Judge Mabry III, William

Immigration Judge at Santa Ana, CA

28.2%

Approval Rate

323

Granted

894

Denied

1,217

Total Decided

Judge Mabry III, William serves at the Santa Ana, CA Immigration Court. With an asylum approval rate of 28.2%, this judge is below average compared to the national average. Data sourced from EOIR (Executive Office for Immigration Review).

Community Discussion

DATA AsylumTracker Data 2026-05-22

Judge Mabry III (Santa Ana, CA) data snapshot: China vs Nicaragua grant rates differ 10×, overall rate fell from 49% to 15% in 3 years

A few numbers worth knowing if you have a hearing in front of Judge Mabry III, William (IJ code WMM, Santa Ana, CA):

Overall track record

5 years on the bench (since 2022), 1,886 cases total, lifetime grant rate 27.3%

Last 3 years (2023–2026): 1,827 cases, grant rate 27.2% — 17.7pp above the Santa Ana court average (9.5%)

Nationality breakdown (2023–2026 cumulative)

Nationality / Cases / Grant rate
Mexico                 665    9.9%
Guatemala              184   13.3%
Colombia                99    9.9%
Venezuela               97    8.7%
China                   94   77.6%
Nicaragua               94    7.4%
Honduras                68   14.5%
India                   49   61.9%
Ecuador                 48   25.0%
Russia                  45   73.2%
Peru                    44   11.8%

China applicants see a 77.6% grant rate versus 7.4% for Nicaragua applicants — a 10.5× gap on this judge's docket.

Year-by-year

2023:  394 cases, 48.9% grant rate
2024:  424 cases, 24.2% grant rate
2025:  644 cases, 17.3% grant rate
2026:  365 cases, 15.0% grant rate

If you've appeared before Judge Mabry III, 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

Mabry III, William is listed with the Santa Ana, CA Immigration Court. The headline asylum grant rate shown here is 28.2% 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 (387 decided, 10.9% grant rate), Guatemala (132 decided, 12.9% grant rate), and China (92 decided, 72.8% 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	10.9%	42	345	387
Guatemala	12.9%	17	115	132
China	72.8%	67	25	92
Nicaragua	7.5%	6	74	80
Colombia	9.9%	7	64	71
Venezuela	9.0%	6	61	67
Honduras	18.6%	11	48	59
India	61.9%	26	16	42
Russia	72.5%	29	11	40
Peru	11.8%	4	30	34
El Salvador	34.4%	11	21	32
Ecuador	25.9%	7	20	27
Cuba	41.7%	10	14	24
Egypt	100.0%	17	0	17
Romania	6.2%	1	15	16
Indonesia	100.0%	14	0	14
Vietnam	55.6%	5	4	9
Lebanon	100.0%	8	0	8
Dominican Republic	0.0%	0	7	7
Bangladesh	33.3%	2	4	6
Belarus	80.0%	4	1	5
Kazakhstan	100.0%	4	0	4
Senegal	50.0%	2	2	4
Georgia	100.0%	4	0	4
Brazil	0.0%	0	4	4
Cameroon	100.0%	4	0	4
Syria	75.0%	3	1	4
Pakistan	100.0%	3	0	3
Jordan	33.3%	1	2	3
Guinea	0.0%	0	3	3
Bolivia	33.3%	1	2	3
Chad	66.7%	2	1	3
Afghanistan	66.7%	2	1	3
Nepal	100.0%	2	0	2
Nigeria	50.0%	1	1	2
Turkey	0.0%	0	1	1
Angola	0.0%	0	1	1

Yearly Trends

Year	Approval Rate	Granted	Denied	Decided
2026	18.2%	28	126	154
2025	17.3%	73	349	422
2024	24.2%	81	254	335
2023	48.9%	175	183	358
2022	48.4%	15	16	31
2020	33.3%	1	2	3