The 2026-09-01 snapshot lists a 1.8% historical asylum grant rate for Lynn Wang at Houston, TX, based on 55 grants and 3,038 denials (3,093 decided outcomes).
The 2026-09-01 EOIR snapshot lists Lynn Wang with Houston, TX. With an asylum approval rate of 1.8%, 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 Wang (Houston, TX) data snapshot: 3,508 cases over 33 years, 1.8% grant rate
A few numbers worth knowing if you have a hearing in front of Judge Wang, Lynn (IJ code LWA, Houston, TX):
Overall track record
33 years on the bench (since 1994), 3,508 cases total, lifetime grant rate 1.8%
Last 3 years (2023–2026): 2,574 cases, grant rate 1.0% — roughly in line with the Houston court average (3.8%)
Nationality breakdown (2023–2026 cumulative)
Nationality / Cases / Grant rate
Honduras 769 0.0%
Mexico 487 0.7%
Guatemala 313 0.0%
El Salvador 235 1.6%
Venezuela 230 4.1%
Cuba 174 0.9%
Colombia 97 1.1%
Nicaragua 90 0.0%
Ecuador 22 0.0%
Nigeria 17 8.3%
India 13 0.0%
Year-by-year
2023: 489 cases, 4.3% grant rate
2024: 839 cases, 0.4% grant rate
2025: 771 cases, 0.3% grant rate
2026: 475 cases, 0.5% grant rate
If you've appeared before Judge Wang, 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
Lynn Wang is listed with the Houston, TX Immigration Court. The headline asylum grant rate shown here is 1.8% 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 (976 decided, 0.1% grant rate), Mexico (506 decided, 2.2% grant rate), and Guatemala (387 decided, 0.0% 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 Lynn Wang granted asylum in 1.8% of 3,093 decided cases (grants plus denials), according to EOIR data.
Does Judge Lynn Wang grant asylum more or less often than other judges?
The rate (1.8%) 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.
