The 2026-09-01 snapshot lists a 6.8% historical asylum grant rate for Bao Q. Nguyen at Houston, TX, based on 308 grants and 4,245 denials (4,553 decided outcomes).
The 2026-09-01 EOIR snapshot lists Bao Q. Nguyen with Houston, TX. With an asylum approval rate of 6.8%, 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 Nguyen (Houston, TX) data snapshot: 5,252 cases over 33 years, 6.9% grant rate
A few numbers worth knowing if you have a hearing in front of Judge Nguyen, Bao Q. (IJ code BQN, Houston, TX):
Overall track record
33 years on the bench (since 1994), 5,252 cases total, lifetime grant rate 6.9%
Last 3 years (2023–2026): 3,308 cases, grant rate 6.8% — 3.1pp above the Houston court average (3.6%)
Nationality breakdown (2023–2026 cumulative)
Nationality / Cases / Grant rate
Honduras 924 3.2%
Mexico 537 8.1%
Guatemala 444 1.2%
El Salvador 332 5.7%
Venezuela 272 12.6%
Cuba 263 30.0%
Colombia 156 1.4%
Nicaragua 144 12.4%
Peru 31 0.0%
Ecuador 29 3.8%
India 21 28.6%
Year-by-year
2023: 730 cases, 8.8% grant rate
2024: 833 cases, 3.8% grant rate
2025: 829 cases, 10.0% grant rate
2026: 916 cases, 5.1% grant rate
If you've appeared before Judge Nguyen, 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, July 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
Bao Q. Nguyen is listed with the Houston, TX Immigration Court. The headline asylum grant rate shown here is 6.8% 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 (1,592 decided, 2.7% grant rate), Guatemala (766 decided, 0.8% grant rate), and Mexico (550 decided, 11.8% 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 Bao Q. Nguyen granted asylum in 6.8% of 4,553 decided cases (grants plus denials), according to EOIR data.
Does Judge Bao Q. Nguyen grant asylum more or less often than other judges?
The rate (6.8%) 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.
