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ASYLUMJUDGE · IMMIGRATION JUDGE PROFILE

Steven M. Kirchner

San Francisco (SFR) · San Francisco, CA

Steven M. Kirchner is listed with San Francisco (SFR). The database records 1,557 asylum outcomes: 802 approved, 755 denied, and 0 other outcomes. Historical statistics are informational and cannot predict an individual case. · 2021-09-24 – 2026-06-24

Decision approval rate51.5%Approved ÷（Approved + Denied）
Approved share of all outcomes51.5%Approved ÷ all outcomes
Asylum decisions1,557802 / 755 / 0
Approved / denied802 / 755 / 0Database records only
Yearly changes

Yearly asylum decision trend

Fiscal yearDecisionsGrantedDeniedOtherApproval rate
FY 202629143248014.8%
FY 2025368146222039.7%
FY 2024336198138058.9%
Applicant origin

Asylum decisions by fiscal year and nationality

FY 2026 · 2025-10-01 – 2026-07-01 · EOIR

NationalityDecisionsGrantedDeniedOtherApproval rate
FY 2026 · Colombia2025-10-02 – 2026-06-2410689807.5%
FY 2026 · Mexico2025-10-03 – 2026-06-24721062013.9%
FY 2026 · Guatemala2025-10-23 – 2026-06-18458370—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Peru2025-10-20 – 2026-06-17283250—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · El Salvador2026-03-26 – 2026-06-157070—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Honduras2025-10-08 – 2026-04-287070—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Brazil2025-11-07 – 2026-06-226060—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · China2025-12-19 – 2026-03-306600—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Jordan2025-10-20 – 2025-10-204400—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Nicaragua2025-11-18 – 2026-05-284040—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · India2025-11-10 – 2025-11-103300—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Nepal2026-04-15 – 2026-06-102020—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Eritrea2026-06-02 – 2026-06-021100—Fewer than 50; rate hidden

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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