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Immigration judge

Penalosa, Jose L.

San Diego Immigration Court

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Captured September 18, 2026 — about 0 months ago. Decisions made since then are not included.

San Diego Immigration Court

Lifetime grant rate

3.5%

569 decisions

Grant rate, last 12 months on record

1.5%

343 decisions · 12 months ending July 2026

33.7%

Court lifetime 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%Jul 2024Dec 2024May 2025Oct 2025Jul 2026Month each 12-month window ends1.5%26.9% — 12 months ending Jul 2024 (26 decisions)25.0% — 12 months ending Aug 2024 (36 decisions)18.6% — 12 months ending Sep 2024 (43 decisions)15.2% — 12 months ending Oct 2024 (46 decisions)10.0% — 12 months ending Nov 2024 (50 decisions)9.3% — 12 months ending Dec 2024 (54 decisions)16.7% — 12 months ending Jan 2025 (60 decisions)15.6% — 12 months ending Feb 2025 (64 decisions)12.7% — 12 months ending Mar 2025 (71 decisions)8.5% — 12 months ending Apr 2025 (94 decisions)7.8% — 12 months ending May 2025 (116 decisions)5.6% — 12 months ending Jun 2025 (143 decisions)4.0% — 12 months ending Jul 2025 (200 decisions)3.1% — 12 months ending Aug 2025 (229 decisions)2.8% — 12 months ending Sep 2025 (248 decisions)3.9% — 12 months ending Oct 2025 (258 decisions)3.9% — 12 months ending Nov 2025 (256 decisions)3.6% — 12 months ending Dec 2025 (274 decisions)1.6% — 12 months ending Jan 2026 (314 decisions)1.5% — 12 months ending Feb 2026 (327 decisions)1.4% — 12 months ending Mar 2026 (360 decisions)1.3% — 12 months ending Apr 2026 (379 decisions)1.0% — 12 months ending May 2026 (381 decisions)1.3% — 12 months ending Jun 2026 (384 decisions)1.5% — 12 months ending Jul 2026 (343 decisions)

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

Same judge name at other courts

This record covers one court only. The same judge name also appears at the courts below, with separate statistics.

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
July 202621Not reported
June 2026323.1%
May 2026300.0%
April 2026440.0%
March 2026420.0%
February 202619Not reported
January 2026480.0%
December 202523Not reported
November 20254Not reported
October 202514Not reported
September 2025270.0%
August 2025392.6%
July 2025620.0%
June 2025290.0%
May 2025283.6%
April 2025250.0%
March 20259Not reported
February 20256Not reported
January 20258Not reported
December 20245Not reported
November 20246Not reported
October 20244Not reported
September 20248Not reported
August 202410Not reported

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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 18, 2026, about 0 months ago, so it is out of date. The record covers decisions from October 1997 through July 2026; nothing filed or decided after July 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.

Open the source data — Deportation Data Project

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