Immigration court
Otero, NM Immigration Court
6 judges · NM
EOIR data through Sep 1, 2026 · updated monthly
- 1,373
- Granted
- 27,743
- Denied
- 6
- Judges
Distribution
How this court's judges compare
At Otero, NM, 5 judges range from 2.0% to 5.8%.
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 4.7% historical asylum grant rate for Otero, NM Immigration Court, based on 1,373 grants and 27,743 denials (29,116 decided outcomes).
The Otero, NM Immigration Court has an overall asylum approval rate of 4.7% across 29,116 decided cases. The court has 6 immigration judges. Data sourced from EOIR (Executive Office for Immigration Review).
How to Interpret This Court's Data
The Otero, NM Immigration Court has an overall asylum grant rate of 4.7% 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 Palomino, Jacinto (5,385 total cases), Girvin, Ralph E. (2,039 total cases), and Williams, Samuel G. (1,545 total cases). The largest nationality groups shown for this court include Mexico (2,660 decided, 3.1% grant rate), Venezuela (1,010 decided, 4.3% grant rate), and Guatemala (986 decided, 1.9% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Palomino, Jacinto | 5.8% | 246 | 4,031 | 4,277 |
| Girvin, Ralph E. | 2.3% | 45 | 1,887 | 1,932 |
| Williams, Samuel G. | 4.3% | 46 | 1,022 | 1,068 |
| French, Kathleen | 2.0% | 18 | 883 | 901 |
| Williams, Jared K.A. | 2.8% | 4 | 140 | 144 |
| Bolling, Brandon M. | 25.0% | 1 | 3 | 4 |
Roster entries without a usable profile denominator: Otero Detail Judge 2, Otero Detail Judge 1, Otero Detail Judge 3. They are excluded from the rate table above.
Approval Rate by Nationality
| Nationality | Approval Rate | Granted | Denied | Decided |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mexico | 3.1% | 82 | 2,578 | 2,660 |
| Venezuela | 4.3% | 43 | 967 | 1,010 |
| Guatemala | 1.9% | 19 | 967 | 986 |
| Honduras | 2.9% | 20 | 676 | 696 |
| Ecuador | 2.0% | 11 | 535 | 546 |
| Colombia | 3.4% | 16 | 458 | 474 |
| Cuba | 16.0% | 75 | 393 | 468 |
| Nicaragua | 10.1% | 47 | 419 | 466 |
| El Salvador | 4.8% | 18 | 356 | 374 |
| Turkey | 69.0% | 236 | 106 | 342 |
| Brazil | 0.9% | 2 | 209 | 211 |
| China | 10.8% | 18 | 148 | 166 |
| Haiti | 5.1% | 7 | 129 | 136 |
| Peru | 2.4% | 3 | 120 | 123 |
| Dominican Republic | 1.6% | 2 | 120 | 122 |
| India | 2.9% | 3 | 100 | 103 |
| Iran | 47.4% | 18 | 20 | 38 |
| Jamaica | 8.1% | 3 | 34 | 37 |
| Bolivia | 5.7% | 2 | 33 | 35 |
| Russia | 51.4% | 18 | 17 | 35 |
| Cameroon | 45.2% | 14 | 17 | 31 |
| Bangladesh | 3.3% | 1 | 29 | 30 |
| Vietnam | 3.6% | 1 | 27 | 28 |
| Senegal | 30.8% | 8 | 18 | 26 |
| Egypt | 18.2% | 4 | 18 | 22 |
| Uzbekistan | 9.5% | 2 | 19 | 21 |
| Romania | 0.0% | 0 | 20 | 20 |
| Afghanistan | 57.9% | 11 | 8 | 19 |
| Jordan | 0.0% | 0 | 19 | 19 |
| Nigeria | 16.7% | 3 | 15 | 18 |
| Pakistan | 6.7% | 1 | 14 | 15 |
| Costa Rica | 0.0% | 0 | 10 | 10 |
| Ethiopia | 20.0% | 2 | 8 | 10 |
| Ghana | 50.0% | 5 | 5 | 10 |
| Nepal | 0.0% | 0 | 10 | 10 |
| Guinea | 11.1% | 1 | 8 | 9 |
| Mauritania | 0.0% | 0 | 8 | 8 |
| Panama | 0.0% | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| Sudan | 14.3% | 1 | 6 | 7 |
| Somalia | 28.6% | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| Azerbaijan | 33.3% | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| Belarus | 83.3% | 5 | 1 | 6 |
| Ukraine | 16.7% | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| Morocco | 0.0% | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| Syria | 60.0% | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| Angola | 20.0% | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| Georgia | 20.0% | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| Kirghizia (Kyrgyzstan) | 60.0% | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| Unknown Nationality | 0.0% | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| Bahamas | 0.0% | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| Kenya | 0.0% | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| Belize | 0.0% | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Argentina | 0.0% | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Chile | 50.0% | 1 | 1 | 2 |