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    <title>BHA — asylum grant rate history</title>
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      <title>FY2025: 38.8% grant rate (420 decisions)</title>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 30 Sep 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <description>BHA (Houston - Smith Street Immigration Court) recorded 420 asylum merits decisions in FY2025: 163 granted, 257 denied (38.8% grant rate). Source: DOJ EOIR FOIA bulk case data.</description>
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      <title>FY2024: 66.7% grant rate (198 decisions)</title>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 30 Sep 2024 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <description>BHA (Houston - Smith Street Immigration Court) recorded 198 asylum merits decisions in FY2024: 132 granted, 66 denied (66.7% grant rate). Source: DOJ EOIR FOIA bulk case data.</description>
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      <title>FY2023: 53.4% grant rate (232 decisions)</title>
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      <pubDate>Sat, 30 Sep 2023 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <description>BHA (Houston - Smith Street Immigration Court) recorded 232 asylum merits decisions in FY2023: 124 granted, 108 denied (53.4% grant rate). Source: DOJ EOIR FOIA bulk case data.</description>
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      <title>FY2022: 28.2% grant rate (163 decisions)</title>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 30 Sep 2022 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <description>BHA (Houston - Smith Street Immigration Court) recorded 163 asylum merits decisions in FY2022: 46 granted, 117 denied (28.2% grant rate). Source: DOJ EOIR FOIA bulk case data.</description>
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      <title>FY2021: 41.7% grant rate (24 decisions)</title>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 30 Sep 2021 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <description>BHA (Houston - Smith Street Immigration Court) recorded 24 asylum merits decisions in FY2021: 10 granted, 14 denied (41.7% grant rate). Source: DOJ EOIR FOIA bulk case data.</description>
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      <title>FY2020: 26.6% grant rate (451 decisions)</title>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2020 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <description>BHA (Houston - Smith Street Immigration Court) recorded 451 asylum merits decisions in FY2020: 120 granted, 331 denied (26.6% grant rate). Source: DOJ EOIR FOIA bulk case data.</description>
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      <title>FY2019: 23.7% grant rate (721 decisions)</title>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 30 Sep 2019 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <description>BHA (Houston - Smith Street Immigration Court) recorded 721 asylum merits decisions in FY2019: 171 granted, 550 denied (23.7% grant rate). Source: DOJ EOIR FOIA bulk case data.</description>
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      <title>FY2018: 27.4% grant rate (849 decisions)</title>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 30 Sep 2018 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <description>BHA (Houston - Smith Street Immigration Court) recorded 849 asylum merits decisions in FY2018: 233 granted, 616 denied (27.4% grant rate). Source: DOJ EOIR FOIA bulk case data.</description>
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      <title>FY2017: 27.9% grant rate (637 decisions)</title>
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      <pubDate>Sat, 30 Sep 2017 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <description>BHA (Houston - Smith Street Immigration Court) recorded 637 asylum merits decisions in FY2017: 178 granted, 459 denied (27.9% grant rate). Source: DOJ EOIR FOIA bulk case data.</description>
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      <title>FY2016: 22.7% grant rate (653 decisions)</title>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 30 Sep 2016 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <description>BHA (Houston - Smith Street Immigration Court) recorded 653 asylum merits decisions in FY2016: 148 granted, 505 denied (22.7% grant rate). Source: DOJ EOIR FOIA bulk case data.</description>
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      <title>FY2015: 17.3% grant rate (75 decisions)</title>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2015 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <description>BHA (Houston - Smith Street Immigration Court) recorded 75 asylum merits decisions in FY2015: 13 granted, 62 denied (17.3% grant rate). Source: DOJ EOIR FOIA bulk case data.</description>
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