Asylum Grant Rate
33.5% of merits decisions
Asylum cases decided at Houston - Greenspoint Park Immigration Court
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Immigration court · Houston, TX
Houston - Greenspoint Park Immigration Court
33.5% asylum grant rate across 12,762 merits decisions (FY2015–2025) - below the 48.2% national average.
Data updated 2026-06-21
- 33.5%
- Asylum grant rate
- 66.5%
- Asylum denial rate
- 20,421
- Pending cases
- 30 mo
- Time to decision
The verdict
The Houston - Greenspoint Park Immigration Court granted asylum in 33.5% of the 12,762 cases it decided on the merits - below the 48.2% national rate.
- 33.5%
- Asylum grant rate
- 12,762
- Merits decisions, FY2015–2025
- 22
- Judges with reported asylum decisions
- 20,421
- Pending cases (all types)
Statistical data only. Grant rates reflect historical case outcomes and are not predictive of any individual case result.
Consult a licensed immigration attorney for legal advice.
Case Insights: Houston - Greenspoint Park Immigration Court
The Houston - Greenspoint Park Immigration Court, based in Houston, TX, decided 12,762 asylum cases on the merits between FY2015 and FY2025 - out of 128,294 total proceedings of all case types it handled. Of those asylum decisions, 4,273 were granted (33.5%) and 8,489 were denied (66.5%). The court has 22 immigration judges with enough asylum decisions to report, whose individual grant rates shape the court-wide average shown above.
Between fiscal year 2019 and fiscal year 2025, the grant rate at Houston - Greenspoint Park Immigration Court fell by 48.1 percentage points, moving from 80.0% to 31.9%. That window spans 7 fiscal years of reported data, covering shifts in bench composition, policy guidance, and nationality mix. The year-by-year table lower on this page shows the underlying annual case volume for every year in the series.
Outcomes vary substantially judge-to-judge. Judge LDT decided the most asylum cases here - 1,026 merits decisions (40.2% grant rate). The spread between the highest-grant and lowest-grant judges at this court is 32.3 percentage points - MTG at 46.3% versus JND at 14.0%. These differences reflect case mix, nationality assignments, and docket type rather than any single factor, and they are why EOIR cautions readers against treating any judge's rate as predictive of an individual case.
33.5%
Asylum Grant Rate
66.5%
Asylum Denial Rate
12,762
Asylum Decisions
30 mo
Avg Time to Decision
Pending Cases
20,421
Open proceedings (all case types)
Asylum Decisions
12,762
Merits decisions, FY2015–2025
Grant rate over time
Asylum grant rate by fiscal year at Houston - Greenspoint Park Immigration Court.
| Fiscal year | Decisions | Grant rate |
|---|---|---|
| FY2019 | 5 | 80.0% |
| FY2020 | 3 | 100.0% |
| FY2021 | 151 | 55.0% |
| FY2022 | 1,786 | 36.7% |
| FY2023 | 2,624 | 36.7% |
| FY2024 | 2,809 | 30.1% |
| FY2025 | 5,384 | 31.9% |
The judge lottery at Houston - Greenspoint Park Immigration Court
22 judges with enough asylum decisions to report. Grant rates run from 46.3% (609 decisions) down to 14.0% (655 decisions) - a 32.3-point spread on the same bench. Rates based on smaller decision counts carry more statistical noise.
Judge names below are the anonymized judge codes EOIR assigns in its public case-data release, not verified public identities. EOIR does not publish immigration judges' full names in this dataset. See our methodology for detail.
| # | Judge | Decisions | Asylum grant rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Judge MTG | 609 | |
| 2 | Judge MJO | 617 | |
| 3 | Judge NMH | 820 | |
| 4 | Judge JLS | 732 | |
| 5 | Judge DMP | 67 | |
| 6 | Judge ODS | 581 | |
| 7 | Judge LDT | 1,026 | |
| 8 | Judge JDO | 649 | |
| 9 | Judge ATP | 625 | |
| 10 | Judge MKW | 324 | |
| 11 | Judge MTP | 426 | |
| 12 | Judge KAW | 945 | |
| 13 | Judge AXP | 587 | |
| 14 | Judge JDS | 244 | |
| 15 | Judge ADL | 807 | |
| 16 | Judge BHL | 759 | |
| 17 | Judge AMJ | 529 | |
| 18 | Judge EMK | 169 | |
| 19 | Judge DHG | 245 | |
| 20 | Judge CPH | 609 | |
| 21 | Judge REW | 664 | |
| 22 | Judge JND | 655 | |
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the grant rate at the Houston - Greenspoint Park Immigration Court immigration court? ▼
The Houston - Greenspoint Park Immigration Court immigration court has an overall grant rate of 33.5% and a denial rate of 66.5%, based on 12,762 asylum merits decisions (FY2015–2025) from DOJ EOIR records.
How many immigration judges serve at Houston - Greenspoint Park Immigration Court? ▼
Houston - Greenspoint Park Immigration Court has 22 immigration judges on record. Grant rates vary significantly between judges, from 14.0% to 46.3%.
How long do cases take at Houston - Greenspoint Park Immigration Court? ▼
The average wait time at Houston - Greenspoint Park Immigration Court is approximately 30 months. Wait times vary based on case type, docket load, and whether continuances are granted.
Where is the Houston - Greenspoint Park Immigration Court immigration court located? ▼
The Houston - Greenspoint Park Immigration Court immigration court is located in Houston, TX. It is part of the DOJ Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR) system.
Does the grant rate predict my case outcome at Houston - Greenspoint Park Immigration Court? ▼
No. Grant rates are historical averages reflecting aggregate outcomes across all case types and judges. Individual outcomes depend on the specific facts of each case, the judge assigned, the type of relief sought, and whether you have legal representation. Always consult a licensed immigration attorney.
How has the Houston - Greenspoint Park Immigration Court grant rate changed over time? ▼
Between FY2019 and FY2025, the grant rate at Houston - Greenspoint Park Immigration Court decreased from 80.0% to 31.9%. Year-by-year data is shown in the trends table on this page.
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Source: U.S. EOIR, Immigration Court Statistics Immigration court outcomes by court and case type · 2025
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