The 2026-09-01 snapshot lists a 1.2% historical asylum grant rate for Kenya Wells at Houston Greenspoint, TX, based on 55 grants and 4,438 denials (4,493 decided outcomes).
The 2026-09-01 EOIR snapshot lists Kenya Wells with Houston Greenspoint, TX. With an asylum approval rate of 1.2%, 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 Wells (Houston Greenspoint, TX) data snapshot: 4,880 cases over 6 years, 1.3% grant rate
A few numbers worth knowing if you have a hearing in front of Judge Wells, Kenya (IJ code KAW, Houston Greenspoint, TX):
Overall track record
6 years on the bench (since 2021), 4,880 cases total, lifetime grant rate 1.3%
Last 3 years (2023–2026): 4,438 cases, grant rate 0.9% — roughly in line with the Houston Greenspoint court average (2.1%)
Nationality breakdown (2023–2026 cumulative)
Nationality / Cases / Grant rate
Honduras 1178 0.3%
Mexico 777 0.4%
Cuba 485 3.9%
Venezuela 471 1.4%
El Salvador 387 1.7%
Guatemala 305 0.0%
Nicaragua 264 0.0%
Colombia 185 2.2%
Ecuador 46 0.0%
India 44 0.0%
Turkiye 29 0.0%
Year-by-year
2023: 805 cases, 3.6% grant rate
2024: 947 cases, 0.7% grant rate
2025: 1216 cases, 0.4% grant rate
2026: 1470 cases, 0.1% grant rate
If you've appeared before Judge Wells, 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
Kenya Wells is listed with the Houston Greenspoint, TX Immigration Court. The headline asylum grant rate shown here is 1.2% 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 (1,316 decided, 0.2% grant rate), Mexico (789 decided, 0.8% grant rate), and Venezuela (487 decided, 1.8% 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 Kenya Wells granted asylum in 1.2% of 4,493 decided cases (grants plus denials), according to EOIR data.
Does Judge Kenya Wells grant asylum more or less often than other judges?
The rate (1.2%) 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.
