Immigration court
El Paso, TX Immigration Court
22 judges · TX
EOIR data through Sep 1, 2026 · updated monthly
- 7,604
- Granted
- 68,532
- Denied
- 22
- Judges
Distribution
How this court's judges compare
At El Paso, TX, 21 judges range from 0.2% to 17.4%.
Each judge's all-time EOIR decided outcomes across every court they have served in: granted ÷ (granted + denied). Judges now based at this court with at least 100 decided cases. A historical pattern — not a prediction for any case.
The 2026-09-01 snapshot shows a 10.0% historical asylum grant rate for El Paso, TX Immigration Court, based on 7,604 grants and 68,532 denials (76,136 decided outcomes).
The El Paso, TX Immigration Court has an overall asylum approval rate of 10.0% across 76,136 decided cases. The court has 22 immigration judges. Data sourced from EOIR (Executive Office for Immigration Review).
How to Interpret This Court's Data
The El Paso, TX Immigration Court has an overall asylum grant rate of 10.0% in the current AsylumTracker dataset. Court-level statistics aggregate judges and cases assigned to that court, so the court average can differ sharply from any one judge's profile.
High-volume judge profiles at this court include Erwin, R. Lee (18,127 total cases), Hough, Robert S. (14,492 total cases), and Spiegel, Martin F. (13,082 total cases). The largest nationality groups shown for this court include Venezuela (5,097 decided, 4.9% grant rate), Mexico (4,907 decided, 6.2% grant rate), and Honduras (4,528 decided, 0.2% grant rate).
Asylum grant rate is calculated as granted / (granted + denied). Procedural outcomes are separated so users can distinguish merits decisions from docket-management outcomes.
This page uses public EOIR records last updated 2026-09-01. The data is informational and should not be treated as legal advice or a prediction for any individual case.
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Areas Served by This Court
Based on the official EOIR ZIP-code assignment, the El Paso, TX Immigration Court is the assigned filing location for 462 ZIP codes. Main cities by state:
NM — Albuquerque, Las Cruces, Santa Fe, Farmington, Hobbs, Alamogordo, Gallup, Rio Rancho, Roswell, Ruidoso, Abiquiu, Alcalde, Algodones, Alto, Amalia and 319 more cities
TX — El Paso, Odessa, Midland, Alpine, Fort Bliss, Ackerly, Andrews, Anthony, Balmorhea, Barstow, Big Bend National Park, Canutillo, Clint, Coyanosa, Crane and 42 more cities
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Judges at This Court
| Judge | Approval Rate | Granted | Denied | Decided |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Erwin, R. Lee | 16.8% | 2,296 | 11,374 | 13,670 |
| Hough, Robert S. | 11.0% | 1,166 | 9,460 | 10,626 |
| Spiegel, Martin F. | 10.9% | 988 | 8,078 | 9,066 |
| Herbert, Nathan L. | 1.4% | 109 | 7,563 | 7,672 |
| Miller, Jr. James J. | 2.3% | 132 | 5,524 | 5,656 |
| Bonilla, Judith F. | 6.0% | 183 | 2,891 | 3,074 |
| Allen, Janette L. | 17.4% | 373 | 1,770 | 2,143 |
| Razo, Danny | 3.6% | 97 | 2,617 | 2,714 |
| Dean, Larry R. | 7.2% | 137 | 1,770 | 1,907 |
| Holguin, Enrique A. | 2.1% | 37 | 1,720 | 1,757 |
| Schools, Shelly W. | 12.9% | 181 | 1,218 | 1,399 |
| Paredes Velasco, Adrian F. | 5.1% | 70 | 1,302 | 1,372 |
| Myers, Kyle | 2.2% | 18 | 809 | 827 |
| Martinez, Susanna | 0.3% | 2 | 608 | 610 |
| Thedy, Tod M. | 0.2% | 1 | 521 | 522 |
| Diaz, Jaime | 1.1% | 4 | 347 | 351 |
| Meredith, Steven | 6.9% | 20 | 268 | 288 |
| Malainy, Vincent | 0.6% | 2 | 349 | 351 |
| Osterberg, Michael M. | 1.7% | 5 | 286 | 291 |
| Jiron, Graciela | 1.4% | 4 | 280 | 284 |
| Gallegos, Daniel J. | 9.2% | 11 | 109 | 120 |
| Lettunich, Brandon | 0.0% | 0 | 79 | 79 |
Approval Rate by Nationality
| Nationality | Approval Rate | Granted | Denied | Decided |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Venezuela | 4.9% | 252 | 4,845 | 5,097 |
| Mexico | 6.2% | 304 | 4,603 | 4,907 |
| Honduras | 0.2% | 10 | 4,518 | 4,528 |
| Guatemala | 0.4% | 19 | 4,366 | 4,385 |
| Ecuador | 0.1% | 2 | 3,232 | 3,234 |
| Turkey | 2.0% | 50 | 2,462 | 2,512 |
| Cuba | 5.5% | 119 | 2,059 | 2,178 |
| Nicaragua | 2.3% | 43 | 1,868 | 1,911 |
| Colombia | 0.6% | 11 | 1,777 | 1,788 |
| El Salvador | 0.5% | 7 | 1,430 | 1,437 |
| Brazil | 0.0% | 0 | 428 | 428 |
| Peru | 2.7% | 10 | 364 | 374 |
| Haiti | 0.0% | 0 | 231 | 231 |
| Dominican Republic | 0.6% | 1 | 164 | 165 |
| Nigeria | 37.1% | 23 | 39 | 62 |
| Sri Lanka | 0.0% | 0 | 58 | 58 |
| Bolivia | 0.0% | 0 | 47 | 47 |
| Cameroon | 66.7% | 28 | 14 | 42 |
| China | 31.6% | 12 | 26 | 38 |
| Vietnam | 20.0% | 7 | 28 | 35 |
| Russia | 44.8% | 13 | 16 | 29 |
| Belize | 0.0% | 0 | 25 | 25 |
| Panama | 0.0% | 0 | 24 | 24 |
| Afghanistan | 13.0% | 3 | 20 | 23 |
| India | 12.5% | 2 | 14 | 16 |
| Unknown Nationality | 0.0% | 0 | 16 | 16 |
| Iran | 28.6% | 4 | 10 | 14 |
| Chile | 0.0% | 0 | 10 | 10 |
| Jamaica | 0.0% | 0 | 9 | 9 |
| Chad | 0.0% | 0 | 8 | 8 |
| Guadeloupe | 0.0% | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| Costa Rica | 14.3% | 1 | 6 | 7 |
| Portugal | 0.0% | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| Ghana | 50.0% | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Philippines | 50.0% | 1 | 1 | 2 |