ASYLUMJUDGE · IMMIGRATION JUDGE PROFILE
Joseph Weiner
Imperial (IMP) · Imperial, CA
Joseph Weiner is listed with Imperial (IMP). The database records 664 asylum outcomes: 208 approved, 456 denied, and 0 other outcomes. Historical statistics are informational and cannot predict an individual case. · 2022-11-08 – 2026-07-01
Yearly changes
Yearly asylum decision trend
Fiscal yearDecisionsGrantedDeniedOtherApproval rate
FY 202642676350017.8%
FY 20251045549052.9%
FY 2024935637060.2%
Applicant origin
Asylum decisions by fiscal year and nationality
FY 2026 · 2025-10-01 – 2026-07-01 · EOIR
NationalityDecisionsGrantedDeniedOtherApproval rate
FY 2026 · Mexico2025-10-01 – 2026-07-01149114800.7%
FY 2026 · Russia2025-10-02 – 2026-06-22423840—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · El Salvador2025-11-03 – 2026-07-01410410—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Peru2025-12-02 – 2026-07-01390390—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Guatemala2025-12-01 – 2026-06-30391380—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Colombia2025-10-01 – 2026-06-22200200—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Armenia2025-10-08 – 2026-05-06171520—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · India2025-10-31 – 2026-06-23162140—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Honduras2026-02-04 – 2026-06-30130130—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Nicaragua2025-11-05 – 2026-04-17120120—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Venezuela2026-02-03 – 2026-05-196060—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Iran2025-11-07 – 2025-11-246510—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · China2025-10-01 – 2026-06-104400—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Kenya2026-04-20 – 2026-04-203030—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Japan2026-03-24 – 2026-03-243300—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Belarus2026-03-03 – 2026-03-033300—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Ukraine2025-12-17 – 2026-03-032110—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Kirghizia (Kyrgyzstan)2025-12-11 – 2025-12-111100—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Syria2026-04-16 – 2026-04-161010—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Jordan2026-06-02 – 2026-06-021010—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Egypt2025-11-21 – 2025-11-211100—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Vietnam2026-02-18 – 2026-02-181010—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Spain2025-10-01 – 2025-10-011010—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Argentina2026-05-05 – 2026-05-051010—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Bolivia2026-01-28 – 2026-01-281010—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Uganda2026-05-04 – 2026-05-041100—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Iraq2025-12-23 – 2025-12-231010—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Philippines2025-10-08 – 2025-10-081010—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
Official appointment record
Judge background and appointment
Official biography
Joseph A. Weiner was appointed as an Immigration Judge to begin hearing cases in October 2022. Judge Weiner earned a Bachelor of Arts in 1999 from the University of California, Berkeley, and a Juris Do ctor in 2004 from the Santa Clara University School of Law. From 2012 to 2022, he was a staff at torney and then a s enior staff attorney with the Immigrants' Rights Project at Public Counsel in Los Angeles. From 2010 to 2012, he was an im migration staff attorney at the HIV and AIDS Legal Servi ces All iance in Los Angel es. From 2009 to 2010, he was in private practice in Los Angeles. From 2005 to 2009, he was an associate attorney at the Law Of fices of Rich ard D. Fr aade in Bev erly Hills, California. Judge Wein er is a member o f the State Bar of California.
Education: Judge Weiner earned a Bachelor of Arts in 1999 from the University of California, Berkeley, and a Juris Do ctor in 2004 from the Santa Clara University School of Law.
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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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