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Judge Amber D George

Immigration Judge at San Francisco, CA

64.9%
Approval Rate
1,211
Granted
655
Denied
1,866
Total Decided

Judge Amber D George serves at the San Francisco, CA Immigration Court. With an asylum approval rate of 64.9%, this judge is above average compared to the national average. Data sourced from EOIR (Executive Office for Immigration Review).

Community Discussion

DATA

News: Immigration Judge Amber D George reported removed from the bench

According to public news reporting, Immigration Judge Amber D George was reported to have left the EOIR immigration bench in 2025 (fired, terminated, or not renewed) as part of the 2025–2026 wave of immigration-judge dismissals.

Source: https://www.kqed.org/news/12065240/after-trump-fires-5-more-sf-immigration-judges-legal-scholars-fear-a-more-partisan-system

This post summarizes publicly reported news and links to the original source. Details may be updated as more information becomes available.

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How to Interpret These Judge Statistics

Amber D George is listed with the San Francisco, CA Immigration Court. The headline asylum grant rate shown here is 64.9% 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 (357 decided, 53.2% grant rate), Guatemala (348 decided, 71.6% grant rate), and India (275 decided, 92.0% 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 Other procedural outcomes, including terminated, withdrawn, administratively closed, or removed cases, are tracked separately where available and are not treated as asylum grants.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.

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Nationality Breakdown

NationalityCasesGrant rate
Mexico 357 53.2%
Guatemala 348 71.6%
India 275 92.0%
El Salvador 240 85.0%
Nicaragua 123 30.1%
Honduras 120 70.0%
Colombia 94 9.6%
China 57 78.9%

Yearly Trends

YearCasesGrant rate
2026 105 22.9%
2025 619 39.1%
2024 314 74.5%
2023 304 88.5%
2022 311 95.2%
2021 178 80.3%
2020 5 20.0%

Frequently Asked Questions

What is Judge Amber D George's asylum approval rate?

Judge Amber D George's asylum approval rate is 64.9% according to EOIR FOIA data.

How many asylum cases has Judge Amber D George decided?

The dataset lists 1,866 total asylum cases for Judge Amber D George.

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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