The 2026-09-01 snapshot lists a 4.1% historical asylum grant rate for Roel Canales at Laredo, TX, based on 78 grants and 1,819 denials (1,897 decided outcomes).
The 2026-09-01 EOIR snapshot lists Roel Canales with Laredo, TX. With an asylum approval rate of 4.1%, 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 Canales (Laredo, TX) data snapshot: 2,502 cases over 9 years, 3.9% grant rate
A few numbers worth knowing if you have a hearing in front of Judge Canales, Roel (IJ code RLC, Laredo, TX):
Overall track record
9 years on the bench (since 2018), 2,502 cases total, lifetime grant rate 3.9%
Last 3 years (2023–2026): 2,220 cases, grant rate 3.5% — roughly in line with the Laredo court average (3.5%)
Nationality breakdown (2023–2026 cumulative)
Nationality / Cases / Grant rate
Mexico 1068 2.5%
Honduras 310 0.5%
Venezuela 165 2.7%
Guatemala 93 0.0%
Cuba 89 27.9%
Ecuador 86 1.4%
Nicaragua 74 0.0%
Colombia 53 0.0%
El Salvador 53 2.6%
China 35 16.7%
Vietnam 23 33.3%
Year-by-year
2023: 458 cases, 7.6% grant rate
2024: 491 cases, 3.9% grant rate
2025: 419 cases, 5.6% grant rate
2026: 852 cases, 1.6% grant rate
If you've appeared before Judge Canales, 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
Roel Canales is listed with the Laredo, TX Immigration Court. The headline asylum grant rate shown here is 4.1% 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 (863 decided, 2.7% grant rate), Honduras (261 decided, 0.4% grant rate), and Venezuela (137 decided, 3.6% 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 Roel Canales granted asylum in 4.1% of 1,897 decided cases (grants plus denials), according to EOIR data.
Does Judge Roel Canales grant asylum more or less often than other judges?
The rate (4.1%) is below the 16.6% national rate; the median judge at Laredo, TX grants 4.1%. 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.
