judge
MonthDecisionsGrant rate
September 2026480.0%
August 202624Not reported
July 20267Not reported
June 20265Not reported
April 20264Not reported
March 2026861.2%
February 2026590.0%
January 2026940.0%
December 2025801.3%
November 2025482.1%
October 20256515.4%
September 2025570.0%
August 2025400.0%
July 2025553.6%
June 2025422.4%
May 20254511.1%
April 2025326.3%
March 2025329.4%
February 20252913.8%
January 20252821.4%
December 202421Not reported
November 202412Not reported
October 20244266.7%
September 202415Not reported

Source and method

These figures come from case data released by the Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR) under the Freedom of Information Act, published by the Deportation Data Project. Imigrar did not produce or estimate them.

Captured on October 23, 2026, 13 days ago. The record covers decisions from March 2022 through September 2026; nothing filed or decided after September 2026 appears here.

Grant rates are historical aggregates. They describe decisions already made. They do not predict the outcome of any individual case, and no figure on this page should be read as a forecast of what will happen in yours.

This page is informational only and is not legal advice. Reading it does not create an attorney-client relationship. Only the official EOIR record is authoritative.

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