Immigration judge

Penalosa, Jose L., JR.

Otay Mesa Immigration Court

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How current these figures are

Captured September 23, 2026 — yesterday. Decisions made since then are not included.

31

Lifetime decisions on record

Grant rate, last 12 months on record

3.3%

30 decisions · 12 months ending March 2026

34.9%

FY2025 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%Mar 2026Month each 12-month window ends3.3%3.3% — 12 months ending Mar 2026 (30 decisions)

Only one 12-month window clears the reporting floor, so the chart shows a single point and no line.

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

Monthly decisions

Showing the most recent 6 months on record. Months with no decisions are not listed.

Decisions and grant rate by month for this judge
MonthDecisionsGrant rate
March 202611Not reported
February 202615Not reported
November 20251Not reported
September 20251Not reported
August 20251Not reported
May 20251Not 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 September 23, 2026, yesterday. The record covers decisions from May 2025 through March 2026; nothing filed or decided after March 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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