Immigration court
Pearsall, TX Immigration Court
7 judges · TX
EOIR data through Sep 1, 2026 · updated monthly
- 265
- Granted
- 3,599
- Denied
- 7
- Judges
Distribution
How this court's judges compare
At Pearsall, TX, 5 judges range from 3.0% to 9.2%.
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 Pearsall, TX Immigration Court, based on 265 grants and 3,599 denials (3,864 decided outcomes).
The Pearsall, TX Immigration Court has an overall asylum approval rate of 6.9% across 3,864 decided cases. The court has 7 immigration judges. Data sourced from EOIR (Executive Office for Immigration Review).
How to Interpret This Court's Data
The Pearsall, 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 Hable, Paul A. (5,228 total cases), Pimentel, Frank T. (4,601 total cases), and Garcia, Melissa Joy (4,130 total cases). The largest nationality groups shown for this court include Mexico (1,361 decided, 5.7% grant rate), Venezuela (443 decided, 1.1% grant rate), and Honduras (348 decided, 1.4% 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 Pearsall, TX Immigration Court is the assigned filing location for 1 ZIP codes. Main cities by state:
TX — Pearsall
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Judges at This Court
| Judge | Approval Rate | Granted | Denied | Decided |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hable, Paul A. | 3.0% | 92 | 2,944 | 3,036 |
| Pimentel, Frank T. | 4.4% | 154 | 3,317 | 3,471 |
| Garcia, Melissa Joy | 3.8% | 73 | 1,841 | 1,914 |
| Cigarroa, Barbara Gonzalez | 7.1% | 157 | 2,042 | 2,199 |
| MacGregor, Margaret R. | 9.2% | 132 | 1,301 | 1,433 |
| Brown, Jefferson | 2.1% | 2 | 93 | 95 |
| Smith, Jason | 16.9% | 10 | 49 | 59 |
Approval Rate by Nationality
| Nationality | Approval Rate | Granted | Denied | Decided |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mexico | 5.7% | 78 | 1,283 | 1,361 |
| Venezuela | 1.1% | 5 | 438 | 443 |
| Honduras | 1.4% | 5 | 343 | 348 |
| Guatemala | 0.8% | 2 | 258 | 260 |
| El Salvador | 1.2% | 2 | 160 | 162 |
| Colombia | 1.9% | 3 | 157 | 160 |
| Cuba | 17.7% | 20 | 93 | 113 |
| Ecuador | 1.0% | 1 | 96 | 97 |
| Russia | 37.7% | 29 | 48 | 77 |
| Nicaragua | 7.2% | 5 | 64 | 69 |
| Brazil | 3.5% | 2 | 55 | 57 |
| Iran | 45.3% | 24 | 29 | 53 |
| Afghanistan | 42.9% | 21 | 28 | 49 |
| Peru | 2.1% | 1 | 46 | 47 |
| Dominican Republic | 0.0% | 0 | 45 | 45 |
| India | 4.7% | 2 | 41 | 43 |
| China | 20.0% | 8 | 32 | 40 |
| Angola | 15.0% | 3 | 17 | 20 |
| Cameroon | 25.0% | 5 | 15 | 20 |
| Nepal | 21.1% | 4 | 15 | 19 |
| Haiti | 11.1% | 2 | 16 | 18 |
| Kirghizia (Kyrgyzstan) | 16.7% | 3 | 15 | 18 |
| Georgia | 17.6% | 3 | 14 | 17 |
| Egypt | 13.3% | 2 | 13 | 15 |
| Pakistan | 7.7% | 1 | 12 | 13 |
| Bangladesh | 8.3% | 1 | 11 | 12 |
| Democratic Republic Of Congo | 16.7% | 2 | 10 | 12 |
| Nigeria | 8.3% | 1 | 11 | 12 |
| Togo | 0.0% | 0 | 11 | 11 |
| Congo | 0.0% | 0 | 10 | 10 |
| Ghana | 22.2% | 2 | 7 | 9 |
| Romania | 0.0% | 0 | 9 | 9 |
| Turkey | 33.3% | 3 | 6 | 9 |
| Jordan | 12.5% | 1 | 7 | 8 |
| Kazakhstan | 14.3% | 1 | 6 | 7 |
| Vietnam | 0.0% | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| Somalia | 0.0% | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| Bolivia | 0.0% | 0 | 6 | 6 |
| Zimbabwe | 16.7% | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| Sri Lanka | 0.0% | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| Iraq | 20.0% | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| Jamaica | 0.0% | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| Gambia | 20.0% | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| Tajikistan (Tadzhik) | 0.0% | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| Ethiopia | 0.0% | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| Guinea | 0.0% | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| Mauritania | 25.0% | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| Syria | 0.0% | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| Costa Rica | 0.0% | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Ukraine | 0.0% | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Uzbekistan | 33.3% | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Panama | 0.0% | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Albania | 0.0% | 0 | 1 | 1 |