ASYLUMJUDGE · IMMIGRATION JUDGE PROFILE
Mark Sameit
Otay Mesa (OTM) · Otay Mesa, CA
Mark Sameit is listed with Otay Mesa (OTM). The database records 387 asylum outcomes: 120 approved, 267 denied, and 0 other outcomes. Historical statistics are informational and cannot predict an individual case. · 2021-10-29 – 2026-07-01
Yearly changes
Yearly asylum decision trend
Fiscal yearDecisionsGrantedDeniedOtherApproval rate
FY 20261103080027.3%
FY 20251616695041.0%
FY 202453944017.0%
Applicant origin
Asylum decisions by fiscal year and nationality
FY 2026 · 2025-10-01 – 2026-07-01 · EOIR
NationalityDecisionsGrantedDeniedOtherApproval rate
FY 2026 · Russia2025-10-06 – 2026-04-24161060—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Mexico2025-10-07 – 2026-04-288080—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · India2025-10-01 – 2026-05-018080—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Guatemala2025-10-21 – 2026-06-167070—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Cameroon2025-10-03 – 2026-06-247520—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Iran2025-12-15 – 2026-03-136330—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Turkey2025-12-12 – 2026-04-075230—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · China2025-11-04 – 2026-02-205050—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · El Salvador2025-10-03 – 2026-07-014040—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Vietnam2025-10-22 – 2026-04-274040—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Eritrea2025-12-30 – 2026-05-064040—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Ethiopia2025-12-09 – 2026-07-013300—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Nepal2025-10-08 – 2025-12-013030—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Honduras2025-10-15 – 2026-05-153030—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Afghanistan2025-11-12 – 2026-06-033300—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Armenia2025-10-10 – 2025-12-022020—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Belarus2026-04-22 – 2026-04-222020—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Ukraine2025-10-10 – 2025-10-172020—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Venezuela2026-02-25 – 2026-06-032110—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Kirghizia (Kyrgyzstan)2025-10-16 – 2025-10-161010—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Peru2025-10-09 – 2025-10-091100—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Syria2026-02-18 – 2026-02-181010—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Nicaragua2025-11-14 – 2025-11-141010—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Romania2026-06-12 – 2026-06-121010—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Tajikistan (Tadzhik)2026-06-26 – 2026-06-261010—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Morocco2025-10-24 – 2025-10-241010—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Ghana2025-11-17 – 2025-11-171100—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Jamaica2025-12-12 – 2025-12-121010—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Georgia2025-12-05 – 2025-12-051010—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Antigua And Barbuda2025-10-22 – 2025-10-221010—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Guinea Bissau2026-01-12 – 2026-01-121100—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Somalia2025-12-16 – 2025-12-161010—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Pakistan2025-11-05 – 2025-11-051010—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Colombia2026-04-21 – 2026-04-211010—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Bangladesh2026-02-04 – 2026-02-041010—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
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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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