Van Nuys (VNS)
VNS
Aggregated asylum decision statistics across all immigration judges recorded at the Van Nuys (VNS), based on public EOIR case data.
Lifetime grant rate
31.5%
All recorded asylum decisions
12-month grant rate
6.7%
Most recent 12 months of data
Lifetime decisions
8,207
Total grants and denials on record
Judges
20
Judges appearing in this court's data
Data through
2026-07
Latest month in the source data
Lifetime figures cover every recorded asylum decision. The 12-month figures cover only the most recent year of data — the same methodology over a shorter window, which is why the two views can show different percentages.
Court lifetime grant rate
31.5%All recorded asylum decisions
Monthly grant rate — trailing 12 months
Judges
Amaya, Roberto
1.0%97 cases · 12-month grant rate: 1.2%
Brent, Jonathan Masaji.
29.1%79 cases · 12-month grant rate: 30.7%
Burke, Brian
60.8%406 cases · 12-month grant rate: 0.0%
Burke, David
47.5%765 cases · 12-month grant rate: —
Chan, Matthew
0.0%7 cases · 12-month grant rate: 0.0%
Chon, Hye Y.
13.7%663 cases · 12-month grant rate: 2.6%
Depowell, Bryan E.
50.0%14 cases · 12-month grant rate: —
Dorfman, Arlene E.
32.9%1,006 cases · 12-month grant rate: 4.2%
Laurent, Scott
10.5%19 cases · 12-month grant rate: —
Marcus, Steven
18.6%752 cases · 12-month grant rate: 5.9%
Margolin, Daren K.
0.0%4 cases · 12-month grant rate: —
Maury, Carlos E.
66.6%644 cases · 12-month grant rate: 3.8%
Medved, Paul N.
21.2%1,059 cases · 12-month grant rate: 9.0%
Mwangi, Francis
0.0%1 cases · 12-month grant rate: —
Naselow-Nahas, Tara
5.3%206 cases · 12-month grant rate: —
Park, Jeannette Lim
38.7%186 cases · 12-month grant rate: 18.9%
Richards Jr., Marvin E.
0.0%3 cases · 12-month grant rate: 0.0%
Riley, Kevin W.
15.7%543 cases · 12-month grant rate: 5.6%
Ruane, Rachel Ann
0.0%5 cases · 12-month grant rate: —
Santos-Garcia, Sandra J.
34.3%1,036 cases · 12-month grant rate: 5.9%
Sogabe, Kenneth
—— cases · 12-month grant rate: —
Tabaddor, A. Ashley
—— cases · 12-month grant rate: —
Travieso, Frank M.
—— cases · 12-month grant rate: —
Walker, Nathaniel B.
—— cases · 12-month grant rate: —
Weiner, Joseph
—— cases · 12-month grant rate: —
Weiner, Joseph
—— cases · 12-month grant rate: —
Weiner, Joseph
—— cases · 12-month grant rate: —
Weiner, Joseph
—— cases · 12-month grant rate: —
Weiner, Joseph
—— cases · 12-month grant rate: —
White, Curtis G.
—— cases · 12-month grant rate: —
| Judge | Lifetime decisions | Lifetime grant rate | 12-month grant rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amaya, Roberto | 97 | 1.0% | 1.2% |
| Brent, Jonathan Masaji. | 79 | 29.1% | 30.7% |
| Burke, Brian | 406 | 60.8% | 0.0% |
| Burke, David | 765 | 47.5% | — |
| Chan, Matthew | 7 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Chon, Hye Y. | 663 | 13.7% | 2.6% |
| Depowell, Bryan E. | 14 | 50.0% | — |
| Dorfman, Arlene E. | 1,006 | 32.9% | 4.2% |
| Laurent, Scott | 19 | 10.5% | — |
| Marcus, Steven | 752 | 18.6% | 5.9% |
| Margolin, Daren K. | 4 | 0.0% | — |
| Maury, Carlos E. | 644 | 66.6% | 3.8% |
| Medved, Paul N. | 1,059 | 21.2% | 9.0% |
| Mwangi, Francis | 1 | 0.0% | — |
| Naselow-Nahas, Tara | 206 | 5.3% | — |
| Park, Jeannette Lim | 186 | 38.7% | 18.9% |
| Richards Jr., Marvin E. | 3 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Riley, Kevin W. | 543 | 15.7% | 5.6% |
| Ruane, Rachel Ann | 5 | 0.0% | — |
| Santos-Garcia, Sandra J. | 1,036 | 34.3% | 5.9% |
| Sogabe, Kenneth | — | — | — |
| Tabaddor, A. Ashley | — | — | — |
| Travieso, Frank M. | — | — | — |
| Walker, Nathaniel B. | — | — | — |
| Weiner, Joseph | — | — | — |
| Weiner, Joseph | — | — | — |
| Weiner, Joseph | — | — | — |
| Weiner, Joseph | — | — | — |
| Weiner, Joseph | — | — | — |
| White, Curtis G. | — | — | — |