Immigration judge

Sandra J Santos-Garcia

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Public EOIR asylum decision statistics

Status
active
Data source
EOIR Case Data

Grant rate

34.4%

433 / 1259

Total decisions

1259

Merits decision sample in current public statistics

Grant rate

34.4%

Grants: 433

Denial rate

65.6%

Denials: 826

Other relief rate

0.0%

Other relief: 0

Judge profile

This profile is summarized from public sources for background context only. It is not an ImmJudge evaluation.

Attorney General Loretta E. Lynch appointed Sandra J. Santos-Garcia to begin hearing cases in June 2016. Judge Santos-Garcia earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1998 and a Juris Doctor in 2001, both from the University of California, Berkeley. From 2010 through 2016, Judge Santos-Garcia served as a senior attorney for the Office of the Chief Counsel (OCC), Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), Department of Homeland Security (DHS). From 2001 through 2010, Judge Santos-Garcia served as assistant chief counsel for OCC, ICE, DHS. Judge Santos-Garcia is a member of the State Bars of Arizona and California.

This summary is based on public material and may not reflect the latest assignment information.

Source: TRAC Judge Report · View original report

Outcome distribution

Grants433 / 1259
Denials826 / 1259
Other relief0 / 1259

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Mexico

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Total decisions

240

Grants

13

Denials

227

Grant rate: 5.4%Denial rate: 94.6%

Armenia

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Total decisions

164

Grants

123

Denials

41

Grant rate: 75.0%Denial rate: 25.0%

Spain

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Total decisions

152

Grants

4

Denials

148

Grant rate: 2.6%Denial rate: 97.4%

Guatemala

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Total decisions

119

Grants

5

Denials

114

Grant rate: 4.2%Denial rate: 95.8%

Russia

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Total decisions

103

Grants

84

Denials

19

Grant rate: 81.6%Denial rate: 18.4%

Honduras

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Total decisions

80

Grants

3

Denials

77

Grant rate: 3.8%Denial rate: 96.3%

Niue

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Total decisions

49

Grants

20

Denials

29

Grant rate: 40.8%Denial rate: 59.2%

Cameroon

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Total decisions

42

Grants

30

Denials

12

Grant rate: 71.4%Denial rate: 28.6%

Peru

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Total decisions

42

Grants

1

Denials

41

Grant rate: 2.4%Denial rate: 97.6%

India

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Total decisions

34

Grants

18

Denials

16

Grant rate: 52.9%Denial rate: 47.1%

Eritrea

Moderate sample
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Total decisions

24

Grants

21

Denials

3

Grant rate: 87.5%Denial rate: 12.5%

Colombia

Moderate sample
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Total decisions

23

Grants

0

Denials

23

Grant rate: 0.0%Denial rate: 100.0%

Switzerland

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Total decisions

22

Grants

8

Denials

14

Grant rate: 36.4%Denial rate: 63.6%

Uganda

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Total decisions

18

Grants

18

Denials

0

Grant rate: 100.0%Denial rate: 0.0%

Belize

Moderate sample
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Total decisions

14

Grants

13

Denials

1

Grant rate: 92.9%Denial rate: 7.1%

Haiti

Moderate sample
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Total decisions

14

Grants

0

Denials

14

Grant rate: 0.0%Denial rate: 100.0%

Iran

Moderate sample
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Total decisions

14

Grants

11

Denials

3

Grant rate: 78.6%Denial rate: 21.4%

Cuba

Moderate sample
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Total decisions

12

Grants

11

Denials

1

Grant rate: 91.7%Denial rate: 8.3%

Syria

Moderate sample
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Total decisions

12

Grants

10

Denials

2

Grant rate: 83.3%Denial rate: 16.7%

Egypt

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Total decisions

9

Grants

9

Denials

0

Grant rate: 100.0%Denial rate: 0.0%

These statistics come from public EOIR data. They reflect historical statistics only, are not legal advice, and cannot predict any individual case outcome.

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