Immigration court
Houston Greenspoint, TX Immigration Court
28 judges · TX
EOIR data through Oct 1, 2026 · updated monthly
- 1,441
- Granted
- 56,769
- Denied
- 28
- Judges
Distribution
How this court's judges compare
At Houston Greenspoint, TX, 24 judges range from 0.1% to 26.3%.
Each judge's all-time EOIR decided outcomes across every court they have served in: granted ÷ (granted + denied). Judges now based at this court with at least 100 decided cases. A historical pattern — not a prediction for any case.
Recent decisions (Oct 2024 – Sep 2026): Houston Greenspoint, TX Immigration Court granted asylum in 1.1% of 34,259 decided cases. That is lower than the court's all-time rate of 2.5% (58,210 decided cases). Over the same months, the national rate was 5.0%.
What people ask about Houston Greenspoint, TX Immigration Court
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What is the asylum grant rate at Houston Greenspoint, TX Immigration Court?
In Oct 2024 – Sep 2026, the court granted asylum in 1.1% of 34,259 decided cases (grants plus denials). Across all years in EOIR data, it granted 2.5% of 58,210 decided cases. Over the same recent months, the national rate was 5.0%.
How to Interpret This Court's Data
Court-level statistics aggregate the judges and cases assigned to the Houston Greenspoint, TX Immigration Court, so the court average can differ sharply from any one judge's profile.
High-volume judge profiles at this court include Spencer, Oshea (5,636 total cases), Landis, Brent H. (5,623 total cases), and Osborn, Joshua D. (5,288 total cases). The largest nationality groups shown for this court (fiscal years 2020–2026) include Honduras (18,644 decided, 0.7% grant rate), Mexico (11,228 decided, 2.7% grant rate), and Venezuela (6,467 decided, 4.3% grant rate).
Asylum grant rate is calculated as granted / (granted + denied). Procedural outcomes are separated so users can distinguish merits decisions from docket-management outcomes.
This page uses public EOIR records last updated 2026-10-01. The data is informational and should not be treated as legal advice or a prediction for any individual case.
Read how EOIR data works or learn how to compare asylum approval rates.
Areas Served by This Court
Based on the official EOIR ZIP-code assignment, the Houston Greenspoint, TX Immigration Court is the assigned filing location for 206 ZIP codes. Main cities by state:
TX — Houston, Spring, Conroe, Bryan, Huntsville, Nacogdoches, Beaumont, College Station, Lufkin, Cleveland, Cypress, Kingwood, Magnolia, Montgomery, Tomball and 125 more cities
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Judges at This Court
| Judge | Approval Rate | Granted | Denied | Decided |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spencer, Oshea | 4.6% | 235 | 4,871 | 5,106 |
| Landis, Brent H. | 1.7% | 77 | 4,556 | 4,633 |
| Osborn, Joshua D. | 3.0% | 142 | 4,581 | 4,723 |
| Wells, Kenya | 1.2% | 55 | 4,499 | 4,554 |
| Hempel, Nicholle M. | 2.4% | 86 | 3,443 | 3,529 |
| Guidry, Monica Thompson | 2.5% | 102 | 4,013 | 4,115 |
| Tamez, Lydia | 3.1% | 126 | 4,001 | 4,127 |
| Perez, Alex | 2.8% | 104 | 3,578 | 3,682 |
| Jovanovic, Adam | 1.5% | 52 | 3,341 | 3,393 |
| Lee, Alexander | 3.2% | 114 | 3,454 | 3,568 |
| Pobjecky, Artie | 1.7% | 54 | 3,125 | 3,179 |
| Parker, Martinique | 1.5% | 50 | 3,286 | 3,336 |
| Stern, Jason L. | 1.1% | 43 | 3,788 | 3,831 |
| Jaimes-Salgado, Maria | 2.3% | 73 | 3,111 | 3,184 |
| Phan, Christopher | 8.8% | 224 | 2,328 | 2,552 |
| Dinsdale, Justin | 2.3% | 60 | 2,515 | 2,575 |
| Garten, Danielle H. | 0.1% | 2 | 2,440 | 2,442 |
| Miller, Jeffrey S. | 26.3% | 210 | 588 | 798 |
| Owen, Sirce E. | 0.3% | 2 | 767 | 769 |
| Mason, Alex | 0.1% | 1 | 673 | 674 |
| Whitworth, Mark | 6.5% | 39 | 564 | 603 |
| Schwab, Jodie | 11.4% | 33 | 256 | 289 |
| Brown, Benjamin | 6.9% | 13 | 176 | 189 |
| Johnson, George T. | 12.8% | 17 | 116 | 133 |
| Abeshaus, James R. | 0.0% | 0 | 65 | 65 |
| Mangum-Merendino, Jan | 0.0% | 0 | 73 | 73 |
| DeRouselle, Veronique | 0.0% | 0 | 52 | 52 |
| Arrambide, Robert | 0.0% | 0 | 2 | 2 |
Approval Rate by Nationality
Fiscal years 2020–2026 (Oct 2019 – Sep 2026).
