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Ila C. Deiss

Ila C. Deiss is listed with San Francisco (SFR). The database records 1,887 asylum outcomes: 1,760 approved, 127 denied, and 0 other outcomes. Historical statistics are informational and cannot predict an individual case. · 2020-01-03 – 2025-12-04

Decision approval rate93.3%Approved ÷（Approved + Denied）

Approved share of all outcomes93.3%Approved ÷ all outcomes

Asylum decisions1,8871,760 / 127 / 0

Approved / denied1,760 / 127 / 0Database records only

Yearly changes

Yearly asylum decision trend

Fiscal yearDecisionsGrantedDeniedOtherApproval rate

FY 20261010—Fewer than 50; rate hidden

FY 202526622739085.3%

FY 202433932415095.6%

Applicant origin

Asylum decisions by fiscal year and nationality

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

NationalityDecisionsGrantedDeniedOtherApproval rate

FY 2026 · Pakistan2025-12-04 – 2025-12-041010—Fewer than 50; rate hidden

Official appointment record

Judge background and appointment

Appointment dateFebruary 2017

Appointed courtSan Francisco Immigration Court

Appointment typeImmigration Judge

Official biography

Attorney General Loretta E. Lynch appointed Ila C. Deiss to begin hearing cases in February 2017. Judge Deiss earned Bachelor of Arts degrees in 1991 from the University of California at Davis, a Master of Public Administration in 1996 from the New York University Robert F. Wagner Graduate School for Public Service, and a Juris Doctor in 1999 from the City University of New York School of Law. From 2005 to January 2017, she served as an assistant U.S. attorney for the U.S. Attorney's Office, Northern District of California, Department of Justice (DOJ), in San Francisco. From 2003 through 2005, she served as a staff attorney for the U. S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. From 2001 through 2002, she served as a senior court counsel for the Supreme Court of the Republic of Palau. From April 2001 to August 2001, she served as a judicial law clerk for the Honorable Richard M. Berman, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York. From 1999 through 2001, she served as a judicial law clerk for the Staff Attorney's Office, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit. Judge Deiss is a member of the Connecticut and New York state bars.

Education: Judge Deiss earned Bachelor of Arts degrees in 1991 from the University of California at Davis, a Master of Public Administration in 1996 from the New York University Robert F.

Bar admission: Judge Deiss is a member of the Connecticut and New York state bars.

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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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