Immigration Judge at Seattle, WA
Judge Theresa Scala serves at the Seattle, WA Immigration Court. With an asylum approval rate of 9.8%, this judge is below average compared to the national average. Data sourced from EOIR (Executive Office for Immigration Review).
In May 2026, AP reported that Judge Theresa Scala was one of four Tacoma immigration judges whose no-bond interpretation later became a Trump administration policy and drew litigation and criticism.
Source: https://apnews.com/article/immigration-bond-policy-trump-washington-judges-976cd214de879948f324988a60a96d4b
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Theresa Scala is listed with the Seattle, WA Immigration Court. The headline asylum grant rate shown here is 9.8% 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 (447 decided, 4.9% grant rate), Guatemala (248 decided, 0.0% grant rate), and Honduras (211 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 Other procedural outcomes, including terminated, withdrawn, administratively closed, or removed cases, are tracked separately where available and are not treated as asylum grants.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 | 447 | 4.9% |
| Guatemala | 248 | 0.0% |
| Honduras | 211 | 0.0% |
| Venezuela | 83 | 1.2% |
| El Salvador | 73 | 6.8% |
| Nicaragua | 53 | 1.9% |
| Colombia | 44 | 0.0% |
| Brazil | 25 | 0.0% |
| Year | Cases | Grant rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 344 | 2.0% |
| 2025 | 508 | 3.5% |
| 2024 | 231 | 2.2% |
| 2023 | 93 | 3.2% |
| 2022 | 73 | 6.8% |
| 2021 | 20 | 20.0% |
| 2020 | 103 | 26.2% |
Judge Theresa Scala's asylum approval rate is 9.8% according to EOIR FOIA data.
The dataset lists 6,817 total asylum cases for Judge Theresa Scala.
The approval rate is calculated as granted divided by (granted + denied). It excludes terminations and withdrawals, and the source is EOIR FOIA data.