Judge Rothschild, Jerome M., JR.

Immigration Judge at Santa Ana, CA

9.9%

Approval Rate

273

Granted

2,668

Denied

2,941

Total Decided

Judge Rothschild, Jerome M., JR. serves at the Santa Ana, CA Immigration Court. With an asylum approval rate of 9.9%, this judge is below average compared to the national average. Data sourced from EOIR (Executive Office for Immigration Review).

Community Discussion

DATA AsylumTracker Data 2026-05-22

Judge Rothschild (Santa Ana, CA) data snapshot: Overall rate fell from 22% to 2% in 3 years

A few numbers worth knowing if you have a hearing in front of Judge Rothschild, Jerome M., JR. (IJ code JER, Santa Ana, CA):

Overall track record

8 years on the bench (since 2019), 4,225 cases total, lifetime grant rate 9.1%

Last 3 years (2023–2026): 2,694 cases, grant rate 9.3% — roughly in line with the Santa Ana court average (9.5%)

Nationality breakdown (2023–2026 cumulative)

Nationality / Cases / Grant rate
Mexico                 927    2.9%
Guatemala              283    4.7%
Nicaragua              278    8.5%
Colombia               250    1.7%
China                  122   17.4%
Peru                   114    2.9%
Honduras               112    0.0%
India                  103    8.8%
Venezuela               94    7.5%
Russia                  79   62.0%
El Salvador             65    7.8%

Year-by-year

2023:  395 cases, 22.1% grant rate
2024:  675 cases, 14.3% grant rate
2025:  981 cases, 5.2% grant rate
2026:  643 cases, 1.6% grant rate

If you've appeared before Judge Rothschild, 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

Rothschild, Jerome M., JR. is listed with the Santa Ana, CA Immigration Court. The headline asylum grant rate shown here is 9.9% 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 (1,133 decided, 3.2% grant rate), Guatemala (350 decided, 5.4% grant rate), and Nicaragua (278 decided, 9.4% 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	3.2%	36	1,097	1,133
Guatemala	5.4%	19	331	350
Nicaragua	9.4%	26	252	278
Colombia	1.9%	4	206	210
Honduras	1.2%	2	170	172
China	19.7%	26	106	132
El Salvador	7.4%	7	88	95
India	11.1%	10	80	90
Peru	3.3%	3	87	90
Venezuela	16.5%	13	66	79
Russia	66.2%	49	25	74
Cuba	18.9%	7	30	37
Romania	0.0%	0	33	33
Ecuador	0.0%	0	29	29
Egypt	100.0%	20	0	20
Dominican Republic	7.7%	1	12	13
Syria	72.7%	8	3	11
Haiti	0.0%	0	8	8
Bangladesh	0.0%	0	7	7
Turkey	57.1%	4	3	7
Vietnam	0.0%	0	7	7
Belarus	100.0%	6	0	6
Iran	66.7%	4	2	6
Cameroon	20.0%	1	4	5
Brazil	0.0%	0	5	5
Philippines	20.0%	1	4	5
Jordan	100.0%	5	0	5
Mongolia	100.0%	5	0	5
Lebanon	100.0%	5	0	5
Nigeria	25.0%	1	3	4
Indonesia	75.0%	3	1	4
Costa Rica	25.0%	1	3	4
Eritrea	100.0%	3	0	3
Unknown Nationality	0.0%	0	3	3
Nepal	0.0%	0	3	3
Afghanistan	100.0%	3	0	3

Yearly Trends

Year	Approval Rate	Granted	Denied	Decided
2026	1.4%	3	207	210
2025	5.2%	50	906	956
2024	14.3%	96	574	670
2023	22.1%	85	299	384
2022	29.8%	48	113	161
2021	3.4%	9	255	264
2020	6.0%	27	420	447