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Background
The Honorable Immigration Judge Jaime Jasso earned a Bachelor of Arts from Stanford University in 1995 and a Juris Doctor from Whittier Law School in 1998. He served as an associate and managing attorney at the Pasadena Legal Center in Pasadena, California (1999-2000), and then worked in private practice from 2001 to 2018. He is a member of the State Bar of California.
Caseload & process (since 2021)
876
Completions per year
5,254 total
2.9%
Detained at decision
share of cases
28.1 mo
Median time to decision
from case start
11.2%
Ordered removed in absentia
person absent
5%
Decisions appealed to BIA
appeal rate
10%
Appeals remanded or reversed
60 appeals decided
Bond decisions
Custody redetermination (bond) rulings since 2021.
"Granted" means the judge lowered the bond, ordered release on recognizance, or otherwise granted the request.
33.3%⚠
Bond requests granted
3 bond decisions Too few cases
$10,000
Median bond when set
1 bonds with amounts
0%
Released on own recognizance
This judge 33.3%
National 41.9% · median $6,500
Grant rates by type of relief
Share granted among merits decisions for each application type, since 2021.
Asylum
21.3%
395 decisions High confidence
Withholding / CAT
2.2%
549 decisions High confidence
Cancellation — 42B (non-LPR)
72%
93 decisions Moderate
Cancellation — 42A (LPR)
50%⚠
10 decisions Too few cases
Adjustment of status (245)
93%⚠
43 decisions Too few cases
Voluntary departure
86%
57 decisions Moderate
21.3%
of asylum claims granted on the merits High confidence
Based on 395 asylum decisions (grants + denials) since 2021.
This judge
21.3%
This court
32.6%
National average
31.8%
0%100% granted
In the bottom 43% 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 · 376 decisions since 2021
22.1%
Without a lawyer⚠unrepresented · 19 decisions since 2021
5.3%
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).