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Immigration judge

Santos-Garcia, Sandra J.

Van Nuys Immigration Court

How current these figures are

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

Van Nuys Immigration Court

1,233

Lifetime decisions on record

Grant rate, last 12 months on record

7.1%

449 decisions · 12 months ending September 2026

8.3%

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 ends7.1%46.7% — 12 months ending Sep 2023 (199 decisions)47.4% — 12 months ending Oct 2023 (211 decisions)48.2% — 12 months ending Nov 2023 (222 decisions)47.3% — 12 months ending Dec 2023 (222 decisions)46.1% — 12 months ending Jan 2024 (230 decisions)45.2% — 12 months ending Feb 2024 (230 decisions)46.5% — 12 months ending Mar 2024 (213 decisions)46.5% — 12 months ending Apr 2024 (213 decisions)46.1% — 12 months ending May 2024 (204 decisions)46.9% — 12 months ending Jun 2024 (207 decisions)51.1% — 12 months ending Aug 2024 (176 decisions)51.7% — 12 months ending Sep 2024 (207 decisions)52.0% — 12 months ending Oct 2024 (202 decisions)52.3% — 12 months ending Nov 2024 (195 decisions)53.0% — 12 months ending Dec 2024 (202 decisions)56.8% — 12 months ending Jan 2025 (192 decisions)61.1% — 12 months ending Feb 2025 (190 decisions)58.8% — 12 months ending Mar 2025 (182 decisions)52.8% — 12 months ending Apr 2025 (176 decisions)52.0% — 12 months ending May 2025 (177 decisions)49.4% — 12 months ending Jun 2025 (180 decisions)45.5% — 12 months ending Jul 2025 (211 decisions)44.2% — 12 months ending Aug 2025 (215 decisions)40.7% — 12 months ending Sep 2025 (194 decisions)38.5% — 12 months ending Oct 2025 (208 decisions)32.4% — 12 months ending Nov 2025 (225 decisions)27.0% — 12 months ending Dec 2025 (244 decisions)22.3% — 12 months ending Jan 2026 (260 decisions)15.6% — 12 months ending Feb 2026 (301 decisions)12.0% — 12 months ending Mar 2026 (359 decisions)10.7% — 12 months ending Apr 2026 (403 decisions)9.8% — 12 months ending May 2026 (397 decisions)10.2% — 12 months ending Jun 2026 (432 decisions)8.5% — 12 months ending Jul 2026 (437 decisions)7.9% — 12 months ending Aug 2026 (443 decisions)7.1% — 12 months ending Sep 2026 (449 decisions)

7 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 20262810.7%
August 202623Not reported
July 2026360.0%
June 20264918.4%
May 20266Not reported
April 2026581.7%
March 2026701.4%
February 2026560.0%
January 2026319.7%
December 2025310.0%
November 2025280.0%
October 20253330.3%
September 202522Not reported
August 202517Not reported
July 20253122.6%
June 202514Not reported
May 202512Not reported
April 202514Not reported
March 202512Not reported
February 202515Not reported
January 202515Not reported
December 202412Not reported
November 202411Not reported
October 202419Not 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 October 23, 2026, 13 days ago. The record covers decisions from April 2021 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.

Open the source data — Deportation Data Project

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