Judge Robinson JR., Eugene H.

Immigration Judge at Otay Mesa, CA

31.8%

Approval Rate

239

Granted

553

Denied

792

Total Decided

Judge Robinson JR., Eugene H. serves at the Otay Mesa, CA Immigration Court. With an asylum approval rate of 31.8%, this judge is average compared to the national average. Data sourced from EOIR (Executive Office for Immigration Review).

Community Discussion

DATA AsylumTracker Data 2026-05-22

Judge Robinson JR. (Otay Mesa, CA) data snapshot: Overall rate rose from 23% to 36% in 3 years

A few numbers worth knowing if you have a hearing in front of Judge Robinson JR., Eugene H. (IJ code EHR, Otay Mesa, CA):

Overall track record

7 years on the bench (since 2020), 1,586 cases total, lifetime grant rate 31.3%

Last 3 years (2023–2026): 1,047 cases, grant rate 33.5% — 10.1pp above the Otay Mesa court average (23.4%)

Nationality breakdown (2023–2026 cumulative)

Nationality / Cases / Grant rate
Mexico                 321   11.5%
Guatemala              106    1.7%
Russia                  71   71.9%
Colombia                53   19.2%
Venezuela               48   10.7%
China                   32   40.0%
El Salvador             32   30.0%
Honduras                28    0.0%
Georgia                 22   70.6%
Peru                    22    0.0%
India                   21   27.3%

Year-by-year

2023:  153 cases, 23.3% grant rate
2024:  154 cases, 27.8% grant rate
2025:  378 cases, 38.4% grant rate
2026:  362 cases, 35.6% grant rate

If you've appeared before Judge Robinson JR., I'd love to hear:

1. What's your nationality, and when was your most recent hearing?

2. How did your attorney prepare for this judge specifically?

Source: EOIR (U.S. Executive Office for Immigration Review) public statistics, May 2026 release, compiled by AsylumTracker. A judge's historical pattern does not predict the outcome of any individual case; this is shared to help set realistic expectations. Real-experience accounts from the community are welcome.

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How to Interpret These Judge Statistics

Robinson JR., Eugene H. is listed with the Otay Mesa, CA Immigration Court. The headline asylum grant rate shown here is 31.8% 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 (256 decided, 14.5% grant rate), Guatemala (82 decided, 2.4% grant rate), and Russia (79 decided, 75.9% 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 2026-05-08. It is for research and information only, not legal advice.

Read the grant-rate methodology or learn how to read immigration judge statistics.

Approval Rate by Nationality

Nationality	Approval Rate	Granted	Denied	Decided
Mexico	14.5%	37	219	256
Guatemala	2.4%	2	80	82
Russia	75.9%	60	19	79
El Salvador	20.0%	8	32	40
Honduras	0.0%	0	36	36
Venezuela	9.4%	3	29	32
Colombia	19.2%	5	21	26
Turkey	65.2%	15	8	23
China	42.1%	8	11	19
India	18.8%	3	13	16
Cameroon	81.2%	13	3	16
Georgia	68.8%	11	5	16
Eritrea	73.3%	11	4	15
Armenia	53.3%	8	7	15
Cuba	30.8%	4	9	13
Brazil	0.0%	0	12	12
Bangladesh	45.5%	5	6	11
Jamaica	30.0%	3	7	10
Uzbekistan	70.0%	7	3	10
Nicaragua	33.3%	3	6	9
Haiti	33.3%	2	4	6
Iran	100.0%	6	0	6
Kirghizia (Kyrgyzstan)	100.0%	5	0	5
Ethiopia	80.0%	4	1	5
Belize	0.0%	0	4	4
Tajikistan (Tadzhik)	100.0%	4	0	4
Pakistan	66.7%	2	1	3
Sri Lanka	0.0%	0	3	3
Ghana	66.7%	2	1	3
Peru	0.0%	0	3	3
Vietnam	66.7%	2	1	3
Afghanistan	100.0%	3	0	3
Somalia	50.0%	1	1	2
Dominican Republic	50.0%	1	1	2
Azerbaijan	0.0%	0	2	2
Ecuador	0.0%	0	1	1
Kazakhstan	100.0%	1	0	1

Yearly Trends

Year	Approval Rate	Granted	Denied	Decided
2026	40.9%	52	75	127
2025	38.4%	91	146	237
2024	27.8%	32	83	115
2023	23.3%	20	66	86
2022	26.1%	30	85	115
2021	30.0%	42	98	140
2020	24.7%	20	61	81