Lily C Hsu
Immigration Judge, Santa Ana Immigration Court. Appointed January 2020 by William P. Barr.
Asylum record, FY 2021-2026
TRAC source →- Decisions on the merits
- 868
- Asylum granted
- 132
- Other relief granted
- 15
- Denied
- 721
- Against own court
- +6.6 pts
| FY24 | FY25 | FY26 |
|---|---|---|
| 52% | 79% | 94% |
Docket
Respondents represented by counsel: 96% (nationally, 81% are represented).
Most common nationalities: Mexico (29.7%), Colombia (15.3%), Guatemala (10.7%), Nicaragua (10.6%), China (8.1%).
Official biography
Attorney General Barr appointed Lily C. Hsu to begin hearing cases in January 2020. Judge Hsu ear ned a Bachelor of Science in 1996 from University of California, Berkeley, and a Juris Doctor in 2000 from California Western School of Law. From 2006 to 2019, she served as an assistant chief counsel, Office of Chief Counsel, Office of the Principal Legal Advisor, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Department of Homeland Security (DHS), in Los Angeles. From 2009 to 2011, she served as a special assistant U.S. attorney at the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Central District of California, in Los Angeles. From 2004 to 2006, she served as an asylum officer with the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, DHS, in Anaheim, California. From 2001 to 2004, she was an associate attorney at Reeves and Associates ALPC. Judge Hsu is a member of the State Bar of California.
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Other judges at Santa Ana
Court page →About these figures. Denial rates describe outcomes in the cases a judge happened to hear, which differ by detention, nationality and representation. They are not a measure of fairness or competence. Method and sources are on the judges index.