The 2026-09-01 snapshot lists a 4.7% historical asylum grant rate for Oshea Spencer at Houston Greenspoint, TX, based on 235 grants and 4,785 denials (5,020 decided outcomes).
The 2026-09-01 EOIR snapshot lists Oshea Spencer with Houston Greenspoint, TX. With an asylum approval rate of 4.7%, 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 Spencer (Houston Greenspoint, TX) data snapshot: 5,327 cases over 8 years, 4.8% grant rate
A few numbers worth knowing if you have a hearing in front of Judge Spencer, Oshea (IJ code ODS, Houston Greenspoint, TX):
Overall track record
8 years on the bench (since 2019), 5,327 cases total, lifetime grant rate 4.8%
Last 3 years (2023–2026): 3,907 cases, grant rate 1.3% — roughly in line with the Houston Greenspoint court average (2.1%)
Nationality breakdown (2023–2026 cumulative)
Nationality / Cases / Grant rate
Honduras 1192 0.3%
Mexico 690 2.2%
Venezuela 409 1.8%
Cuba 384 1.8%
Guatemala 317 0.6%
El Salvador 296 1.0%
Nicaragua 223 0.9%
Colombia 195 0.0%
Peru 30 0.0%
Turkiye 28 0.0%
Ecuador 26 19.2%
Year-by-year
2023: 680 cases, 4.2% grant rate
2024: 800 cases, 0.5% grant rate
2025: 1330 cases, 0.7% grant rate
2026: 1097 cases, 0.8% grant rate
If you've appeared before Judge Spencer, 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
Oshea Spencer is listed with the Houston Greenspoint, TX Immigration Court. The headline asylum grant rate shown here is 4.7% 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 (1,347 decided, 1.1% grant rate), Mexico (769 decided, 3.9% grant rate), and Venezuela (446 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 Oshea Spencer granted asylum in 4.7% of 5,020 decided cases (grants plus denials), according to EOIR data.
Does Judge Oshea Spencer grant asylum more or less often than other judges?
The rate (4.7%) 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.
