The 2026-09-01 snapshot lists a 7.3% historical asylum grant rate for Anibal D. Martinez at San Antonio, TX, based on 523 grants and 6,645 denials (7,168 decided outcomes).
The 2026-09-01 EOIR snapshot lists Anibal D. Martinez with San Antonio, TX. With an asylum approval rate of 7.3%, 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 Martinez (San Antonio, TX) data snapshot: Overall rate fell from 20% to 2% in 3 years
A few numbers worth knowing if you have a hearing in front of Judge Martinez, Anibal D. (IJ code ADM, San Antonio, TX):
Overall track record
22 years on the bench (since 2005), 11,451 cases total, lifetime grant rate 8.6%
Last 3 years (2023–2026): 2,909 cases, grant rate 5.7% — roughly in line with the San Antonio court average (4.8%)
Nationality breakdown (2023–2026 cumulative)
Nationality / Cases / Grant rate
Mexico 515 4.1%
Honduras 511 0.5%
Nicaragua 394 8.7%
Cuba 369 25.0%
Venezuela 339 10.6%
Guatemala 245 0.6%
Colombia 152 2.6%
Ecuador 77 6.9%
El Salvador 74 6.5%
Dominican Republic 44 0.0%
Peru 36 5.3%
Year-by-year
2023: 453 cases, 19.9% grant rate
2024: 734 cases, 8.0% grant rate
2025: 1121 cases, 2.4% grant rate
2026: 601 cases, 1.7% grant rate
If you've appeared before Judge Martinez, 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
Anibal D. Martinez is listed with the San Antonio, TX Immigration Court. The headline asylum grant rate shown here is 7.3% 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 (738 decided, 0.8% grant rate), Nicaragua (557 decided, 5.9% grant rate), and Mexico (487 decided, 7.0% 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 Anibal D. Martinez's asylum grant rate?
Judge Anibal D. Martinez granted asylum in 7.3% of 7,168 decided cases (grants plus denials), according to EOIR data.
Does Judge Anibal D. Martinez grant asylum more or less often than other judges?
The rate (7.3%) is below the 16.6% national rate; the median judge at San Antonio, TX grants 5.8%. 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.
