The 2026-09-01 snapshot lists a 1.4% historical asylum grant rate for Nathan L. Herbert at El Paso, TX, based on 109 grants and 7,563 denials (7,672 decided outcomes).
The 2026-09-01 EOIR snapshot lists Nathan L. Herbert with El Paso, TX. With an asylum approval rate of 1.4%, 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 Herbert (El Paso Detained, TX) data snapshot: 10,019 cases over 23 years, 1.4% grant rate
A few numbers worth knowing if you have a hearing in front of Judge Herbert, Nathan L. (IJ code NHB, El Paso Detained, TX):
Overall track record
23 years on the bench (since 2004), 10,019 cases total, lifetime grant rate 1.4%
Last 3 years (2023–2026): 4,114 cases, grant rate 1.7% — 3.6pp below the El Paso Detained court average (5.4%)
Nationality breakdown (2023–2026 cumulative)
Nationality / Cases / Grant rate
Cuba 1110 1.2%
Mexico 853 3.6%
Venezuela 585 1.8%
Turkiye 289 0.7%
Guatemala 242 0.7%
Honduras 237 0.0%
Nicaragua 212 0.0%
Colombia 211 0.5%
Ecuador 72 0.0%
El Salvador 56 0.0%
Peru 42 0.0%
Year-by-year
2023: 818 cases, 2.4% grant rate
2024: 1487 cases, 2.1% grant rate
2025: 1173 cases, 1.1% grant rate
2026: 636 cases, 1.0% grant rate
If you've appeared before Judge Herbert, 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
Nathan L. Herbert is listed with the El Paso, TX Immigration Court. The headline asylum grant rate shown here is 1.4% based on granted and denied asylum decisions represented in the current dataset.
Among the largest nationality groups shown for this judge, the table highlights Guatemala (1,221 decided, 0.2% grant rate), Honduras (1,167 decided, 0.1% grant rate), and Mexico (623 decided, 7.1% 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 Nathan L. Herbert's asylum grant rate?
Judge Nathan L. Herbert granted asylum in 1.4% of 7,672 decided cases (grants plus denials), according to EOIR data.
Does Judge Nathan L. Herbert grant asylum more or less often than other judges?
The rate (1.4%) is below the 16.6% national rate; the median judge at El Paso, TX grants 3.6%. 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.
