Judge Padron, Kristie A.

Immigration Judge at Sterling, VA

15.5%

Approval Rate

209

Granted

1,228

Denied

1,437

Total Decided

Judge Padron, Kristie A. serves at the Sterling, VA Immigration Court. With an asylum approval rate of 15.5%, 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 Padron (Sterling, VA) data snapshot: Nicaragua vs Mexico grant rates differ 8×, overall rate fell from 24% to 12% in 3 years

A few numbers worth knowing if you have a hearing in front of Judge Padron, Kristie A. (IJ code KAP, Sterling, VA):

Overall track record

5 years on the bench (since 2022), 2,506 cases total, lifetime grant rate 15.8%

Last 3 years (2023–2026): 2,442 cases, grant rate 14.6% — 3.5pp above the Sterling court average (11.1%)

Nationality breakdown (2023–2026 cumulative)

Nationality / Cases / Grant rate
Honduras               813    7.5%
Guatemala              648    8.5%
El Salvador            557   22.7%
Mexico                  79    3.8%
Peru                    75   16.7%
Venezuela               67   25.0%
Nicaragua               46   31.7%
Colombia                23   21.4%
Bolivia                 19    9.1%
Ecuador                 17   17.6%
Afghanistan             12   63.6%

Nicaragua applicants see a 31.7% grant rate versus 3.8% for Mexico applicants — a 8.2× gap on this judge's docket.

Year-by-year

2023:  234 cases, 24.4% grant rate
2024:  536 cases, 17.6% grant rate
2025:  978 cases, 12.2% grant rate
2026:  694 cases, 11.9% grant rate

If you've appeared before Judge Padron, 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

Padron, Kristie A. is listed with the Sterling, VA Immigration Court. The headline asylum grant rate shown here is 15.5% based on granted and denied asylum decisions represented in the current dataset.

Among the largest nationality groups shown for this judge, the table highlights Honduras (487 decided, 7.8% grant rate), Guatemala (424 decided, 8.3% grant rate), and El Salvador (301 decided, 25.2% 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
Honduras	7.8%	38	449	487
Guatemala	8.3%	35	389	424
El Salvador	25.2%	76	225	301
Mexico	4.2%	2	46	48
Peru	21.3%	10	37	47
Venezuela	25.0%	9	27	36
Nicaragua	37.1%	13	22	35
Colombia	27.3%	3	8	11
Afghanistan	77.8%	7	2	9
Egypt	100.0%	9	0	9
Ecuador	33.3%	3	6	9
Bolivia	14.3%	1	6	7
Ghana	20.0%	1	4	5
Turkey	0.0%	0	4	4
Brazil	0.0%	0	3	3
Cuba	100.0%	2	0	2

Yearly Trends

Year	Approval Rate	Granted	Denied	Decided
2026	8.9%	27	275	302
2025	12.2%	77	554	631
2024	17.6%	58	271	329
2023	24.4%	41	127	168
2022	53.8%	28	24	52
2020	0.0%	0	2	2