The 2026-09-01 snapshot lists a 7.0% historical asylum grant rate for Nimmo Bhagat at Houston, TX, based on 716 grants and 9,507 denials (10,223 decided outcomes).
The 2026-09-01 EOIR snapshot lists Nimmo Bhagat with Houston, TX. With an asylum approval rate of 7.0%, this judge is below average compared to the national average. Data sourced from EOIR (Executive Office for Immigration Review). Historical listings do not by themselves establish a current assignment.
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Judge Bhagat (Houston, TX) data snapshot: Nigeria vs Colombia grant rates differ 28×
A few numbers worth knowing if you have a hearing in front of Judge Bhagat, Nimmo (IJ code BHA, Houston, TX):
Overall track record
37 years on the bench (since 1990), 10,695 cases total, lifetime grant rate 7.3%
Last 3 years (2023–2026): 3,718 cases, grant rate 6.1% — roughly in line with the Houston court average (3.8%)
Nationality breakdown (2023–2026 cumulative)
Nationality / Cases / Grant rate
Honduras 1124 2.4%
Mexico 611 5.4%
Guatemala 522 3.2%
El Salvador 401 3.6%
Venezuela 338 13.3%
Cuba 198 15.3%
Nicaragua 172 6.1%
Colombia 130 1.6%
Nigeria 46 44.2%
Ecuador 27 3.8%
India 15 6.7%
Nigeria applicants see a 44.2% grant rate versus 1.6% for Colombia applicants — a 27.8× gap on this judge's docket.
Year-by-year
2023: 991 cases, 8.8% grant rate
2024: 1041 cases, 4.2% grant rate
2025: 981 cases, 7.8% grant rate
2026: 705 cases, 2.8% grant rate
If you've appeared before Judge Bhagat, I'd love to hear:
1. What's your nationality, and when was your most recent hearing?
2. How did your attorney prepare for this judge specifically?
Source: EOIR (U.S. Executive Office for Immigration Review) public statistics, May 2026 release, compiled by AsylumTracker. A judge's historical pattern does not predict the outcome of any individual case; this is shared to help set realistic expectations. Real-experience accounts from the community are welcome.
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How to Interpret These Judge Statistics
Nimmo Bhagat is listed with the Houston, TX Immigration Court. The headline asylum grant rate shown here is 7.0% based on granted and denied asylum decisions represented in the current dataset.
Among the largest nationality groups shown for this judge, the table highlights Honduras (1,543 decided, 3.6% grant rate), Mexico (974 decided, 6.8% grant rate), and Guatemala (693 decided, 3.0% grant rate). Compare these rows with the judge's overall rate because nationality mix can materially change how the headline number should be read.
Grant rate is calculated as granted / (granted + denied). Other procedural outcomes, including terminated, withdrawn, administratively closed, or removed cases, are tracked separately where available and are not treated as asylum grants.
This page is based on public EOIR data last updated 2026-09-01. It is for research and information only, not legal advice.
Judge Nimmo Bhagat granted asylum in 7.0% of 10,223 decided cases (grants plus denials), according to EOIR data.
Does Judge Nimmo Bhagat grant asylum more or less often than other judges?
The rate (7.0%) is below the 16.6% national rate; the median judge at Houston, TX grants 4.0%. It is a historical average, not a prediction for any one case.
How is this grant rate calculated?
Grants divided by grants plus denials. Terminations, withdrawals and administrative closures are not counted.
