The 2026-09-01 snapshot lists a 2.1% historical asylum grant rate for Elizabeth Martinez at San Antonio, TX, based on 92 grants and 4,299 denials (4,391 decided outcomes).
The 2026-09-01 EOIR snapshot lists Elizabeth Martinez with San Antonio, TX. With an asylum approval rate of 2.1%, 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 Martinez (San Antonio, TX) data snapshot: 5,676 cases over 26 years, 2.5% grant rate
A few numbers worth knowing if you have a hearing in front of Judge Martinez, Elizabeth (IJ code EMZ, San Antonio, TX):
Overall track record
26 years on the bench (since 2001), 5,676 cases total, lifetime grant rate 2.5%
Last 3 years (2023–2026): 4,712 cases, grant rate 0.8% — 3.3pp below the San Antonio court average (4.2%)
Nationality breakdown (2023–2026 cumulative)
Nationality / Cases / Grant rate
Honduras 1470 0.4%
Cuba 950 4.3%
Mexico 730 0.3%
Guatemala 504 0.0%
Venezuela 347 0.7%
Colombia 166 0.0%
Nicaragua 166 3.3%
El Salvador 157 0.0%
Peru 39 0.0%
Romania 29 0.0%
Ecuador 28 4.5%
Year-by-year
2023: 260 cases, 2.7% grant rate
2024: 952 cases, 1.5% grant rate
2025: 1966 cases, 0.4% grant rate
2026: 1534 cases, 0.5% 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, 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
Elizabeth Martinez is listed with the San Antonio, TX Immigration Court. The headline asylum grant rate shown here is 2.1% based on granted and denied asylum decisions represented in the current dataset.
Among the largest nationality groups shown for this judge, the table highlights Honduras (1,468 decided, 0.4% grant rate), Mexico (902 decided, 1.6% grant rate), and Guatemala (495 decided, 0.0% 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 Elizabeth Martinez's asylum grant rate?
Judge Elizabeth Martinez granted asylum in 2.1% of 4,391 decided cases (grants plus denials), according to EOIR data.
Does Judge Elizabeth Martinez grant asylum more or less often than other judges?
The rate (2.1%) 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.
