Immigration court

Las Vegas, NV Immigration Court

8 judges · NV

16.8%Court Approval Rate
Las Vegas, NV16.8%
National16.4%

EOIR data through Oct 1, 2026 · updated monthly

9,257
Granted
45,926
Denied
8
Judges

Distribution

How this court's judges compare

At Las Vegas, NV, 7 judges range from 12.0% to 18.6%.

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.

Summary

Recent decisions (Oct 2024 – Sep 2026): Las Vegas, NV Immigration Court granted asylum in 11.6% of 8,319 decided cases. That is lower than the court's all-time rate of 16.8% (55,183 decided cases). Over the same months, the national rate was 5.0%.

What people ask about Las Vegas, NV Immigration Court

These are the questions people asked most about this court from Apr 2026 to Oct 2026. The answers come from EOIR immigration court data.

What is the asylum grant rate at Las Vegas, NV Immigration Court?

In Oct 2024 – Sep 2026, the court granted asylum in 11.6% of 8,319 decided cases (grants plus denials). Across all years in EOIR data, it granted 16.8% of 55,183 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 Las Vegas, NV Immigration Court, so the court average can differ sharply from any one judge's profile.

High-volume judge profiles at this court include Gastley, Harry L. (15,060 total cases), Mullins, Ronald L. (13,854 total cases), and Baker, Glen R. (9,810 total cases). The largest nationality groups shown for this court (fiscal years 2020–2026) include Mexico (6,053 decided, 9.2% grant rate), Cuba (1,958 decided, 71.6% grant rate), and Guatemala (1,395 decided, 4.0% 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 Las Vegas, NV Immigration Court is the assigned filing location for 101 ZIP codes. Main cities by state:

NV — Las Vegas, Henderson, North Las Vegas, Pahrump, Ely, Indian Springs, Mesquite, Alamo, Amargosa Valley, Austin, Baker, Beatty, Blue Diamond, Boulder City, Bunkerville and 25 more cities

Not sure which immigration court serves your address? Enter your ZIP code in the AsylumTracker app's coverage map.

Judges at This Court

JudgeApproval RateGrantedDeniedDecided
Gastley, Harry L. 16.0% 1,824 9,610 11,434
Mullins, Ronald L. 12.0% 1,279 9,373 10,652
Baker, Glen R. 18.5% 1,226 5,406 6,632
Mcdermott, Ann M. 16.8% 734 3,627 4,361
Roberts, Lindsy M. 18.6% 751 3,291 4,042
Nguyen, An Mai 18.6% 753 3,289 4,042
Daugherty, Daniel J. 14.4% 479 2,843 3,322
Schaeffer, Julina 1.1% 1 86 87

Roster entries without a usable profile denominator: Visiting Judge. They are excluded from the rate table above.

Approval Rate by Nationality

Fiscal years 2020–2026 (Oct 2019 – Sep 2026).

NationalityApproval RateGrantedDeniedDecided
Mexico 9.2% 555 5,498 6,053
Cuba 71.6% 1,402 556 1,958
Guatemala 4.0% 56 1,339 1,395
El Salvador 8.6% 100 1,062 1,162
Nicaragua 19.6% 216 884 1,100
Honduras 2.5% 27 1,038 1,065
Venezuela 24.3% 244 760 1,004
Colombia 2.5% 20 780 800
Peru 3.1% 14 432 446
China 45.7% 74 88 162
Ecuador 3.5% 5 136 141
Philippines 17.9% 21 96 117
Cameroon 59.1% 55 38 93
Brazil 8.9% 8 82 90
Russia 69.3% 52 23 75
Romania 3.9% 2 49 51
Israel 14.3% 7 42 49
Haiti 4.3% 2 45 47
India 33.3% 14 28 42
Ethiopia 61.0% 25 16 41
Armenia 72.4% 21 8 29
Turkey 23.1% 6 20 26
Nigeria 52.2% 12 11 23
Chile 14.3% 3 18 21
Iran 73.7% 14 5 19
Afghanistan 50.0% 9 9 18
Jordan 78.6% 11 3 14
Dominican Republic 7.7% 1 12 13
Iraq 76.9% 10 3 13
Unknown Nationality 0.0% 0 12 12
Vietnam 8.3% 1 11 12
Canada 18.2% 2 9 11
Jamaica 27.3% 3 8 11
Belize 0.0% 0 8 8
Australia 0.0% 0 8 8
Indonesia 25.0% 2 6 8
Pakistan 100.0% 7 0 7
Georgia 85.7% 6 1 7
Bahamas 0.0% 0 7 7
Thailand 0.0% 0 7 7
Uzbekistan 83.3% 5 1 6
Argentina 0.0% 0 6 6
Eritrea 33.3% 2 4 6
Federated States Of Micronesia 0.0% 0 6 6
United Kingdom 40.0% 2 3 5
Lebanon 80.0% 4 1 5
Sri Lanka 100.0% 5 0 5
Panama 0.0% 0 5 5
Senegal 60.0% 3 2 5
Bolivia 0.0% 0 5 5
Bulgaria 50.0% 2 2 4
Costa Rica 0.0% 0 4 4
Moldavia (Moldova) 33.3% 1 2 3
Ukraine 33.3% 1 2 3
Bosnia-Herzegovina 66.7% 2 1 3
South Korea 0.0% 0 3 3