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Marlem Nava
Concord (CCC) · Concord, CA
Marlem Nava is listed with Concord (CCC). The database records 510 asylum outcomes: 177 approved, 333 denied, and 0 other outcomes. Historical statistics are informational and cannot predict an individual case. · 2022-07-13 – 2026-06-25
Yearly changes
Yearly asylum decision trend
Fiscal yearDecisionsGrantedDeniedOtherApproval rate
FY 2026109610305.5%
FY 202515753104033.8%
FY 20241396376045.3%
Applicant origin
Asylum decisions by fiscal year and nationality
FY 2026 · 2025-10-01 – 2026-07-01 · EOIR
NationalityDecisionsGrantedDeniedOtherApproval rate
FY 2026 · India2025-10-10 – 2026-06-255705700.0%
FY 2026 · Peru2025-11-07 – 2026-06-16163130—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · El Salvador2025-10-07 – 2026-05-159090—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Mexico2025-12-16 – 2026-06-128080—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Brazil2026-02-27 – 2026-02-276060—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Colombia2026-02-27 – 2026-02-274040—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Vietnam2026-04-13 – 2026-04-133300—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Nicaragua2026-04-28 – 2026-06-242020—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Venezuela2026-04-29 – 2026-04-291010—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · China2026-02-24 – 2026-02-241010—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Uganda2026-04-01 – 2026-04-011010—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Guatemala2026-02-17 – 2026-02-171010—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
Official appointment record
Judge background and appointment
Official biography
Marlem Nava was appointed as an Immigration J udge to begin hearing cas es in October 2022. Judge Nava earned a Bachelor of Science in 1997 from DePaul University and a Juris Doctor in 2002 from University of Illinois Chicago School of Law (formerly known as the John Marshall Law School). From 2016 to 2022, she served as an assistant chief counsel, Office of the Principal Legal Advisor, U.S. Imm igration and Customs Enforcem ent, Department of Homeland Security, in San Francisco. From 2015 to 2016, she was an associate attorney with the Salgado and Associates law fi rm in San Francisco. From 2013 to 2015, she was in privat e practice. From 2003 to 2013, she served as an a ssistant s tate's a ttorney with the Cook County State's Attorney's Office in Chicago. Judge Nava is a member of the Illinois State Bar.
Education: Judge Nava earned a Bachelor of Science in 1997 from DePaul University and a Juris Doctor in 2002 from University of Illinois Chicago School of Law (formerly known as the John Marshall Law School).
Bar admission: Judge Nava is a member of the Illinois State Bar.
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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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