ASYLUMJUDGE · IMMIGRATION JUDGE PROFILE
Amelia Anderson
San Diego (SND) · San Diego, CA
Amelia Anderson is listed with San Diego (SND). The database records 679 asylum outcomes: 211 approved, 468 denied, and 0 other outcomes. Historical statistics are informational and cannot predict an individual case. · 2020-02-24 – 2026-06-30
Yearly changes
Yearly asylum decision trend
Fiscal yearDecisionsGrantedDeniedOtherApproval rate
FY 202617918161010.1%
FY 20251891617308.5%
FY 20241487870052.7%
Applicant origin
Asylum decisions by fiscal year and nationality
FY 2026 · 2025-10-01 – 2026-07-01 · EOIR
NationalityDecisionsGrantedDeniedOtherApproval rate
FY 2026 · Mexico2025-10-16 – 2026-06-29481470—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Guatemala2025-10-23 – 2026-05-29210210—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Haiti2026-01-06 – 2026-06-04181170—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Colombia2025-10-10 – 2026-06-11170170—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Venezuela2025-10-29 – 2026-06-25110110—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Afghanistan2026-02-19 – 2026-06-108620—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Iran2025-12-05 – 2026-01-156240—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Brazil2025-12-12 – 2026-06-305050—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Kazakhstan2026-01-12 – 2026-05-185050—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Russia2025-10-01 – 2026-05-185140—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Peru2025-10-02 – 2026-04-035050—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · China2025-10-09 – 2026-01-305320—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Ecuador2025-12-19 – 2026-04-165050—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Turkey2025-12-15 – 2026-04-134040—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Ethiopia2026-02-05 – 2026-02-122110—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Vietnam2026-01-22 – 2026-02-122020—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Honduras2025-10-07 – 2025-12-082020—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Cameroon2025-10-27 – 2025-10-271100—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · El Salvador2025-11-25 – 2025-11-251010—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · India2025-12-11 – 2025-12-111010—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Burkina Faso2025-11-10 – 2025-11-101100—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Egypt2026-05-08 – 2026-05-081010—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Pakistan2026-02-20 – 2026-02-201010—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Georgia2025-12-01 – 2025-12-011100—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Nicaragua2026-01-07 – 2026-01-071010—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Bolivia2025-10-06 – 2025-10-061010—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Bangladesh2026-02-04 – 2026-02-041010—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
Official appointment record
Judge background and appointment
Official biography
Attorney General Barr appointed Amelia C. Anderson to begin hearing cases in January 2020. Judge Anderson earned a Bachelor of Arts in 2005 from the University of Notre Dame and a Juris Doctor in 2009 from DePaul University College of Law. From 2010 to 2019, she served as an assistant chief counsel, Office of Chief Counsel, Office of the Principal Legal Advisor, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Department of Homeland Security, in San Diego. From 2017 to 2018, she served as a special assistant U.S. attorney at the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of California, in San Diego. From 2009 to 2010, she served as an attorney advisor at the San Diego Immigration Court,
Education: Judge Anderson earned a Bachelor of Arts in 2005 from the University of Notre Dame and a Juris Doctor in 2009 from DePaul University College of Law.
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How to read approval rates
Decision approval rateis approved ÷ (approved + denied). Blue “Other” is shown separately and includes identifiable withholding/CAT protection, cancellation or adjustment, voluntary departure, withdrawal, termination, dismissal, and administrative closure; it is excluded from the rate denominator.Approved share of all outcomesuses approved, denied, and other outcomes in the denominator.
With small samples, a few cases can move the percentage sharply. The page flags samples below 50 and below 200 decisions.
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