The 2026-09-01 snapshot lists a 2.5% historical asylum grant rate for Nicholle M. Hempel at Houston Greenspoint, TX, based on 85 grants and 3,381 denials (3,466 decided outcomes).
The 2026-09-01 EOIR snapshot lists Nicholle M. Hempel with Houston Greenspoint, TX. With an asylum approval rate of 2.5%, 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 Hempel (Houston Greenspoint, TX) data snapshot: 4,788 cases over 6 years, 2.5% grant rate
A few numbers worth knowing if you have a hearing in front of Judge Hempel, Nicholle M. (IJ code NMH, Houston Greenspoint, TX):
Overall track record
6 years on the bench (since 2021), 4,788 cases total, lifetime grant rate 2.5%
Last 3 years (2023–2026): 4,452 cases, grant rate 2.1% — roughly in line with the Houston Greenspoint court average (2.1%)
Nationality breakdown (2023–2026 cumulative)
Nationality / Cases / Grant rate
Honduras 1363 1.1%
Mexico 767 2.3%
Cuba 609 4.9%
Venezuela 448 5.2%
El Salvador 321 1.2%
Guatemala 299 0.9%
Nicaragua 292 3.5%
Colombia 163 0.0%
Ecuador 36 0.0%
Peru 27 0.0%
Turkiye 16 0.0%
Year-by-year
2023: 740 cases, 2.6% grant rate
2024: 1001 cases, 1.7% grant rate
2025: 1591 cases, 2.1% grant rate
2026: 1120 cases, 2.1% grant rate
If you've appeared before Judge Hempel, 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
Nicholle M. Hempel is listed with the Houston Greenspoint, TX Immigration Court. The headline asylum grant rate shown here is 2.5% 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 (1,219 decided, 1.1% grant rate), Mexico (669 decided, 3.0% grant rate), and Venezuela (350 decided, 6.0% 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.
What is Judge Nicholle M. Hempel's asylum grant rate?
Judge Nicholle M. Hempel granted asylum in 2.5% of 3,466 decided cases (grants plus denials), according to EOIR data.
Does Judge Nicholle M. Hempel grant asylum more or less often than other judges?
The rate (2.5%) is below the 16.6% national rate; the median judge at Houston Greenspoint, TX grants 2.5%. 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.
