The 2026-09-01 snapshot lists a 2.9% historical asylum grant rate for James A. Nugent at Dallas, TX, based on 1,138 grants and 38,212 denials (39,350 decided outcomes).
The 2026-09-01 EOIR snapshot lists James A. Nugent with Dallas, TX. With an asylum approval rate of 2.9%, 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.
What This Profile's Data Shows
Same-court context
Its 2.9% historical rate is 1.5 percentage points below the 4.4% median among 35 same-court profiles with at least 100 decided outcomes.
Published yearly context
The latest qualifying published year is 2026: 0.0% across 4,129 decisions, 0.1 percentage points below the 2025 rate.
Largest nationality sample
The largest published nationality row is Mexico: 4,033 decisions and a 1.5% grant rate in that row's stated scope.
These comparisons describe published historical aggregates; they do not measure judge quality,
control for case mix, establish a current assignment, or predict an individual outcome. Thresholds are applied only
to reduce unstable small-sample comparisons.
Community Discussion
DATAAsylumTracker Data
Judge Nugent (Dallas, TX) data snapshot: 42,207 cases over 30 years, 3.0% grant rate
A few numbers worth knowing if you have a hearing in front of Judge Nugent, James A. (IJ code JN, Dallas, TX):
Overall track record
30 years on the bench (since 1997), 42,207 cases total, lifetime grant rate 3.0%
Last 3 years (2023–2026): 11,031 cases, grant rate 0.5% — roughly in line with the Dallas court average (1.4%)
Nationality breakdown (2023–2026 cumulative)
Nationality / Cases / Grant rate
Mexico 2870 0.4%
Honduras 2176 0.1%
Venezuela 1669 0.3%
Cuba 1459 0.9%
Guatemala 1074 0.0%
El Salvador 548 0.8%
Nicaragua 384 0.3%
Colombia 300 0.3%
Peru 101 0.0%
Ecuador 75 0.0%
Nigeria 40 18.2%
Year-by-year
2023: 804 cases, 2.9% grant rate
2024: 1633 cases, 1.2% grant rate
2025: 5392 cases, 0.1% grant rate
2026: 3202 cases, 0.0% grant rate
If you've appeared before Judge Nugent, 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
James A. Nugent is listed with the Dallas, TX Immigration Court. The headline asylum grant rate shown here is 2.9% based on granted and denied asylum decisions represented in the current dataset.
Among the largest nationality groups shown for this judge, the table highlights Mexico (4,033 decided, 1.5% grant rate), Honduras (2,507 decided, 0.4% grant rate), and Venezuela (1,847 decided, 0.4% 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.
What is Judge James A. Nugent's asylum grant rate?
Judge James A. Nugent granted asylum in 2.9% of 39,350 decided cases (grants plus denials), according to EOIR data.
Does Judge James A. Nugent grant asylum more or less often than other judges?
The rate (2.9%) is below the 16.6% national rate; the median judge at Dallas, TX grants 4.4%. 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.
