ASYLUMJUDGE · IMMIGRATION JUDGE PROFILE
Catherine E. Halliday-Roberts
San Diego (SND) · San Diego, CA
Catherine E. Halliday-Roberts is listed with San Diego (SND). The database records 229 asylum outcomes: 60 approved, 169 denied, and 0 other outcomes. Historical statistics are informational and cannot predict an individual case. · 2020-01-14 – 2026-06-25
Yearly changes
Yearly asylum decision trend
Fiscal yearDecisionsGrantedDeniedOtherApproval rate
FY 2026455400—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2025771958024.7%
FY 202412840—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
Applicant origin
Asylum decisions by fiscal year and nationality
FY 2026 · 2025-10-01 – 2026-07-01 · EOIR
NationalityDecisionsGrantedDeniedOtherApproval rate
FY 2026 · Mexico2025-11-07 – 2026-01-269090—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Guatemala2025-10-28 – 2026-03-248080—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Colombia2025-10-10 – 2025-11-075050—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Venezuela2025-12-04 – 2026-05-205140—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Russia2025-11-18 – 2025-11-183300—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · India2025-10-29 – 2026-06-123030—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Iran2026-03-02 – 2026-06-242110—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Peru2025-10-23 – 2025-10-302020—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Haiti2026-05-20 – 2026-06-252020—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Brazil2026-02-26 – 2026-02-261010—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Sudan2025-10-20 – 2025-10-201010—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Vietnam2025-11-24 – 2025-11-241010—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Egypt2025-12-16 – 2025-12-161010—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Ethiopia2025-10-08 – 2025-10-081010—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Ecuador2026-05-20 – 2026-05-201010—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
Official appointment record
Judge background and appointment
Official biography
Attorney General Jeff Sessions appointed Catherine E. Halliday-Roberts to begin hearing cases in July 2017. Judge Halliday-Roberts earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1998 from the University of Dayton and a Juris Doctor in 2002 from the Valparaiso University School of Law. From 2008 to 2017, she served as a deputy chief counsel for the Office of Chief Counsel, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), Department of Homeland Security (DHS), in San Diego, Calif. From 2003 to 2008, she served as an assistant chief counsel for the Office of Chief Counsel, ICE, DHS, in Los Angeles and Lancaster, Calif. From 2002 to 2003, she served as an assistant district counsel for the Immigration and Naturalization Service, Department of Justice, entering on duty through the Attorney General's Honors Program. Since 2002, she has been an associate professor at Santa Monica College. Judge Halliday-Roberts is a member of the California State Bar.
Education: Judge Halliday-Roberts earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1998 from the University of Dayton and a Juris Doctor in 2002 from the Valparaiso University School of Law.
Bar admission: Judge Halliday-Roberts is a member of the California State Bar.
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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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