Judge Joyce Bakke Varzandeh
Immigration Judge at West Los Angeles, CA
Snapshot answerThe 2026-07-01 snapshot lists a 27.8% historical asylum grant rate for Joyce Bakke Varzandeh at West Los Angeles, CA, based on 1,528 grants and 3,974 denials (5,502 decided outcomes).
The 2026-07-01 EOIR snapshot lists Joyce Bakke Varzandeh with West Los Angeles, CA. With an asylum approval rate of 27.8%, this judge is below average compared to the national average. Data sourced from EOIR (Executive Office for Immigration Review). Historical listings do not by themselves establish a current assignment.
How to Interpret These Judge Statistics
Joyce Bakke Varzandeh is listed with the West Los Angeles, CA Immigration Court. The headline asylum grant rate shown here is 27.8% based on granted and denied asylum decisions represented in the current dataset.
Among the largest nationality groups shown for this judge, the table highlights Mexico (615 decided, 23.7% grant rate), Guatemala (414 decided, 4.8% grant rate), and El Salvador (306 decided, 13.7% grant rate). Compare these rows with the judge's overall rate because nationality mix can materially change how the headline number should be read.
Grant rate is calculated as granted / (granted + denied). Other procedural outcomes, including terminated, withdrawn, administratively closed, or removed cases, are tracked separately where available and are not treated as asylum grants.
This page is based on public EOIR data last updated 2026-07-01. It is for research and information only, not legal advice.
Read the grant-rate methodology or learn how to read immigration judge statistics.
Nationality Breakdown
| Nationality | Cases | Grant rate |
|---|
| Mexico |
615 |
23.7% |
| Guatemala |
414 |
4.8% |
| El Salvador |
306 |
13.7% |
| Colombia |
195 |
0.5% |
| Honduras |
181 |
5.5% |
| Nicaragua |
165 |
3.6% |
| China |
135 |
43.0% |
| Venezuela |
73 |
15.1% |
Yearly Trends
| Year | Cases | Grant rate |
|---|
| 2026 |
553 |
6.5% |
| 2025 |
884 |
4.3% |
| 2024 |
296 |
19.9% |
| 2023 |
233 |
33.5% |
| 2022 |
86 |
62.8% |
| 2021 |
82 |
61.0% |
| 2020 |
295 |
27.5% |
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Judge Joyce Bakke Varzandeh's asylum approval rate?
Judge Joyce Bakke Varzandeh's asylum approval rate is 27.8% according to EOIR FOIA data.
How many asylum cases has Judge Joyce Bakke Varzandeh decided?
The dataset lists 5,502 total asylum cases for Judge Joyce Bakke Varzandeh.
How is this approval rate calculated?
The approval rate is calculated as granted divided by (granted + denied). It excludes terminations and withdrawals, and the source is EOIR FOIA data.
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