Immigration judge

Hempel, Nicholle M.

Houston - Greenspoint Park Immigration Court

How current these figures are

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

1,112

Lifetime decisions on record

Grant rate, last 12 months on record

1.1%

361 decisions · 12 months ending August 2026

0.5%

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%Sep 2023Apr 2024Nov 2024Jun 2025Jan 2026Aug 2026Month each 12-month window ends1.1%6.1% — 12 months ending Sep 2023 (147 decisions)6.3% — 12 months ending Oct 2023 (143 decisions)5.2% — 12 months ending Nov 2023 (154 decisions)6.1% — 12 months ending Dec 2023 (131 decisions)6.2% — 12 months ending Jan 2024 (130 decisions)6.4% — 12 months ending Feb 2024 (140 decisions)6.5% — 12 months ending Mar 2024 (124 decisions)5.0% — 12 months ending Apr 2024 (121 decisions)4.8% — 12 months ending May 2024 (124 decisions)6.5% — 12 months ending Jun 2024 (124 decisions)5.0% — 12 months ending Jul 2024 (120 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)4.5% — 12 months ending Sep 2025 (356 decisions)4.0% — 12 months ending Oct 2025 (354 decisions)4.1% — 12 months ending Nov 2025 (341 decisions)4.2% — 12 months ending Dec 2025 (330 decisions)4.5% — 12 months ending Jan 2026 (334 decisions)3.5% — 12 months ending Feb 2026 (344 decisions)3.0% — 12 months ending Mar 2026 (362 decisions)2.3% — 12 months ending Apr 2026 (386 decisions)2.6% — 12 months ending May 2026 (427 decisions)2.0% — 12 months ending Jun 2026 (450 decisions)2.1% — 12 months ending Jul 2026 (422 decisions)1.1% — 12 months ending Aug 2026 (361 decisions)

8 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
August 20265Not reported
July 202617Not reported
June 2026820.0%
May 2026742.7%
April 2026500.0%
March 2026392.6%
February 2026280.0%
January 202617Not reported
December 20254Not reported
November 20257Not reported
October 202516Not reported
September 202522Not reported
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%

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 2021 through August 2026; nothing filed or decided after August 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.

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.

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