The Department of Justice fired Judge Chloe S. Dillon, an immigration judge in San Francisco with one of the highest asylum clearance rates. Transactional Records Access Clearinghouse data show Dillon granted asylum in 96.5% of cases from 2019 to 2024, granted other relief in 1.4%, and denied 2.1%. Dillon was hired in 2022 and appeared to be outside the two-year probation period; she is the second known San Francisco immigration judge dismissed outside that period. The Justice Department and the San Francisco Immigration Court did not respond to requests for comment, and Dillon still appeared on a staff directory.
The firing comes a month after Mission Local reported that the Trump administration had fired four other San Francisco immigration judges since April, most of whom granted asylum at rates above the national average at the time of 42.3 percent. Dillon granted asylum in 96.5 percent of cases before her in San Francisco, according to the Transactional Records Access Clearinghouse from Syracuse University, which tracked data from 2019 to 2024.
Dillon appeared to be outside the two-year probation period for immigration judges - she was hired in 2022. She is the second known immigration judge fired in San Francisco outside that probation period. The Justice Department and the San Francisco Immigration Court did not respond to requests for comment. As of Friday evening, Dillon still appeared on a staff directory for San Francisco immigration judges. Under the Trump administration, immigration judges see asylum-seekers arrested directly after their hearings.
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