| Nationality | Approval Rate | Granted | Denied | Decided |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Honduras | 0.7% | 125 | 18,519 | 18,644 |
| Mexico | 2.7% | 308 | 10,920 | 11,228 |
| Venezuela | 4.3% | 279 | 6,188 | 6,467 |
| El Salvador | 2.6% | 140 | 5,329 | 5,469 |
| Guatemala | 0.6% | 26 | 4,503 | 4,529 |
| Nicaragua | 2.6% | 93 | 3,423 | 3,516 |
| Colombia | 1.4% | 35 | 2,476 | 2,511 |
| Cuba | 7.9% | 178 | 2,082 | 2,260 |
| Ecuador | 1.1% | 6 | 541 | 547 |
| Peru | 0.8% | 3 | 374 | 377 |
| Turkey | 3.9% | 8 | 195 | 203 |
| India | 3.5% | 6 | 166 | 172 |
| Nigeria | 13.2% | 20 | 132 | 152 |
| Dominican Republic | 1.4% | 2 | 142 | 144 |
| China | 12.8% | 18 | 123 | 141 |
| Russia | 10.9% | 12 | 98 | 110 |
| Sri Lanka | 0.0% | 0 | 86 | 86 |
| Haiti | 1.3% | 1 | 76 | 77 |
| Belize | 0.0% | 0 | 75 | 75 |
| Cameroon | 22.2% | 14 | 49 | 63 |
| Pakistan | 17.5% | 11 | 52 | 63 |
| Romania | 7.0% | 4 | 53 | 57 |
| Chile | 1.9% | 1 | 53 | 54 |
| Vietnam | 12.2% | 5 | 36 | 41 |
| Panama | 5.0% | 2 | 38 | 40 |
| Senegal | 2.6% | 1 | 38 | 39 |
| Jordan | 2.9% | 1 | 34 | 35 |
| Brazil | 0.0% | 0 | 34 | 34 |
| Unknown Nationality | 0.0% | 0 | 34 | 34 |
| Iraq | 66.7% | 22 | 11 | 33 |
| Iran | 30.3% | 10 | 23 | 33 |
| Syria | 28.0% | 7 | 18 | 25 |
| Afghanistan | 12.5% | 3 | 21 | 24 |
| Nepal | 0.0% | 0 | 24 | 24 |
| Egypt | 4.3% | 1 | 22 | 23 |
| Costa Rica | 0.0% | 0 | 20 | 20 |
| Bolivia | 0.0% | 0 | 15 | 15 |
| Angola | 7.1% | 1 | 13 | 14 |
| Philippines | 23.1% | 3 | 10 | 13 |
| Kenya | 16.7% | 2 | 10 | 12 |
| Argentina | 0.0% | 0 | 12 | 12 |
| South Africa | 0.0% | 0 | 11 | 11 |
| Spain | 0.0% | 0 | 10 | 10 |
| Guinea | 0.0% | 0 | 9 | 9 |
| Zimbabwe | 0.0% | 0 | 9 | 9 |
| Canada | 12.5% | 1 | 7 | 8 |
| Congo | 0.0% | 0 | 8 | 8 |
| Jamaica | 0.0% | 0 | 8 | 8 |
| Bangladesh | 0.0% | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| Ethiopia | 0.0% | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| Ukraine | 0.0% | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| Rwanda | 50.0% | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| Azerbaijan | 0.0% | 0 | 6 | 6 |
| Ghana | 0.0% | 0 | 6 | 6 |
| Gabon | 0.0% | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| Thailand | 0.0% | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| Uzbekistan | 0.0% | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| Bahamas | 0.0% | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| Kazakhstan | 0.0% | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| Equatorial Guinea | 0.0% | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Georgia | 0.0% | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Lebanon | 0.0% | 0 | 3 | 3 |