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Judge Veronica S. Villegas

Immigration Judge at West Los Angeles, CA

19.3%
Approval Rate
627
Granted
2,623
Denied
3,250
Total Decided

Judge Veronica S. Villegas serves at the West Los Angeles, 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).

Community Discussion

DATA

Judge Villegas (West Los Angeles, CA) data snapshot: Overall rate fell from 30% to 1% in 3 years

A few numbers worth knowing if you have a hearing in front of Judge Villegas, Veronica S. (IJ code VSV, West Los Angeles, CA):

Overall track record

37 years on the bench (since 1990), 4,008 cases total, lifetime grant rate 20.1%

Last 3 years (2023–2026): 2,215 cases, grant rate 8.9% — 4.2pp below the West Los Angeles court average (13.1%)

Nationality breakdown (2023–2026 cumulative)

Nationality / Cases / Grant rate
Mexico                 494   19.2%
Guatemala              389    4.7%
El Salvador            253    7.7%
Colombia               225    0.0%
Nicaragua              183    0.6%
Honduras               179    1.4%
China                  116   30.7%
Peru                    52    0.0%
Venezuela               47    0.0%
Ecuador                 37    0.0%
Russia                  26   31.6%

Year-by-year

2023:  266 cases, 30.2% grant rate
2024:  359 cases, 17.2% grant rate
2025:  737 cases, 5.8% grant rate
2026:  853 cases, 1.1% grant rate

If you've appeared before Judge Villegas, 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

Veronica S. Villegas is listed with the West Los Angeles, 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 (578 decided, 34.1% grant rate), Guatemala (402 decided, 7.2% grant rate), and El Salvador (259 decided, 14.7% 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.

Read the grant-rate methodology or learn how to read immigration judge statistics.

Nationality Breakdown

NationalityCasesGrant rate
Mexico 578 34.1%
Guatemala 402 7.2%
El Salvador 259 14.7%
Colombia 225 0.0%
Nicaragua 187 1.1%
Honduras 169 3.6%
China 163 38.7%
Venezuela 52 0.0%

Yearly Trends

YearCasesGrant rate
2026 850 1.4%
2025 600 5.8%
2024 290 17.2%
2023 232 30.2%
2022 92 57.6%
2021 95 72.6%
2020 205 53.2%

Frequently Asked Questions

What is Judge Veronica S. Villegas's asylum approval rate?

Judge Veronica S. Villegas's asylum approval rate is 19.3% according to EOIR FOIA data.

How many asylum cases has Judge Veronica S. Villegas decided?

The dataset lists 3,250 total asylum cases for Judge Veronica S. Villegas.

How is this approval rate calculated?

The approval rate is calculated as granted divided by (granted + denied). It excludes terminations and withdrawals, and the source is EOIR FOIA data.

Other judges at this court

Peters, Rose 16.2% approval rate Walton, Richard D. 20.1% approval rate Ho, Anna 15.9% approval rate Fong, Thomas 28.8% approval rate Hrycenko, Ingrid K. 36.3% approval rate Martin, William J. 33.2% approval rate Latimore, Jan D. 35.1% approval rate Sitgraves, D.D. 15.1% approval rate Ipema, Henry P. 23.4% approval rate Einhorn, Bruce J. 35.2% approval rate

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Data from EOIR (U.S. DOJ) · Last updated 2026-07-01
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