Immigration court
Port Isabel, TX Immigration Court
13 judges · TX
EOIR data through Sep 1, 2026 · updated monthly
- 3,492
- Granted
- 40,879
- Denied
- 13
- Judges
Distribution
How this court's judges compare
At Port Isabel, TX, 13 judges range from 0.0% to 19.5%.
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 7.9% historical asylum grant rate for Port Isabel, TX Immigration Court, based on 3,492 grants and 40,879 denials (44,371 decided outcomes).
The Port Isabel, TX Immigration Court has an overall asylum approval rate of 7.9% across 44,371 decided cases. The court has 13 immigration judges. Data sourced from EOIR (Executive Office for Immigration Review).
How to Interpret This Court's Data
The Port Isabel, TX Immigration Court has an overall asylum grant rate of 7.9% 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 Mckee, Robert R. (5,262 total cases), Alcorn, Stuart Douglas (4,183 total cases), and Martin, Clay Nelson (3,821 total cases). The largest nationality groups shown for this court include Mexico (5,174 decided, 3.0% grant rate), Honduras (3,024 decided, 1.3% grant rate), and Venezuela (2,224 decided, 5.1% 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.
Judges at This Court
| Judge | Approval Rate | Granted | Denied | Decided |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mckee, Robert R. | 5.7% | 206 | 3,379 | 3,585 |
| Alcorn, Stuart Douglas | 10.4% | 272 | 2,354 | 2,626 |
| Martin, Clay Nelson | 5.5% | 150 | 2,600 | 2,750 |
| Terrill, Kevin | 1.7% | 39 | 2,252 | 2,291 |
| Segovia, Veronica Marie. | 1.4% | 29 | 2,007 | 2,036 |
| Paulissen, Walter L. | 7.9% | 144 | 1,687 | 1,831 |
| Rodgers, Sujata | 6.9% | 23 | 311 | 334 |
| Chavez, Linda L. | 1.0% | 2 | 196 | 198 |
| Mazza, Jennifer L. | 0.0% | 0 | 220 | 220 |
| Clark, Ryan J. | 4.6% | 7 | 144 | 151 |
| Marshall, Jacob | 0.0% | 0 | 188 | 188 |
| Hayden, Michael | 19.5% | 23 | 95 | 118 |
| Kozyra, Matthew | 15.6% | 17 | 92 | 109 |
Roster entries without a usable profile denominator: Wetmore, David, Karnes Detail Judge 1, Dilley Detail Judge 1. They are excluded from the rate table above.
Approval Rate by Nationality
| Nationality | Approval Rate | Granted | Denied | Decided |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mexico | 3.0% | 155 | 5,019 | 5,174 |
| Honduras | 1.3% | 39 | 2,985 | 3,024 |
| Venezuela | 5.1% | 114 | 2,110 | 2,224 |
| Guatemala | 1.1% | 16 | 1,377 | 1,393 |
| Cuba | 13.9% | 145 | 896 | 1,041 |
| Nicaragua | 9.2% | 73 | 722 | 795 |
| El Salvador | 3.7% | 26 | 673 | 699 |
| Colombia | 1.9% | 12 | 629 | 641 |
| Ecuador | 1.8% | 6 | 326 | 332 |
| China | 8.3% | 11 | 121 | 132 |
| Cameroon | 45.8% | 60 | 71 | 131 |
| Peru | 2.8% | 3 | 104 | 107 |
| Dominican Republic | 2.0% | 2 | 100 | 102 |
| Iran | 49.0% | 48 | 50 | 98 |
| Brazil | 3.1% | 3 | 93 | 96 |
| Haiti | 5.4% | 5 | 88 | 93 |
| Nepal | 2.2% | 2 | 89 | 91 |
| India | 1.1% | 1 | 87 | 88 |
| Russia | 16.7% | 14 | 70 | 84 |
| Afghanistan | 36.5% | 19 | 33 | 52 |
| Turkey | 11.6% | 5 | 38 | 43 |
| Egypt | 15.0% | 6 | 34 | 40 |
| Georgia | 23.1% | 9 | 30 | 39 |
| Pakistan | 10.5% | 4 | 34 | 38 |
| Sri Lanka | 27.3% | 9 | 24 | 33 |
| Uzbekistan | 6.2% | 2 | 30 | 32 |
| Angola | 3.3% | 1 | 29 | 30 |
| Vietnam | 10.3% | 3 | 26 | 29 |
| Mauritania | 3.4% | 1 | 28 | 29 |
| Eritrea | 51.9% | 14 | 13 | 27 |
| Guinea | 22.2% | 6 | 21 | 27 |
| Jamaica | 7.4% | 2 | 25 | 27 |
| Syria | 8.0% | 2 | 23 | 25 |
| Jordan | 8.0% | 2 | 23 | 25 |
| Senegal | 39.1% | 9 | 14 | 23 |
| Nigeria | 9.5% | 2 | 19 | 21 |
| Congo | 10.5% | 2 | 17 | 19 |
| Democratic Republic Of Congo | 26.3% | 5 | 14 | 19 |
| Romania | 5.6% | 1 | 17 | 18 |
| Kirghizia (Kyrgyzstan) | 11.8% | 2 | 15 | 17 |
| Bolivia | 21.4% | 3 | 11 | 14 |
| Lebanon | 8.3% | 1 | 11 | 12 |
| Costa Rica | 0.0% | 0 | 12 | 12 |
| Bangladesh | 9.1% | 1 | 10 | 11 |
| Ghana | 45.5% | 5 | 6 | 11 |
| Azerbaijan | 18.2% | 2 | 9 | 11 |
| Unknown Nationality | 9.1% | 1 | 10 | 11 |
| Sudan | 30.0% | 3 | 7 | 10 |
| Ethiopia | 22.2% | 2 | 7 | 9 |
| Armenia | 37.5% | 3 | 5 | 8 |
| Mali | 25.0% | 2 | 6 | 8 |
| Morocco | 0.0% | 0 | 8 | 8 |
| Indonesia | 0.0% | 0 | 8 | 8 |
| Chad | 0.0% | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| Somalia | 33.3% | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| Burkina Faso | 16.7% | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| Chile | 0.0% | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| Argentina | 0.0% | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| Benin | 20.0% | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| South Africa | 0.0% | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| Canada | 0.0% | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| Belize | 0.0% | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Kenya | 0.0% | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Ukraine | 0.0% | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Holland | 0.0% | 0 | 2 | 2 |