Immigration judge

Hempel, Nicholle M.

Houston - Greenspoint Park Immigration Court

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These figures are not current

Captured September 18, 2026 — about 0 months ago. Decisions made since then are not included.

Lifetime grant rate

4.0%

1,163 decisions

Grant rate, last 12 months on record

2.3%

477 decisions · 12 months ending July 2026

4.3%

Court lifetime 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%Aug 2023Mar 2024Oct 2024May 2025Dec 2025Jul 2026Month each 12-month window ends2.3%6.0% — 12 months ending Aug 2023 (168 decisions)6.1% — 12 months ending Sep 2023 (148 decisions)6.2% — 12 months ending Oct 2023 (144 decisions)5.2% — 12 months ending Nov 2023 (155 decisions)6.1% — 12 months ending Dec 2023 (132 decisions)6.1% — 12 months ending Jan 2024 (131 decisions)6.4% — 12 months ending Feb 2024 (141 decisions)6.4% — 12 months ending Mar 2024 (125 decisions)4.9% — 12 months ending Apr 2024 (122 decisions)4.8% — 12 months ending May 2024 (125 decisions)6.4% — 12 months ending Jun 2024 (125 decisions)5.0% — 12 months ending Jul 2024 (121 decisions)4.6% — 12 months ending Aug 2024 (130 decisions)3.9% — 12 months ending Sep 2024 (152 decisions)4.8% — 12 months ending Oct 2024 (168 decisions)4.7% — 12 months ending Nov 2024 (169 decisions)4.4% — 12 months ending Dec 2024 (183 decisions)4.3% — 12 months ending Jan 2025 (187 decisions)5.4% — 12 months ending Feb 2025 (185 decisions)5.9% — 12 months ending Mar 2025 (202 decisions)6.5% — 12 months ending Apr 2025 (214 decisions)6.1% — 12 months ending May 2025 (230 decisions)4.4% — 12 months ending Jun 2025 (275 decisions)3.8% — 12 months ending Jul 2025 (317 decisions)4.7% — 12 months ending Aug 2025 (361 decisions)4.4% — 12 months ending Sep 2025 (361 decisions)3.8% — 12 months ending Oct 2025 (366 decisions)3.9% — 12 months ending Nov 2025 (355 decisions)4.0% — 12 months ending Dec 2025 (354 decisions)4.4% — 12 months ending Jan 2026 (367 decisions)3.3% — 12 months ending Feb 2026 (391 decisions)2.9% — 12 months ending Mar 2026 (410 decisions)2.5% — 12 months ending Apr 2026 (435 decisions)2.7% — 12 months ending May 2026 (481 decisions)2.2% — 12 months ending Jun 2026 (504 decisions)2.3% — 12 months ending Jul 2026 (477 decisions)

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

Same judge name at other courts

This record covers one court only. The same judge name also appears at the courts below, with separate statistics.

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 202618Not reported
June 2026820.0%
May 2026792.5%
April 2026512.0%
March 2026402.5%
February 2026420.0%
January 2026267.7%
December 202514Not reported
November 20259Not reported
October 202523Not reported
September 2025270.0%
August 2025667.6%
July 2025450.0%
June 2025593.4%
May 2025330.0%
April 2025267.7%
March 202521Not reported
February 202518Not reported
January 202513Not reported
December 202415Not reported
November 202420Not reported
October 202418Not reported
September 2024273.7%
August 202422Not reported

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 September 18, 2026, about 0 months ago, so it is out of date. The record covers decisions from October 1997 through July 2026; nothing filed or decided after July 2026 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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