Immigration Judge at Van Nuys, CA
Judge Santos-Garcia, Sandra J. serves at the Van Nuys, CA Immigration Court. With an asylum approval rate of 15.4%, 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 | 5.7% | 45 | 738 | 783 |
| Guatemala | 3.4% | 12 | 345 | 357 |
| El Salvador | 10.7% | 31 | 259 | 290 |
| Armenia | 69.1% | 154 | 69 | 223 |
| Peru | 0.5% | 1 | 194 | 195 |
| Russia | 55.0% | 82 | 67 | 149 |
| Honduras | 2.1% | 3 | 137 | 140 |
| Nicaragua | 16.9% | 23 | 113 | 136 |
| Colombia | 0.0% | 0 | 94 | 94 |
| India | 32.0% | 16 | 34 | 50 |
| Venezuela | 6.2% | 2 | 30 | 32 |
| Ecuador | 11.5% | 3 | 23 | 26 |
| Cameroon | 92.0% | 23 | 2 | 25 |
| Iran | 58.8% | 10 | 7 | 17 |
| Uganda | 100.0% | 16 | 0 | 16 |
| China | 7.1% | 1 | 13 | 14 |
| Syria | 66.7% | 8 | 4 | 12 |
| Georgia | 0.0% | 0 | 9 | 9 |
| Cuba | 87.5% | 7 | 1 | 8 |
| Philippines | 33.3% | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| Vietnam | 0.0% | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| Egypt | 100.0% | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| Indonesia | 40.0% | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| Afghanistan | 0.0% | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| Israel | 50.0% | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Bangladesh | 33.3% | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Belarus | 100.0% | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Belize | 0.0% | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Romania | 0.0% | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Chile | 0.0% | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Nigeria | 0.0% | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Lebanon | 50.0% | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Year | Approval Rate | Granted | Denied | Decided |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 4.4% | 16 | 345 | 361 |
| 2025 | 11.2% | 84 | 665 | 749 |
| 2024 | 17.1% | 116 | 564 | 680 |
| 2023 | 28.1% | 101 | 258 | 359 |
| 2022 | 39.1% | 104 | 162 | 266 |
| 2021 | 42.2% | 35 | 48 | 83 |
| 2020 | 15.4% | 35 | 192 | 227 |