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Recording an internet-based hearing is prohibited (8 C.F.R. § 1003.28). Respondents without a representative default to in-person hearings.
Background
The Honorable Immigration Judge Iman Ghasri earned a Bachelor of Arts in political science in 2001 from the University of California, Los Angeles, and a Juris Doctor in 2004 from the University of Miami School of Law. Before her appointment, she worked in private practice in San Diego and Orange counties in Southern California, with the last 12 years dedicated to the field of immigration law.
Caseload & process (since 2021)
940
Completions per year
5,638 total
1.5%
Detained at decision
share of cases
15.5 mo
Median time to decision
from case start
23.1%
Ordered removed in absentia
person absent
13.9%
Decisions appealed to BIA
appeal rate
3.9%
Appeals remanded or reversed
128 appeals decided
Grant rates by type of relief
Share granted among merits decisions for each application type, since 2021.
Asylum
13.3%
885 decisions High confidence
Withholding / CAT
2.3%
1,365 decisions High confidence
Cancellation — 42B (non-LPR)
20%⚠
20 decisions Too few cases
Cancellation — 42A (LPR)
88.9%⚠
9 decisions Too few cases
Adjustment of status (245)
85%⚠
20 decisions Too few cases
Voluntary departure
84%
75 decisions Moderate
13.3%
of asylum claims granted on the merits High confidence
Based on 885 asylum decisions (grants + denials) since 2021.
This judge
13.3%
This court
19.1%
National average
31.8%
0%100% granted
In the bottom 27% of the 825 judges nationally with enough cases to compare.
Does a lawyer matter here?
Asylum grant rate by whether the person had legal representation.
With a lawyerrepresented · 823 decisions since 2021
14%
Without a lawyerunrepresented · 62 decisions since 2021
4.8%
Asylum grant rate over time
Each point is that calendar year's grant rate, back to 2015 where the judge was deciding cases — the longer career view. Dashed grey line = current national average (31.8%). Headline rates above use 2021 – today.
* 2026 is a partial year (data through 06/01/2026) and is incomplete.
Courts where this judge has decided cases
Hearing locations for cases this judge completed since 2021, by number of decisions.
Many judges hear cases from more than one court (detained facilities, video dockets, or reassignments).