Immigration Judge at Otay Mesa, CA
Judge Paula Dixon serves at the Otay Mesa, CA Immigration Court. With an asylum approval rate of 19.3%, this judge is below average compared to the national average. Data sourced from EOIR (Executive Office for Immigration Review).
On May 27, 2025, Immigration Judge Paula Dixon granted DHS’s motion to dismiss Andry Hernández Romero’s asylum proceedings, a case covered in connection with the controversy over Venezuelan deportees sent to El Salvador’s CECOT prison.
Source: https://www.washingtonblade.com/2025/05/29/immigration-judge-dismisses-andry-hernandez-romeros-asylum-case/
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Paula Dixon is listed with the Otay Mesa, CA Immigration Court. The headline asylum grant rate shown here is 19.3% 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 (82 decided, 2.4% grant rate), Venezuela (37 decided, 0.0% grant rate), and Guatemala (29 decided, 0.0% 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 Other procedural outcomes, including terminated, withdrawn, administratively closed, or removed cases, are tracked separately where available and are not treated as asylum grants.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 2026-07-01. It is for research and information only, not legal advice.
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| Nationality | Cases | Grant rate |
|---|---|---|
| Mexico | 82 | 2.4% |
| Venezuela | 37 | 0.0% |
| Guatemala | 29 | 0.0% |
| Russia | 29 | 55.2% |
| Colombia | 19 | 5.3% |
| Honduras | 15 | 0.0% |
| China | 12 | 41.7% |
| Georgia | 8 | 75.0% |
| Year | Cases | Grant rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 18 | 44.4% |
| 2025 | 294 | 18.4% |
| 2024 | 25 | 12.0% |
Judge Paula Dixon's asylum approval rate is 19.3% according to EOIR FOIA data.
The dataset lists 337 total asylum cases for Judge Paula Dixon.
The approval rate is calculated as granted divided by (granted + denied). It excludes terminations and withdrawals, and the source is EOIR FOIA data.