ASYLUMJUDGE · IMMIGRATION JUDGE PROFILE
Joyce Bakke Varzandeh
Los Angeles (WLA) · Los Angeles, CA
Joyce Bakke Varzandeh is listed with Los Angeles (WLA). The database records 397 asylum outcomes: 131 approved, 266 denied, and 0 other outcomes. Historical statistics are informational and cannot predict an individual case. · 2020-01-06 – 2026-06-30
Yearly changes
Yearly asylum decision trend
Fiscal yearDecisionsGrantedDeniedOtherApproval rate
FY 20269188308.8%
FY 2025681355019.1%
FY 2024603426056.7%
Applicant origin
Asylum decisions by fiscal year and nationality
FY 2026 · 2025-10-01 – 2026-07-01 · EOIR
NationalityDecisionsGrantedDeniedOtherApproval rate
FY 2026 · Mexico2025-12-10 – 2026-03-16160160—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Guatemala2025-10-10 – 2026-06-30120120—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Nicaragua2025-10-17 – 2026-06-30110110—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Colombia2025-10-02 – 2026-06-3010190—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · El Salvador2025-10-08 – 2026-05-279090—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Honduras2025-10-16 – 2026-02-238080—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Russia2025-10-09 – 2026-04-298710—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Venezuela2026-01-28 – 2026-06-305050—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · China2025-10-06 – 2026-01-125050—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Armenia2026-04-03 – 2026-04-032020—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Brazil2026-02-23 – 2026-02-232020—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Nigeria2026-01-16 – 2026-01-161010—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Libya2025-12-11 – 2025-12-111010—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Peru2026-06-25 – 2026-06-251010—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
Official appointment record
Judge background and appointment
Official biography
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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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