Immigration court
Pearsall South, TX Immigration Court
9 judges · TX
EOIR data through Sep 1, 2026 · updated monthly
- 4,845
- Granted
- 72,331
- Denied
- 9
- Judges
Distribution
How this court's judges compare
At Pearsall South, TX, 9 judges range from 3.6% to 35.7%.
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 6.3% historical asylum grant rate for Pearsall South, TX Immigration Court, based on 4,845 grants and 72,331 denials (77,176 decided outcomes).
The Pearsall South, TX Immigration Court has an overall asylum approval rate of 6.3% across 77,176 decided cases. The court has 9 immigration judges. Data sourced from EOIR (Executive Office for Immigration Review).
How to Interpret This Court's Data
The Pearsall South, TX Immigration Court has an overall asylum grant rate of 6.3% 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 Tovar, Eleazar (40,918 total cases), Achtsam, Howard E. (36,744 total cases), and Vomacka, Alan A. (19,636 total cases). The largest nationality groups shown for this court include Mexico (3,277 decided, 5.5% grant rate), Honduras (932 decided, 1.8% grant rate), and Guatemala (557 decided, 1.6% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tovar, Eleazar | 3.6% | 1,354 | 36,751 | 38,105 |
| Achtsam, Howard E. | 3.7% | 1,179 | 30,689 | 31,868 |
| Vomacka, Alan A. | 13.6% | 2,210 | 14,035 | 16,245 |
| Meyerson, Gregory Z. | 4.2% | 214 | 4,915 | 5,129 |
| Onyewuchi, Morris I. | 4.5% | 160 | 3,408 | 3,568 |
| Prud'Homme, M. Edwin | 35.7% | 1,253 | 2,256 | 3,509 |
| Crews, John G., II | 7.2% | 154 | 1,999 | 2,153 |
| Lauer, Charles A. | 19.4% | 214 | 888 | 1,102 |
| Ambrose, Dillon J. | 3.6% | 8 | 216 | 224 |
Roster entries without a usable profile denominator: Visiting Judge 1, Clerical Transfer Code, Prairieland Detail Judge 1. They are excluded from the rate table above.
Approval Rate by Nationality
| Nationality | Approval Rate | Granted | Denied | Decided |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mexico | 5.5% | 181 | 3,096 | 3,277 |
| Honduras | 1.8% | 17 | 915 | 932 |
| Guatemala | 1.6% | 9 | 548 | 557 |
| Nicaragua | 4.1% | 21 | 486 | 507 |
| El Salvador | 4.5% | 21 | 448 | 469 |
| Venezuela | 6.7% | 17 | 237 | 254 |
| Cuba | 12.9% | 17 | 115 | 132 |
| Colombia | 4.1% | 5 | 116 | 121 |
| Ecuador | 1.9% | 2 | 101 | 103 |
| Dominican Republic | 2.2% | 1 | 44 | 45 |
| China | 14.0% | 6 | 37 | 43 |
| Russia | 48.8% | 20 | 21 | 41 |
| Peru | 3.7% | 1 | 26 | 27 |
| Kirghizia (Kyrgyzstan) | 8.3% | 2 | 22 | 24 |
| Brazil | 0.0% | 0 | 23 | 23 |
| Cameroon | 40.9% | 9 | 13 | 22 |
| Nigeria | 27.3% | 6 | 16 | 22 |
| Romania | 13.6% | 3 | 19 | 22 |
| Haiti | 16.7% | 3 | 15 | 18 |
| India | 11.8% | 2 | 15 | 17 |
| Sri Lanka | 25.0% | 2 | 6 | 8 |
| Eritrea | 28.6% | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| Ghana | 40.0% | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| Iran | 60.0% | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| Belize | 0.0% | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| Jordan | 25.0% | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| Pakistan | 25.0% | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| Philippines | 0.0% | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| Uzbekistan | 0.0% | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| Vietnam | 50.0% | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Syria | 50.0% | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Ethiopia | 66.7% | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Somalia | 0.0% | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Turkey | 0.0% | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Guinea | 50.0% | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Nepal | 0.0% | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Bangladesh | 0.0% | 0 | 1 | 1 |