Immigration court
El Paso Detained, TX Immigration Court
10 judges · TX
EOIR data through Sep 1, 2026 · updated monthly
- 7,925
- Granted
- 106,303
- Denied
- 10
- Judges
Distribution
How this court's judges compare
At El Paso Detained, TX, 10 judges range from 2.9% to 14.7%.
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 6.9% historical asylum grant rate for El Paso Detained, TX Immigration Court, based on 7,925 grants and 106,303 denials (114,228 decided outcomes).
The El Paso Detained, TX Immigration Court has an overall asylum approval rate of 6.9% across 114,228 decided cases. The court has 10 immigration judges. Data sourced from EOIR (Executive Office for Immigration Review).
How to Interpret This Court's Data
The El Paso Detained, TX Immigration Court has an overall asylum grant rate of 6.9% 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 Abbott, William L. (46,351 total cases), Smith, Penny M. (23,350 total cases), and Roepke, Thomas C. (17,756 total cases). The largest nationality groups shown for this court include Mexico (5,595 decided, 3.7% grant rate), Venezuela (1,482 decided, 5.6% grant rate), and Honduras (1,142 decided, 2.5% 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.
Read how EOIR data works or learn how to compare asylum approval rates.
Judges at This Court
| Judge | Approval Rate | Granted | Denied | Decided |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abbott, William L. | 3.0% | 1,253 | 40,987 | 42,240 |
| Smith, Penny M. | 14.7% | 2,931 | 16,977 | 19,908 |
| Roepke, Thomas C. | 2.9% | 456 | 15,028 | 15,484 |
| Ruhle, Stephen M. | 4.7% | 432 | 8,818 | 9,250 |
| Mahtabfar, Sunita B. | 4.2% | 322 | 7,402 | 7,724 |
| Gonzalez, Guadalupe R. | 3.0% | 138 | 4,503 | 4,641 |
| Pleters, Michael S. | 6.6% | 205 | 2,924 | 3,129 |
| Tuckman, Dean S. | 4.6% | 135 | 2,810 | 2,945 |
| Miles, Jessica K. | 7.5% | 101 | 1,253 | 1,354 |
| Beyleryan, David | 4.3% | 7 | 154 | 161 |
Approval Rate by Nationality
| Nationality | Approval Rate | Granted | Denied | Decided |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mexico | 3.7% | 209 | 5,386 | 5,595 |
| Venezuela | 5.6% | 83 | 1,399 | 1,482 |
| Honduras | 2.5% | 29 | 1,113 | 1,142 |
| Guatemala | 2.7% | 31 | 1,100 | 1,131 |
| El Salvador | 3.7% | 20 | 520 | 540 |
| Cuba | 17.2% | 80 | 386 | 466 |
| Colombia | 4.2% | 17 | 385 | 402 |
| Nicaragua | 13.6% | 48 | 306 | 354 |
| Ecuador | 3.3% | 10 | 290 | 300 |
| Brazil | 4.8% | 6 | 120 | 126 |
| China | 10.1% | 11 | 98 | 109 |
| Dominican Republic | 6.5% | 5 | 72 | 77 |
| Peru | 0.0% | 0 | 73 | 73 |
| India | 5.7% | 4 | 66 | 70 |
| Turkey | 20.4% | 10 | 39 | 49 |
| Haiti | 19.0% | 8 | 34 | 42 |
| Iran | 57.9% | 22 | 16 | 38 |
| Russia | 51.5% | 17 | 16 | 33 |
| Nigeria | 3.2% | 1 | 30 | 31 |
| Afghanistan | 58.1% | 18 | 13 | 31 |
| Jamaica | 8.3% | 2 | 22 | 24 |
| Jordan | 4.3% | 1 | 22 | 23 |
| Unknown Nationality | 0.0% | 0 | 22 | 22 |
| Egypt | 23.8% | 5 | 16 | 21 |
| Mauritania | 19.0% | 4 | 17 | 21 |
| Bolivia | 0.0% | 0 | 19 | 19 |
| Nepal | 0.0% | 0 | 19 | 19 |
| Romania | 6.2% | 1 | 15 | 16 |
| Vietnam | 12.5% | 2 | 14 | 16 |
| Panama | 0.0% | 0 | 13 | 13 |
| Syria | 27.3% | 3 | 8 | 11 |
| Georgia | 30.0% | 3 | 7 | 10 |
| Senegal | 0.0% | 0 | 9 | 9 |
| Uzbekistan | 14.3% | 1 | 6 | 7 |
| Kenya | 0.0% | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| Pakistan | 0.0% | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| Costa Rica | 0.0% | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| Belize | 0.0% | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| Morocco | 0.0% | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| Somalia | 0.0% | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| Cameroon | 20.0% | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| Zimbabwe | 20.0% | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| Liberia | 0.0% | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Argentina | 0.0% | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Kirghizia (Kyrgyzstan) | 0.0% | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Ghana | 0.0% | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Philippines | 0.0% | 0 | 2 | 2 |