ASYLUMJUDGE · IMMIGRATION JUDGE PROFILE
Anita L. Simons
Los Angeles (WLA) · Los Angeles, CA
Anita L. Simons is listed with Los Angeles (WLA). The database records 1,397 asylum outcomes: 452 approved, 945 denied, and 0 other outcomes. Historical statistics are informational and cannot predict an individual case. · 2020-01-02 – 2026-07-01
Yearly changes
Yearly asylum decision trend
Fiscal yearDecisionsGrantedDeniedOtherApproval rate
FY 20265394449508.2%
FY 202519873125036.9%
FY 20241538469054.9%
Applicant origin
Asylum decisions by fiscal year and nationality
FY 2026 · 2025-10-01 – 2026-07-01 · EOIR
NationalityDecisionsGrantedDeniedOtherApproval rate
FY 2026 · Guatemala2025-10-27 – 2026-06-30122012200.0%
FY 2026 · Nicaragua2025-10-07 – 2026-07-017517401.3%
FY 2026 · El Salvador2025-10-22 – 2026-06-127007000.0%
FY 2026 · Mexico2025-11-05 – 2026-05-186436104.7%
FY 2026 · Venezuela2026-01-05 – 2026-05-22413380—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Colombia2026-01-10 – 2026-06-30390390—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Honduras2025-10-20 – 2026-06-24310310—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Peru2025-11-17 – 2026-05-04270270—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Russia2025-10-08 – 2026-06-26111100—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Ecuador2025-12-17 – 2026-06-29110110—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · China2025-10-24 – 2026-05-028710—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Nigeria2025-12-16 – 2026-06-105500—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Azerbaijan2026-06-26 – 2026-06-304310—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Egypt2026-02-25 – 2026-06-163120—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Syria2026-05-19 – 2026-05-192110—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Jordan2026-02-24 – 2026-02-242020—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Kirghizia (Kyrgyzstan)2026-05-04 – 2026-06-122200—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Turkey2025-11-04 – 2026-06-122110—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · India2025-10-30 – 2026-01-102110—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Panama2025-12-07 – 2025-12-072020—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Belize2026-01-09 – 2026-01-302020—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Ethiopia2026-05-01 – 2026-05-011100—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Iraq2026-01-27 – 2026-01-271100—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Belarus2026-05-08 – 2026-05-081100—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Bolivia2025-12-23 – 2025-12-231010—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Guinea2026-04-01 – 2026-04-011010—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Eritrea2026-03-31 – 2026-03-311010—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Belgium2026-02-24 – 2026-02-241010—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · People's Republic Of The Congo2026-01-10 – 2026-01-101010—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Senegal2025-11-12 – 2025-11-121100—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Iran2025-11-10 – 2025-11-101100—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Mauritania2026-01-20 – 2026-01-201010—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Nepal2026-02-10 – 2026-02-101010—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Cuba2026-02-07 – 2026-02-071010—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Cameroon2026-02-13 – 2026-02-131010—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
Official appointment record
Judge background and appointment
Official biography
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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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