India
Sufficient sampleTotal decisions
50
Grants
48
Denials
2
Grant rate: 96.0%Denial rate: 4.0%
Immigration judge
Samuel Y Kim
Community discussion · 0Public EOIR asylum decision statistics
- Status
- active
- Data source
- EOIR Case Data
Grant rate
91.0%
193 / 212
Total decisions
212
Merits decision sample in current public statistics
Grant rate
91.0%
Grants: 193
Denial rate
9.0%
Denials: 19
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 William P. Barr appointed Samuel Y. Kim to begin hearing cases in December 2020. Judge Kim earned a Bachelor of Arts in 2000 from Vanderbilt University and a Juris Doctor in 2004 from Washington University in Saint Louis School of Law. From 2018 to 2020,and previously from 2013 to 2014, he was in private practice in San Francisco. From 2014 to 2018, he served as an assistant chief counsel, Office of the Principal Legal Advisor (OPLA),Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), Department of Homeland Security (DHS), in San Francisco. From 2011 to 2013, he served as an assistant chief counsel, OPLA, ICE, DHS, in Los Angeles. From 2006 to 2011, he served on active duty as a judge advocate for the Marine Corps Forces Reserve, in New Orleans. From 2004 to 2005, he was in private practice in Saint Louis.Judge Kim is a member of the State Bar of California and the Missouri State Bar.
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Outcome distribution
Grants193 / 212
Denials19 / 212
Other relief0 / 212
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| Nationality | Total decisions | Grants | Denials | Grant rate | Denial rate | Distribution | Action |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
India Sufficient sample | 50 | 48 | 2 | 96.0% | 4.0% | View details | |
Guatemala Sufficient sample | 39 | 39 | 0 | 100.0% | 0.0% | View details | |
Mexico Sufficient sample | 34 | 27 | 7 | 79.4% | 20.6% | View details | |
Spain Moderate sample | 21 | 21 | 0 | 100.0% | 0.0% | View details | |
Nepal Moderate sample | 13 | 13 | 0 | 100.0% | 0.0% | View details | |
Eritrea Moderate sample | 10 | 10 | 0 | 100.0% | 0.0% | View details | |
Honduras Moderate sample | 10 | 8 | 2 | 80.0% | 20.0% | View details | |
Switzerland Moderate sample | 10 | 8 | 2 | 80.0% | 20.0% | View details | |
Russia Small sample | 8 | 8 | 0 | 100.0% | 0.0% | View details | |
Romania Small sample | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0.0% | 100.0% | View details | |
Belize Small sample | 2 | 1 | 1 | 50.0% | 50.0% | View details | |
Bermuda Small sample | 2 | 2 | 0 | 100.0% | 0.0% | View details | |
Pakistan Small sample | 2 | 2 | 0 | 100.0% | 0.0% | View details | |
Ukraine Small sample | 2 | 2 | 0 | 100.0% | 0.0% | View details | |
Afghanistan Small sample | 1 | 1 | 0 | 100.0% | 0.0% | View details | |
Cameroon Small sample | 1 | 1 | 0 | 100.0% | 0.0% | View details | |
Congo - Kinshasa Small sample | 1 | 1 | 0 | 100.0% | 0.0% | View details | |
Gabon Small sample | 1 | 1 | 0 | 100.0% | 0.0% | View details | |
Colombia Small sample | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | View details | |
Fiji Small sample | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | View details |
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Guatemala
Sufficient sampleTotal decisions
39
Grants
39
Denials
0
Grant rate: 100.0%Denial rate: 0.0%
Mexico
Sufficient sampleTotal decisions
34
Grants
27
Denials
7
Grant rate: 79.4%Denial rate: 20.6%
Spain
Moderate sampleTotal decisions
21
Grants
21
Denials
0
Grant rate: 100.0%Denial rate: 0.0%
Nepal
Moderate sampleTotal decisions
13
Grants
13
Denials
0
Grant rate: 100.0%Denial rate: 0.0%
Eritrea
Moderate sampleTotal decisions
10
Grants
10
Denials
0
Grant rate: 100.0%Denial rate: 0.0%
Honduras
Moderate sampleTotal decisions
10
Grants
8
Denials
2
Grant rate: 80.0%Denial rate: 20.0%
Switzerland
Moderate sampleTotal decisions
10
Grants
8
Denials
2
Grant rate: 80.0%Denial rate: 20.0%
Russia
Small sampleTotal decisions
8
Grants
8
Denials
0
Grant rate: 100.0%Denial rate: 0.0%
Romania
Small sampleTotal decisions
5
Grants
0
Denials
5
Grant rate: 0.0%Denial rate: 100.0%
Belize
Small sampleTotal decisions
2
Grants
1
Denials
1
Grant rate: 50.0%Denial rate: 50.0%
Bermuda
Small sampleTotal decisions
2
Grants
2
Denials
0
Grant rate: 100.0%Denial rate: 0.0%
Pakistan
Small sampleTotal decisions
2
Grants
2
Denials
0
Grant rate: 100.0%Denial rate: 0.0%
Ukraine
Small sampleTotal decisions
2
Grants
2
Denials
0
Grant rate: 100.0%Denial rate: 0.0%
Afghanistan
Small sampleTotal decisions
1
Grants
1
Denials
0
Grant rate: 100.0%Denial rate: 0.0%
Cameroon
Small sampleTotal decisions
1
Grants
1
Denials
0
Grant rate: 100.0%Denial rate: 0.0%
Congo - Kinshasa
Small sampleTotal decisions
1
Grants
1
Denials
0
Grant rate: 100.0%Denial rate: 0.0%
Gabon
Small sampleTotal decisions
1
Grants
1
Denials
0
Grant rate: 100.0%Denial rate: 0.0%
Colombia
Small sampleTotal decisions
0
Grants
0
Denials
0
Grant rate: -Denial rate: -
Fiji
Small sampleTotal decisions
0
Grants
0
Denials
0
Grant rate: -Denial rate: -
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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