Mexico
Sufficient sampleTotal decisions
74
Grants
10
Denials
64
Grant rate: 13.5%Denial rate: 86.5%
Immigration judge
Meghan E Heesch
Community discussion · 0Public EOIR asylum decision statistics
- Status
- active
- Data source
- EOIR Case Data
Grant rate
24.9%
73 / 293
Total decisions
293
Merits decision sample in current public statistics
Grant rate
24.9%
Grants: 73
Denial rate
75.1%
Denials: 220
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.
Meghan E. Heesch was appointed as an Immigration Judge to begin hearing cases in February 2023. Judge Heesch earned a Bachelor of Arts in 2007 from the University of Wisconsin- Madison and a Juris Doctor in 2012 from Harvard Law School. From 2015 to 2022, she served as an assistant U.S. attorney at the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of California in San Diego, entering on duty through the Attorney General’s Honors Program. From 2013 to 2015, she served as a clinical teaching fellow and supervising attorney in the Detainee Rights Clinic at the University of Minnesota Law School, James H. Binger Center for New Americans. From 2012 to 2013, she served as an attorney advisor at the Orlando Immigration Court, entering on duty through the Attorney General’s Honors Program. Judge Heesch is a member of the Maryland State Bar and the Minnesota State Bar.
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Source: TRAC Judge Report · View original report
Outcome distribution
Grants73 / 293
Denials220 / 293
Other relief0 / 293
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| Nationality | Total decisions | Grants | Denials | Grant rate | Denial rate | Distribution | Action |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mexico Sufficient sample | 74 | 10 | 64 | 13.5% | 86.5% | View details | |
Russia Sufficient sample | 37 | 25 | 12 | 67.6% | 32.4% | View details | |
Guatemala Sufficient sample | 36 | 5 | 31 | 13.9% | 86.1% | View details | |
Venezuela Moderate sample | 22 | 4 | 18 | 18.2% | 81.8% | View details | |
Colombia Moderate sample | 20 | 1 | 19 | 5.0% | 95.0% | View details | |
Switzerland Small sample | 9 | 1 | 8 | 11.1% | 88.9% | View details | |
Haiti Small sample | 6 | 1 | 5 | 16.7% | 83.3% | View details | |
Spain Small sample | 6 | 1 | 5 | 16.7% | 83.3% | View details | |
Vietnam Small sample | 6 | 2 | 4 | 33.3% | 66.7% | View details | |
Ghana Small sample | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0.0% | 100.0% | View details | |
Iran Small sample | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40.0% | 60.0% | View details | |
Armenia Small sample | 4 | 1 | 3 | 25.0% | 75.0% | View details | |
Cameroon Small sample | 4 | 2 | 2 | 50.0% | 50.0% | View details | |
Ecuador Small sample | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0.0% | 100.0% | View details | |
Nepal Small sample | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0.0% | 100.0% | View details | |
Peru Small sample | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0.0% | 100.0% | View details | |
Uzbekistan Small sample | 4 | 2 | 2 | 50.0% | 50.0% | View details | |
Afghanistan Small sample | 3 | 1 | 2 | 33.3% | 66.7% | View details | |
Eritrea Small sample | 3 | 1 | 2 | 33.3% | 66.7% | View details | |
India Small sample | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0.0% | 100.0% | View details |
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Russia
Sufficient sampleTotal decisions
37
Grants
25
Denials
12
Grant rate: 67.6%Denial rate: 32.4%
Guatemala
Sufficient sampleTotal decisions
36
Grants
5
Denials
31
Grant rate: 13.9%Denial rate: 86.1%
Venezuela
Moderate sampleTotal decisions
22
Grants
4
Denials
18
Grant rate: 18.2%Denial rate: 81.8%
Colombia
Moderate sampleTotal decisions
20
Grants
1
Denials
19
Grant rate: 5.0%Denial rate: 95.0%
Switzerland
Small sampleTotal decisions
9
Grants
1
Denials
8
Grant rate: 11.1%Denial rate: 88.9%
Haiti
Small sampleTotal decisions
6
Grants
1
Denials
5
Grant rate: 16.7%Denial rate: 83.3%
Spain
Small sampleTotal decisions
6
Grants
1
Denials
5
Grant rate: 16.7%Denial rate: 83.3%
Vietnam
Small sampleTotal decisions
6
Grants
2
Denials
4
Grant rate: 33.3%Denial rate: 66.7%
Ghana
Small sampleTotal decisions
5
Grants
0
Denials
5
Grant rate: 0.0%Denial rate: 100.0%
Iran
Small sampleTotal decisions
5
Grants
2
Denials
3
Grant rate: 40.0%Denial rate: 60.0%
Armenia
Small sampleTotal decisions
4
Grants
1
Denials
3
Grant rate: 25.0%Denial rate: 75.0%
Cameroon
Small sampleTotal decisions
4
Grants
2
Denials
2
Grant rate: 50.0%Denial rate: 50.0%
Ecuador
Small sampleTotal decisions
4
Grants
0
Denials
4
Grant rate: 0.0%Denial rate: 100.0%
Nepal
Small sampleTotal decisions
4
Grants
0
Denials
4
Grant rate: 0.0%Denial rate: 100.0%
Peru
Small sampleTotal decisions
4
Grants
0
Denials
4
Grant rate: 0.0%Denial rate: 100.0%
Uzbekistan
Small sampleTotal decisions
4
Grants
2
Denials
2
Grant rate: 50.0%Denial rate: 50.0%
Afghanistan
Small sampleTotal decisions
3
Grants
1
Denials
2
Grant rate: 33.3%Denial rate: 66.7%
Eritrea
Small sampleTotal decisions
3
Grants
1
Denials
2
Grant rate: 33.3%Denial rate: 66.7%
India
Small sampleTotal decisions
3
Grants
0
Denials
3
Grant rate: 0.0%Denial rate: 100.0%
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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