Immigration court
Harlingen, TX Immigration Court
11 judges · TX
EOIR data through Sep 1, 2026 · updated monthly
- 5,669
- Granted
- 167,124
- Denied
- 11
- Judges
Distribution
How this court's judges compare
At Harlingen, TX, 10 judges range from 0.2% to 6.6%.
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 3.3% historical asylum grant rate for Harlingen, TX Immigration Court, based on 5,669 grants and 167,124 denials (172,793 decided outcomes).
The Harlingen, TX Immigration Court has an overall asylum approval rate of 3.3% across 172,793 decided cases. The court has 11 immigration judges. Data sourced from EOIR (Executive Office for Immigration Review).
How to Interpret This Court's Data
The Harlingen, TX Immigration Court has an overall asylum grant rate of 3.3% 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 Ayala, David (50,559 total cases), Zlatow, Jeffrey (24,364 total cases), and Gonzalez, Delia I. (9,337 total cases). The largest nationality groups shown for this court include Honduras (9,773 decided, 0.2% grant rate), Mexico (6,872 decided, 6.3% grant rate), and Guatemala (3,652 decided, 0.1% 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.
Areas Served by This Court
Based on the official EOIR ZIP-code assignment, the Harlingen, TX Immigration Court is the assigned filing location for 92 ZIP codes. Main cities by state:
TX — Corpus Christi, Edinburg, Brownsville, Mcallen, Mission, Harlingen, Weslaco, Agua Dulce, Alamo, Aransas Pass, Armstrong, Banquete, Bishop, Chapman Ranch, Combes and 49 more cities
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Judges at This Court
| Judge | Approval Rate | Granted | Denied | Decided |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ayala, David | 6.6% | 3,064 | 43,458 | 46,522 |
| Zlatow, Jeffrey | 6.4% | 1,249 | 18,359 | 19,608 |
| Gonzalez, Delia I. | 3.3% | 273 | 7,982 | 8,255 |
| Leonard, Joseph T. | 2.3% | 161 | 6,760 | 6,921 |
| Castaneda, Julian | 1.5% | 103 | 6,592 | 6,695 |
| Pineda, Christopher | 0.7% | 22 | 2,936 | 2,958 |
| Gilbert, Daniel B. | 5.1% | 49 | 912 | 961 |
| Rodriguez, Adam | 0.2% | 1 | 537 | 538 |
| Galvao, Andrew | 0.5% | 2 | 388 | 390 |
| Singh, Rantideva | 1.6% | 6 | 363 | 369 |
| Burman, Lawrence R. | 0.0% | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Roster entries without a usable profile denominator: Ayala, David (Visiting Judge), Louisville Visiting Judge 3. They are excluded from the rate table above.
Approval Rate by Nationality
| Nationality | Approval Rate | Granted | Denied | Decided |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Honduras | 0.2% | 19 | 9,754 | 9,773 |
| Mexico | 6.3% | 431 | 6,441 | 6,872 |
| Guatemala | 0.1% | 5 | 3,647 | 3,652 |
| Nicaragua | 2.4% | 77 | 3,173 | 3,250 |
| El Salvador | 0.3% | 9 | 2,959 | 2,968 |
| Cuba | 9.0% | 120 | 1,219 | 1,339 |
| Ecuador | 0.0% | 0 | 1,297 | 1,297 |
| Venezuela | 14.1% | 128 | 780 | 908 |
| Colombia | 1.0% | 5 | 505 | 510 |
| Dominican Republic | 0.0% | 0 | 287 | 287 |
| Peru | 0.5% | 1 | 207 | 208 |
| Sri Lanka | 2.6% | 1 | 38 | 39 |
| China | 16.7% | 3 | 15 | 18 |
| Brazil | 5.6% | 1 | 17 | 18 |
| Haiti | 0.0% | 0 | 17 | 17 |
| Democratic Republic Of Congo | 0.0% | 0 | 13 | 13 |
| Romania | 0.0% | 0 | 11 | 11 |
| Belize | 0.0% | 0 | 10 | 10 |
| Costa Rica | 0.0% | 0 | 9 | 9 |
| Eritrea | 100.0% | 8 | 0 | 8 |
| Stateless - Alien Unable To Name A Country | 0.0% | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| Angola | 0.0% | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| India | 0.0% | 0 | 6 | 6 |
| Guadeloupe | 0.0% | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| Cameroon | 40.0% | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| Vietnam | 0.0% | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| Russia | 0.0% | 0 | 1 | 1 |