The 2026-09-01 snapshot lists a 1.3% historical asylum grant rate for Kevin Brown at Houston South, TX, based on 68 grants and 5,117 denials (5,185 decided outcomes).
The 2026-09-01 EOIR snapshot lists Kevin Brown with Houston South, TX. With an asylum approval rate of 1.3%, 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 Brown (Houston South, TX) data snapshot: 5,573 cases over 7 years, 1.4% grant rate
A few numbers worth knowing if you have a hearing in front of Judge Brown, Kevin (IJ code KBR, Houston South, TX):
Overall track record
7 years on the bench (since 2020), 5,573 cases total, lifetime grant rate 1.4%
Last 3 years (2023–2026): 4,260 cases, grant rate 1.1% — roughly in line with the Houston South court average (1.6%)
Nationality breakdown (2023–2026 cumulative)
Nationality / Cases / Grant rate
Honduras 1025 0.3%
Cuba 533 0.8%
Venezuela 503 0.0%
Mexico 478 0.9%
Guatemala 477 0.0%
El Salvador 386 0.9%
Colombia 287 0.0%
Nicaragua 221 0.0%
Nigeria 47 29.0%
India 31 0.0%
Peru 30 0.0%
Year-by-year
2023: 1018 cases, 1.5% grant rate
2024: 971 cases, 1.7% grant rate
2025: 1404 cases, 0.6% grant rate
2026: 867 cases, 0.8% grant rate
If you've appeared before Judge Brown, 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
Kevin Brown is listed with the Houston South, TX Immigration Court. The headline asylum grant rate shown here is 1.3% 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 (1,454 decided, 0.2% grant rate), Guatemala (685 decided, 0.3% grant rate), and El Salvador (590 decided, 1.5% 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 Kevin Brown granted asylum in 1.3% of 5,185 decided cases (grants plus denials), according to EOIR data.
Does Judge Kevin Brown grant asylum more or less often than other judges?
The rate (1.3%) is below the 16.6% national rate; the median judge at Houston South, TX grants 1.5%. 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.
