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    <title>MG1 — asylum grant rate history</title>
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    <description>Fiscal-year asylum grant rate history for MG1 (Houston - Smith Street Immigration Court), from DOJ EOIR FOIA bulk case data.</description>
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      <title>FY2025: 22.2% grant rate (334 decisions)</title>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 30 Sep 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <description>MG1 (Houston - Smith Street Immigration Court) recorded 334 asylum merits decisions in FY2025: 74 granted, 260 denied (22.2% grant rate). Source: DOJ EOIR FOIA bulk case data.</description>
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      <title>FY2024: 46.8% grant rate (126 decisions)</title>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 30 Sep 2024 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <description>MG1 (Houston - Smith Street Immigration Court) recorded 126 asylum merits decisions in FY2024: 59 granted, 67 denied (46.8% grant rate). Source: DOJ EOIR FOIA bulk case data.</description>
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      <title>FY2023: 43.7% grant rate (238 decisions)</title>
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      <pubDate>Sat, 30 Sep 2023 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <description>MG1 (Houston - Smith Street Immigration Court) recorded 238 asylum merits decisions in FY2023: 104 granted, 134 denied (43.7% grant rate). Source: DOJ EOIR FOIA bulk case data.</description>
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      <title>FY2022: 26.5% grant rate (226 decisions)</title>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 30 Sep 2022 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <description>MG1 (Houston - Smith Street Immigration Court) recorded 226 asylum merits decisions in FY2022: 60 granted, 166 denied (26.5% grant rate). Source: DOJ EOIR FOIA bulk case data.</description>
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      <title>FY2021: 0.0% grant rate (18 decisions)</title>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 30 Sep 2021 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <description>MG1 (Houston - Smith Street Immigration Court) recorded 18 asylum merits decisions in FY2021: 0 granted, 18 denied (0.0% grant rate). Source: DOJ EOIR FOIA bulk case data.</description>
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      <title>FY2020: 26.2% grant rate (183 decisions)</title>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2020 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <description>MG1 (Houston - Smith Street Immigration Court) recorded 183 asylum merits decisions in FY2020: 48 granted, 135 denied (26.2% grant rate). Source: DOJ EOIR FOIA bulk case data.</description>
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      <title>FY2019: 24.1% grant rate (431 decisions)</title>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 30 Sep 2019 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <description>MG1 (Houston - Smith Street Immigration Court) recorded 431 asylum merits decisions in FY2019: 104 granted, 327 denied (24.1% grant rate). Source: DOJ EOIR FOIA bulk case data.</description>
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      <title>FY2018: 20.3% grant rate (281 decisions)</title>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 30 Sep 2018 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <description>MG1 (Houston - Smith Street Immigration Court) recorded 281 asylum merits decisions in FY2018: 57 granted, 224 denied (20.3% grant rate). Source: DOJ EOIR FOIA bulk case data.</description>
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      <title>FY2017: 50.0% grant rate (2 decisions)</title>
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      <pubDate>Sat, 30 Sep 2017 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <description>MG1 (Houston - Smith Street Immigration Court) recorded 2 asylum merits decisions in FY2017: 1 granted, 1 denied (50.0% grant rate). Source: DOJ EOIR FOIA bulk case data.</description>
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      <title>FY2015: 0.0% grant rate (2 decisions)</title>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2015 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <description>MG1 (Houston - Smith Street Immigration Court) recorded 2 asylum merits decisions in FY2015: 0 granted, 2 denied (0.0% grant rate). Source: DOJ EOIR FOIA bulk case data.</description>
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