Immigration judge
Houston - Smith Street Immigration Court
How current these figures are
Captured October 23, 2026 — 13 days ago. Decisions made since then are not included.
1,706
Lifetime decisions on record
Grant rate, last 12 months on record
3.7%
375 decisions · 12 months ending April 2019
1.1%
FY2026 court average
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.
5 months are not plotted: the 12 months ending there held fewer than 25 decisions.
Showing the most recent 24 months on record. Months with no decisions are not listed.
| Month | Decisions | Grant rate |
|---|---|---|
| April 2019 | 4 | Not reported |
| March 2019 | 3 | Not reported |
| December 2018 | 10 | Not reported |
| November 2018 | 31 | 0.0% |
| October 2018 | 49 | 2.0% |
| September 2018 | 57 | 1.8% |
| August 2018 | 63 | 14.3% |
| July 2018 | 47 | 0.0% |
| June 2018 | 58 | 3.5% |
| May 2018 | 53 | 1.9% |
| April 2018 | 51 | 2.0% |
| March 2018 | 70 | 4.3% |
| February 2018 | 60 | 0.0% |
| January 2018 | 41 | 2.4% |
| December 2017 | 48 | 0.0% |
| November 2017 | 63 | 3.2% |
| October 2017 | 63 | 6.4% |
| September 2017 | 30 | 0.0% |
| August 2017 | 53 | 1.9% |
| July 2017 | 31 | 0.0% |
| June 2017 | 54 | 16.7% |
| May 2017 | 15 | Not reported |
| April 2017 | 42 | 7.1% |
| February 2017 | 25 | 0.0% |
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 2015 through April 2019; nothing filed or decided after April 2019 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.
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