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FENELON, ZAHRA JIVANI

Houston - Smith Street Immigration Court

How current these figures are

Captured October 23, 2026 — 13 days ago. Decisions made since then are not included.

Houston - Smith Street Immigration Court

469

Lifetime decisions on record

Grant rate, last 12 months on record

1.9%

323 decisions · 12 months ending July 2025

1.1%

FY2026 court average

Grant-rate trend

Each point is the grant rate across the 12 months ending in that month — a rolling window, not a single month on its own. A point appears only where those 12 months hold at least 25 decisions. A rolling window covers a much shorter span than the lifetime figure above, so the two can differ materially; both are correct measures of different periods.

0%25%50%75%100%Jan 2024May 2024Sep 2024Jan 2025Jul 2025Month each 12-month window ends1.9%14.3% — 12 months ending Jan 2024 (70 decisions)13.6% — 12 months ending Feb 2024 (81 decisions)13.0% — 12 months ending Mar 2024 (92 decisions)14.0% — 12 months ending Apr 2024 (114 decisions)15.0% — 12 months ending May 2024 (127 decisions)14.3% — 12 months ending Jun 2024 (133 decisions)13.2% — 12 months ending Jul 2024 (144 decisions)12.3% — 12 months ending Aug 2024 (154 decisions)11.2% — 12 months ending Sep 2024 (179 decisions)8.9% — 12 months ending Oct 2024 (191 decisions)8.5% — 12 months ending Nov 2024 (189 decisions)7.3% — 12 months ending Dec 2024 (193 decisions)5.8% — 12 months ending Jan 2025 (207 decisions)5.3% — 12 months ending Feb 2025 (228 decisions)4.4% — 12 months ending Mar 2025 (249 decisions)2.5% — 12 months ending Apr 2025 (276 decisions)1.7% — 12 months ending May 2025 (299 decisions)1.9% — 12 months ending Jun 2025 (320 decisions)1.9% — 12 months ending Jul 2025 (323 decisions)

7 months are not plotted: the 12 months ending there held fewer than 25 decisions.

Monthly decisions

Showing the most recent 24 months on record. Months with no decisions are not listed.

Decisions and grant rate by month for this judge
MonthDecisionsGrant rate
July 202514Not reported
June 2025273.7%
May 2025362.8%
April 2025490.0%
March 2025320.0%
February 2025323.1%
January 2025260.0%
December 202415Not reported
November 202411Not reported
October 2024300.0%
September 2024375.4%
August 202414Not reported
July 202411Not reported
June 20246Not reported
May 202413Not reported
April 202422Not reported
March 202411Not reported
February 202411Not reported
January 202412Not reported
December 202311Not reported
November 202313Not reported
October 202318Not reported
September 202312Not reported
August 20234Not reported

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Source and method

These figures come from case data released by the Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR) under the Freedom of Information Act, published by the Deportation Data Project. Imigrar did not produce or estimate them.

Captured on October 23, 2026, 13 days ago. The record covers decisions from July 1998 through July 2025; nothing filed or decided after July 2025 appears here.

Grant rates are historical aggregates. They describe decisions already made. They do not predict the outcome of any individual case, and no figure on this page should be read as a forecast of what will happen in yours.

This page is informational only and is not legal advice. Reading it does not create an attorney-client relationship. Only the official EOIR record is authoritative.

Open the source data — Deportation Data Project

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