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Jeremy Santoro
Cleveland (CLE) · Cleveland, OH
Jeremy Santoro is listed with Cleveland (CLE). The database records 382 asylum outcomes: 44 approved, 338 denied, and 0 other outcomes. Historical statistics are informational and cannot predict an individual case. · 2020-01-10 – 2026-06-29
Yearly changes
Yearly asylum decision trend
Fiscal yearDecisionsGrantedDeniedOtherApproval rate
FY 2026125512004.0%
FY 202575867010.7%
FY 202458949015.5%
Applicant origin
Asylum decisions by fiscal year and nationality
FY 2026 · 2025-10-01 – 2026-07-01 · EOIR
NationalityDecisionsGrantedDeniedOtherApproval rate
FY 2026 · Colombia2025-10-20 – 2026-05-29250250—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Mauritania2026-01-16 – 2026-06-01120120—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Guatemala2025-10-03 – 2026-06-15110110—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Venezuela2025-10-16 – 2026-06-1210190—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Haiti2025-10-30 – 2026-06-08100100—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Senegal2026-02-05 – 2026-05-139090—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Mexico2026-02-12 – 2026-06-118080—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · El Salvador2025-10-02 – 2025-11-077070—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Honduras2025-10-10 – 2026-06-295050—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Russia2025-10-31 – 2025-12-165410—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Peru2026-02-06 – 2026-05-285050—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Nicaragua2026-01-09 – 2026-06-163030—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Brazil2026-06-15 – 2026-06-152020—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Cuba2025-12-01 – 2026-02-192020—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Somalia2026-01-08 – 2026-01-212020—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Ghana2026-02-13 – 2026-02-132020—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Guinea2026-02-09 – 2026-02-091010—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Cameroon2026-01-23 – 2026-01-231010—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Ecuador2025-12-01 – 2025-12-011010—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Egypt2025-10-29 – 2025-10-291010—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Syria2026-05-08 – 2026-05-081010—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Nigeria2026-05-22 – 2026-05-221010—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Mali2026-05-22 – 2026-05-221010—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
Official appointment record
Judge background and appointment
Official biography
Attorney General Barr appointed Jeremy J. Santoro to begin hearing cases in January 2020. Judge Santoro earned a Bachelor of Science in 1996 from Bowling Green State University and a Juris Doctor in 2001 from the University of Toledo, College of Law. From 2010 to 2019, he served as an assistant chief counsel, Office of Chief Counsel (OCC), Office of the Principal Legal Advisor (OPLA), Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), Department of Homeland Security (DHS), in Cleveland. From 2009 to 2010, he served as an assistant chief counsel, OCC, OPLA, ICE, DHS, in Detroit. From 2006 to 2015, he served as a judge advocate for the Ohio Army National Guard, in Columbus, Ohio. From 2002 to 2009, he served as an assistant prosecutor with the Lucas County Prosecutor's Office, in Toledo, Ohio. From 2001 to 2002, he was an associate attorney with Faulkner, Garmhausen, Keister & Shenk L.P.A., in Sidney, Ohio. Judge Santoro is a member of the Ohio State Bar.
Education: Judge Santoro earned a Bachelor of Science in 1996 from Bowling Green State University and a Juris Doctor in 2001 from the University of Toledo, College of Law.
Bar admission: Judge Santoro is a member of the Ohio 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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