Judge Park, Jeannette Lim

Immigration Judge at Van Nuys, CA

21.9%

Approval Rate

468

Granted

1,981

Denied

2,449

Total Decided

Judge Park, Jeannette Lim serves at the Van Nuys, CA Immigration Court. With an asylum approval rate of 21.9%, 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 Park (Van Nuys, CA) data snapshot: Overall rate fell from 29% to 3% in 3 years

A few numbers worth knowing if you have a hearing in front of Judge Park, Jeannette Lim (IJ code JPK, Van Nuys, CA):

Overall track record

36 years on the bench (since 1991), 4,791 cases total, lifetime grant rate 20.8%

Last 3 years (2023–2026): 2,655 cases, grant rate 9.8% — roughly in line with the Van Nuys court average (10.9%)

Nationality breakdown (2023–2026 cumulative)

Nationality / Cases / Grant rate
Mexico                 816   10.9%
Guatemala              355    5.0%
Peru                   278    0.4%
Nicaragua              251    7.7%
El Salvador            211    5.9%
Colombia               170    0.0%
Honduras               134    1.7%
Russia                  75   39.3%
China                   59   57.9%
Armenia                 51   32.4%
Venezuela               49    0.0%

Year-by-year

2023:  363 cases, 29.4% grant rate
2024:  533 cases, 13.0% grant rate
2025:  944 cases, 6.6% grant rate
2026:  815 cases, 2.8% grant rate

If you've appeared before Judge Park, 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

Park, Jeannette Lim is listed with the Van Nuys, CA Immigration Court. The headline asylum grant rate shown here is 21.9% 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 (844 decided, 25.7% grant rate), Guatemala (367 decided, 8.4% grant rate), and El Salvador (234 decided, 19.7% 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 2026-05-08. 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	25.7%	217	627	844
Guatemala	8.4%	31	336	367
El Salvador	19.7%	46	188	234
Peru	1.5%	3	199	202
Nicaragua	8.2%	16	180	196
Honduras	9.7%	14	131	145
Colombia	0.7%	1	137	138
China	66.0%	66	34	100
Russia	42.6%	23	31	54
Venezuela	0.0%	0	30	30
Armenia	37.9%	11	18	29
India	27.8%	5	13	18
Ecuador	0.0%	0	18	18
Philippines	54.5%	6	5	11
Belize	0.0%	0	9	9
Iran	57.1%	4	3	7
Vietnam	100.0%	5	0	5
Indonesia	60.0%	3	2	5
Israel	40.0%	2	3	5
Egypt	100.0%	4	0	4
Germany	100.0%	4	0	4
South Korea	50.0%	2	2	4
Romania	0.0%	0	4	4
Nigeria	0.0%	0	4	4
Kirghizia (Kyrgyzstan)	0.0%	0	3	3
Belarus	66.7%	2	1	3
Bolivia	0.0%	0	3	3
Syria	100.0%	3	0	3

Yearly Trends

Year	Approval Rate	Granted	Denied	Decided
2026	3.2%	14	429	443
2025	6.6%	54	764	818
2024	13.0%	63	421	484
2023	29.3%	82	198	280
2022	66.4%	71	36	107
2021	73.0%	108	40	148
2020	47.2%	118	132	250