ASYLUMJUDGE · IMMIGRATION JUDGE PROFILE
An Mai Nguyen
Las Vegas (LVG) · Las Vegas, NV
An Mai Nguyen is listed with Las Vegas (LVG). The database records 750 asylum outcomes: 455 approved, 295 denied, and 0 other outcomes. Historical statistics are informational and cannot predict an individual case. · 2020-01-17 – 2025-12-18
Yearly changes
Yearly asylum decision trend
Fiscal yearDecisionsGrantedDeniedOtherApproval rate
FY 2026356290—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 202521112883060.7%
FY 202419815147076.3%
Applicant origin
Asylum decisions by fiscal year and nationality
FY 2026 · 2025-10-01 – 2026-07-01 · EOIR
NationalityDecisionsGrantedDeniedOtherApproval rate
FY 2026 · Cuba2025-10-08 – 2025-12-1812660—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Colombia2025-10-03 – 2025-10-237070—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Nicaragua2025-10-14 – 2025-10-174040—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Mexico2025-10-09 – 2025-12-114040—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · El Salvador2025-10-17 – 2025-11-203030—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Venezuela2025-10-03 – 2025-10-152020—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Peru2025-10-03 – 2025-10-031010—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Algeria2025-11-10 – 2025-11-101010—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Honduras2025-10-02 – 2025-10-021010—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
Official appointment record
Judge background and appointment
Official biography
Former Attorney General Loretta E. Lynch appointed An Mai Nguyen to begin hearing cases in April 2017. Judge Nguyen earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1996 from the University of Southern California and a Juris Doctor in 2000 from Southwestern Law School. From March 2007 to March 2017, she served as an assistant chief counsel for the Office of Chief Counsel, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Department of Homeland Security, in Las Vegas, Nev. During this post, she served as special assistant U.S. attorney for the District of Nevada from 2009 to 2011. From 2000 through 2003, she served as an assistant district counsel for the former Immigration and Naturalization Service, Department of Justice, in Los Angeles, entering on duty through the Attorney General's Honors Program. Judge Nguyen is a member of the State Bar of California.
Education: Judge Nguyen earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1996 from the University of Southern California and a Juris Doctor in 2000 from Southwestern Law School.
Bar admission: Judge Nguyen is a member of the State Bar of California.
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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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