What is Judge Iman Ghasri's background?
EOIR's notice says that Iman Ghasri was appointed in March 2022. Judge 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. From 2006 to 2022, he was in private practice in San Diego and Orange counties in Southern California, with the last 12 years dedicated to the field of immigration law.
What does TRAC report about Judge Iman Ghasri's asylum decisions?
TRAC, a research center that began at Syracuse University, reports that for FY 2021 - 2026 (data covers the first 9 months of fiscal year 2026), Judge Iman Ghasri decided 906 asylum cases at Santa Ana Immigration Court and denied 82.7 percent, based on its report of Aug 27, 2026. These are past figures for one court. They do not predict your case, which turns on your facts, evidence, nationality and representation, and TRAC cautions against simple comparisons between judges at different courts. Read the full report at TRAC, and talk to a lawyer about your own case.
What the official record establishes
The source lists the name Iman Ghasri in 1 alphabetical row. The recorded title is Immigration Judge. The record is not an appointment history or an employment certification.
Dated court associations
EOIR’s court-specific tables associate this entry with Santa Ana Immigration Court. The relationship is recorded as listed 2026-10-20; it may include supervisory coverage rather than a merits-hearing assignment.