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May 22, 2026

San Francisco immigration court shuts down after purge of judges, leaving asylum cases in chaos
By Olga R. Rodriguez


San Francisco’s immigration court, which had the third-highest number of asylum cases in the nation, was long considered one of the most favorable to people seeking asylum. From 2019 to 2024, almost 75% of petitioners received some form of relief, compared to 43% nationwide, according to data compiled by the Transactional Records Access Clearinghouse, a nonprofit data research center based at Syracuse University.


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