Immigration Judge at San Diego, CA
Judge Heesch, Meghan E. serves at the San Diego, CA Immigration Court. With an asylum approval rate of 14.5%, this judge is below average compared to the national average. Data sourced from EOIR (Executive Office for Immigration Review).
| Nationality | Approval Rate | Granted | Denied | Decided |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mexico | 6.3% | 16 | 237 | 253 |
| Guatemala | 7.1% | 7 | 92 | 99 |
| Colombia | 1.7% | 1 | 59 | 60 |
| Venezuela | 7.3% | 4 | 51 | 55 |
| Russia | 59.6% | 28 | 19 | 47 |
| Haiti | 15.4% | 4 | 22 | 26 |
| China | 20.8% | 5 | 19 | 24 |
| El Salvador | 30.0% | 6 | 14 | 20 |
| Ecuador | 12.5% | 2 | 14 | 16 |
| Honduras | 6.2% | 1 | 15 | 16 |
| Vietnam | 20.0% | 3 | 12 | 15 |
| Nicaragua | 16.7% | 2 | 10 | 12 |
| Turkey | 25.0% | 3 | 9 | 12 |
| Cuba | 0.0% | 0 | 9 | 9 |
| Uzbekistan | 37.5% | 3 | 5 | 8 |
| Brazil | 0.0% | 0 | 8 | 8 |
| Peru | 0.0% | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| India | 0.0% | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| Cameroon | 80.0% | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| Ghana | 0.0% | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| Afghanistan | 50.0% | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Nepal | 0.0% | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| Armenia | 50.0% | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Somalia | 50.0% | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Iraq | 0.0% | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Dominican Republic | 0.0% | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Georgia | 100.0% | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Year | Approval Rate | Granted | Denied | Decided |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 13.6% | 28 | 178 | 206 |
| 2025 | 15.7% | 54 | 289 | 343 |
| 2024 | 12.5% | 21 | 147 | 168 |
| 2023 | 23.5% | 12 | 39 | 51 |
| 2022 | 0.0% | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| 2020 | 0.0% | 0 | 1 | 1 |