The 2026-09-01 snapshot lists a 2.4% historical asylum grant rate for Sam Brown, IV at Houston, TX, based on 138 grants and 5,703 denials (5,841 decided outcomes).
The 2026-09-01 EOIR snapshot lists Sam Brown, IV with Houston, TX. With an asylum approval rate of 2.4%, 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 Brown (Houston, TX) data snapshot: 5,952 cases over 36 years, 2.6% grant rate
A few numbers worth knowing if you have a hearing in front of Judge Brown, Sam, IV (IJ code SBN, Houston, TX):
Overall track record
36 years on the bench (since 1991), 5,952 cases total, lifetime grant rate 2.6%
Last 3 years (2023–2026): 3,406 cases, grant rate 2.2% — roughly in line with the Houston court average (3.8%)
Nationality breakdown (2023–2026 cumulative)
Nationality / Cases / Grant rate
Honduras 1020 0.5%
Mexico 585 4.7%
Guatemala 443 0.0%
El Salvador 319 2.5%
Venezuela 264 3.5%
Cuba 204 0.7%
Nicaragua 171 0.6%
Colombia 142 0.0%
Nigeria 32 8.0%
Peru 19 0.0%
Ecuador 15 0.0%
Year-by-year
2023: 808 cases, 2.7% grant rate
2024: 946 cases, 1.2% grant rate
2025: 1042 cases, 2.8% grant rate
2026: 610 cases, 2.2% 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
Sam Brown, IV is listed with the Houston, TX Immigration Court. The headline asylum grant rate shown here is 2.4% based on granted and denied asylum decisions represented in the current dataset.
Among the largest nationality groups shown for this judge, the table highlights Honduras (1,518 decided, 0.5% grant rate), Mexico (748 decided, 6.0% grant rate), and El Salvador (681 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 Sam Brown, IV granted asylum in 2.4% of 5,841 decided cases (grants plus denials), according to EOIR data.
Does Judge Sam Brown, IV grant asylum more or less often than other judges?
The rate (2.4%) 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.
