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Gilda M Terrazas

Gilda M Terrazas is listed with Tucson (TUC). The database records 1,006 asylum outcomes: 286 approved, 720 denied, and 0 other outcomes. Historical statistics are informational and cannot predict an individual case. · 2020-01-10 – 2026-06-15

Decision approval rate28.4%Approved ÷（Approved + Denied）

Approved share of all outcomes28.4%Approved ÷ all outcomes

Asylum decisions1,006286 / 720 / 0

Approved / denied286 / 720 / 0Database records only

Yearly changes

Yearly asylum decision trend

Fiscal yearDecisionsGrantedDeniedOtherApproval rate

FY 202614832116021.6%

FY 202529861237020.5%

FY 202422667159029.6%

Applicant origin

Asylum decisions by fiscal year and nationality

FY 2026 · 2025-10-01 – 2026-07-01 · EOIR

NationalityDecisionsGrantedDeniedOtherApproval rate

FY 2026 · Mexico2025-10-02 – 2026-06-05721854025.0%

FY 2026 · Venezuela2025-10-09 – 2026-06-15399300—Fewer than 50; rate hidden

FY 2026 · Rwanda2025-10-31 – 2026-05-277250—Fewer than 50; rate hidden

FY 2026 · Colombia2025-11-04 – 2026-02-246060—Fewer than 50; rate hidden

FY 2026 · Cameroon2025-11-25 – 2026-03-134130—Fewer than 50; rate hidden

FY 2026 · Democratic Republic Of Congo2025-10-17 – 2026-05-083120—Fewer than 50; rate hidden

FY 2026 · India2026-01-22 – 2026-01-223030—Fewer than 50; rate hidden

FY 2026 · Haiti2026-01-12 – 2026-01-122020—Fewer than 50; rate hidden

FY 2026 · Cuba2026-05-11 – 2026-05-282110—Fewer than 50; rate hidden

FY 2026 · El Salvador2025-10-24 – 2025-11-042020—Fewer than 50; rate hidden

FY 2026 · Nicaragua2025-10-16 – 2025-10-161010—Fewer than 50; rate hidden

FY 2026 · Ecuador2026-04-01 – 2026-04-011010—Fewer than 50; rate hidden

FY 2026 · Peru2026-01-23 – 2026-01-231010—Fewer than 50; rate hidden

FY 2026 · Lebanon2026-03-05 – 2026-03-051010—Fewer than 50; rate hidden

FY 2026 · Guatemala2026-05-28 – 2026-05-281010—Fewer than 50; rate hidden

FY 2026 · Honduras2026-06-02 – 2026-06-021010—Fewer than 50; rate hidden

FY 2026 · People's Republic Of The Congo2025-11-12 – 2025-11-121010—Fewer than 50; rate hidden

FY 2026 · Sudan2025-11-17 – 2025-11-171010—Fewer than 50; rate hidden

Official appointment record

Judge background and appointment

Appointment dateJanuary 2020

Appointed courtSacramento Immigration Court

Appointment typeImmigration Judge

Official biography

Attorney General Barr appointed Gilda M. Terrazas to begin hearing cases in January 2020. Judge Terrazas earned a Bachelor of Arts in 1976 and a Master of Arts in 1982, both from The University of Arizona, and a Juris Doctor in 1988 from The University of Arizona, James E. Rogers 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 Phoenix and Tucson, Arizona. From 2008 to 2010, she served as a public defender in Cochise County, Arizona. From 1995 to 2008, she served as a municipal and tribal court judge, in Tucson, Arizona. From 1988 to 1995, she was in private practice in civil and criminal litigation. Judge Terrazas is a member of the State Bar of Arizona.

Education: Judge Terrazas earned a Bachelor of Arts in 1976 and a Master of Arts in 1982, both from The University of Arizona, and a Juris Doctor in 1988 from The University of Arizona, James E.

Bar admission: Judge Terrazas is a member of the State Bar of Arizona.

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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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