ASYLUMJUDGE · IMMIGRATION JUDGE PROFILE
Meghan E. Heesch
San Diego (SND) · San Diego, CA
Meghan E. Heesch is listed with San Diego (SND). The database records 321 asylum outcomes: 87 approved, 234 denied, and 0 other outcomes. Historical statistics are informational and cannot predict an individual case. · 2023-02-10 – 2026-03-31
Yearly changes
Yearly asylum decision trend
Fiscal yearDecisionsGrantedDeniedOtherApproval rate
FY 202613730107021.9%
FY 20251334390032.3%
FY 2024376310—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
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 – 2026-03-31364320—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Russia2025-10-16 – 2026-03-18201190—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Guatemala2026-01-06 – 2026-03-20120120—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Haiti2025-12-04 – 2026-03-3110460—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · China2025-10-07 – 2026-01-078080—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Venezuela2025-12-19 – 2026-03-258170—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Colombia2025-10-30 – 2026-03-106060—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Ghana2025-12-12 – 2025-12-125050—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Nepal2025-10-23 – 2026-01-144040—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Armenia2025-10-20 – 2025-11-263120—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Vietnam2025-11-24 – 2026-03-173210—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · India2025-10-08 – 2026-01-272020—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Ecuador2025-10-06 – 2026-03-112020—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Tajikistan (Tadzhik)2025-10-21 – 2025-12-092200—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Peru2026-01-28 – 2026-03-252020—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Turkey2025-12-10 – 2026-01-202020—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Dominican Republic2026-03-27 – 2026-03-272200—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Afghanistan2025-12-23 – 2025-12-231010—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Sudan2026-03-12 – 2026-03-121010—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Ethiopia2025-10-24 – 2025-10-241100—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Jamaica2025-10-24 – 2025-10-241010—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Cuba2026-03-11 – 2026-03-111010—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Yemen2025-10-01 – 2025-10-011100—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Iran2025-10-22 – 2025-10-221010—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Guinea2026-01-22 – 2026-01-221100—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Eritrea2025-10-14 – 2025-10-141010—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Honduras2025-11-26 – 2025-11-261010—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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