Immigration court
Otay Mesa, CA Immigration Court
7 judges · CA
EOIR data through Oct 1, 2026 · updated monthly
- 1,211
- Granted
- 4,828
- Denied
- 7
- Judges
Distribution
How this court's judges compare
At Otay Mesa, CA, 6 judges range from 18.5% to 38.9%.
Each judge's all-time EOIR decided outcomes across every court they have served in: granted ÷ (granted + denied). Judges now based at this court with at least 100 decided cases. A historical pattern — not a prediction for any case.
Recent decisions (Oct 2024 – Sep 2026): Otay Mesa, CA Immigration Court granted asylum in 23.8% of 2,366 decided cases. That is higher than the court's all-time rate of 20.1% (6,039 decided cases). Over the same months, the national rate was 5.0%.
How to Interpret This Court's Data
Court-level statistics aggregate the judges and cases assigned to the Otay Mesa, CA Immigration Court, so the court average can differ sharply from any one judge's profile.
High-volume judge profiles at this court include Depaolo, Zsa Zsa (18,673 total cases), Grande, Guy G. (2,826 total cases), and Robinson JR., Eugene H. (1,779 total cases). The largest nationality groups shown for this court (fiscal years 2020–2026) include Mexico (1,214 decided, 5.8% grant rate), Guatemala (326 decided, 3.7% grant rate), and Russia (282 decided, 61.3% grant rate).
Asylum grant rate is calculated as granted / (granted + denied). Procedural outcomes are separated so users can distinguish merits decisions from docket-management outcomes.
This page uses public EOIR records last updated 2026-10-01. The data is informational and should not be treated as legal advice or a prediction for any individual case.
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Areas Served by This Court
Based on the official EOIR ZIP-code assignment, the Otay Mesa, CA Immigration Court is the assigned filing location for 1 ZIP codes. Main cities by state:
CA — San Diego
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Judges at This Court
| Judge | Approval Rate | Granted | Denied | Decided |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Depaolo, Zsa Zsa | 38.9% | 6,501 | 10,206 | 16,707 |
| Grande, Guy G. | 18.6% | 312 | 1,367 | 1,679 |
| Robinson JR., Eugene H. | 30.9% | 320 | 716 | 1,036 |
| Sameit, Mark | 18.5% | 174 | 768 | 942 |
| Partida, Ana | 22.1% | 224 | 788 | 1,012 |
| Dixon, Paula | 18.8% | 63 | 272 | 335 |
| Schlegel, Nickolaus | 9.1% | 2 | 20 | 22 |
Approval Rate by Nationality
Fiscal years 2020–2026 (Oct 2019 – Sep 2026).
| Nationality | Approval Rate | Granted | Denied | Decided |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mexico | 5.8% | 71 | 1,143 | 1,214 |
| Guatemala | 3.7% | 12 | 314 | 326 |
| Russia | 61.3% | 173 | 109 | 282 |
| Venezuela | 8.6% | 17 | 181 | 198 |
| El Salvador | 17.8% | 33 | 152 | 185 |
| Colombia | 8.8% | 13 | 134 | 147 |
| Cameroon | 56.2% | 81 | 63 | 144 |
| Honduras | 5.0% | 7 | 132 | 139 |
| China | 30.5% | 36 | 82 | 118 |
| Iran | 62.5% | 40 | 24 | 64 |
| Nicaragua | 24.6% | 15 | 46 | 61 |
| Jamaica | 12.3% | 7 | 50 | 57 |
| Turkey | 31.6% | 18 | 39 | 57 |
| Georgia | 66.7% | 36 | 18 | 54 |
| India | 10.4% | 5 | 43 | 48 |
| Uzbekistan | 43.5% | 20 | 26 | 46 |
| Armenia | 41.9% | 18 | 25 | 43 |
| Afghanistan | 66.7% | 28 | 14 | 42 |
| Ethiopia | 61.9% | 26 | 16 | 42 |
| Eritrea | 61.5% | 24 | 15 | 39 |
| Cuba | 36.8% | 14 | 24 | 38 |
| Peru | 2.9% | 1 | 33 | 34 |
| Kirghizia (Kyrgyzstan) | 61.3% | 19 | 12 | 31 |
| Vietnam | 40.0% | 12 | 18 | 30 |
| Ecuador | 3.4% | 1 | 28 | 29 |
| Haiti | 29.2% | 7 | 17 | 24 |
| Romania | 0.0% | 0 | 22 | 22 |
| Brazil | 5.3% | 1 | 18 | 19 |
| Belize | 11.8% | 2 | 15 | 17 |
| Somalia | 41.2% | 7 | 10 | 17 |
| Ukraine | 20.0% | 3 | 12 | 15 |
| Azerbaijan | 26.7% | 4 | 11 | 15 |
| Kazakhstan | 40.0% | 6 | 9 | 15 |
| Bangladesh | 42.9% | 6 | 8 | 14 |
| Nepal | 8.3% | 1 | 11 | 12 |
| Tajikistan (Tadzhik) | 90.0% | 9 | 1 | 10 |
| Pakistan | 44.4% | 4 | 5 | 9 |
| Yemen | 25.0% | 2 | 6 | 8 |
| Dominican Republic | 12.5% | 1 | 7 | 8 |
| Iraq | 57.1% | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| Belarus | 28.6% | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| Sudan | 42.9% | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| Guinea | 33.3% | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| Chile | 0.0% | 0 | 6 | 6 |
| Jordan | 40.0% | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| Morocco | 25.0% | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| Syria | 25.0% | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| Unknown Nationality | 0.0% | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Egypt | 50.0% | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Bolivia | 0.0% | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Nigeria | 0.0% | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Philippines | 50.0% | 1 | 1 | 2 |