Judge Begovich, Samantha

11.1%

Approval Rate

Granted

368

Denied

404

Total Decided

Judge Begovich, Samantha serves at the San Francisco, CA Immigration Court. With an asylum approval rate of 11.1%, this judge is below average compared to the national average. Data sourced from EOIR (Executive Office for Immigration Review).

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DATA AsylumTracker Data 2026-05-22

Judge Begovich (San Francisco, CA) data snapshot: 771 cases over 6 years, 10.4% grant rate

A few numbers worth knowing if you have a hearing in front of Judge Begovich, Samantha (IJ code SAB, San Francisco, CA):

Overall track record

6 years on the bench (since 2021), 771 cases total, lifetime grant rate 10.4%

Last 3 years (2023–2026): 659 cases, grant rate 10.2% — 29.1pp below the San Francisco court average (39.3%)

Nationality breakdown (2023–2026 cumulative)

Nationality / Cases / Grant rate
Mexico                 154    3.0%
Colombia                91    0.0%
Guatemala               76    0.0%
Venezuela               46    4.5%
El Salvador             41    8.3%
India                   40    2.6%
China                   30   62.5%
Peru                    26    0.0%
Nicaragua               22    4.5%
Honduras                20    0.0%
Afghanistan             10   10.0%

Year-by-year

2025:    1 cases, n/a grant rate
2026:  658 cases, 10.2% grant rate

If you've appeared before Judge Begovich, 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

Begovich, Samantha is listed with the San Francisco, CA Immigration Court. The headline asylum grant rate shown here is 11.1% 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 (120 decided, 2.5% grant rate), Colombia (58 decided, 0.0% grant rate), and Guatemala (46 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 2026-05-08. 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	2.5%	3	117	120
Colombia	0.0%	0	58	58
Guatemala	0.0%	0	46	46
Venezuela	6.2%	2	30	32
El Salvador	7.7%	2	24	26
India	0.0%	0	21	21
Honduras	0.0%	0	17	17
China	53.3%	8	7	15
Peru	0.0%	0	14	14
Nicaragua	7.1%	1	13	14
Azerbaijan	50.0%	3	3	6
Egypt	100.0%	5	0	5
Vietnam	0.0%	0	4	4
Iraq	100.0%	4	0	4
Eritrea	50.0%	2	2	4
Afghanistan	25.0%	1	3	4
Federated States Of Micronesia	0.0%	0	3	3
Turkey	33.3%	1	2	3
Ecuador	0.0%	0	3	3
Russia	100.0%	2	0	2
Cuba	100.0%	1	0	1
Ethiopia	100.0%	1	0	1
Kazakhstan	0.0%	0	1	1

Year	Approval Rate	Granted	Denied	Decided
2026	10.8%	39	322	361
2022	33.3%	2	4	6
2021	11.1%	8	64	72

Year

Approval Rate

Granted

Denied

Decided

2026

10.8%

322

361

2022

33.3%

2021