Immigration court
Otero, NM Immigration Court
6 judges · NM
EOIR data through Oct 1, 2026 · updated monthly
- 1,383
- Granted
- 28,117
- Denied
- 6
- Judges
Distribution
How this court's judges compare
At Otero, NM, 5 judges range from 2.0% to 5.7%.
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): Otero, NM Immigration Court granted asylum in 4.5% of 6,575 decided cases. That is lower than the court's all-time rate of 4.7% (29,500 decided cases). Over the same 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 Otero, NM Immigration Court, so the court average can differ sharply from any one judge's profile.
High-volume judge profiles at this court include Palomino, Jacinto (5,517 total cases), Girvin, Ralph E. (2,115 total cases), and Williams, Samuel G. (1,622 total cases). The largest nationality groups shown for this court (fiscal years 2020–2026) include Mexico (2,797 decided, 3.1% grant rate), Venezuela (1,050 decided, 4.1% grant rate), and Guatemala (1,043 decided, 1.8% 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.
Judges at This Court
| Judge | Approval Rate | Granted | Denied | Decided |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Palomino, Jacinto | 5.7% | 250 | 4,141 | 4,391 |
| Girvin, Ralph E. | 2.2% | 45 | 1,959 | 2,004 |
| Williams, Samuel G. | 4.2% | 47 | 1,064 | 1,111 |
| French, Kathleen | 2.0% | 18 | 883 | 901 |
| Williams, Jared K.A. | 2.6% | 5 | 189 | 194 |
| Bolling, Brandon M. | 25.0% | 1 | 3 | 4 |
Roster entries without a usable profile denominator: Otero Detail Judge 2, Otero Detail Judge 1, Otero Detail Judge 3. They are excluded from the rate table above.
Approval Rate by Nationality
Fiscal years 2020–2026 (Oct 2019 – Sep 2026).
| Nationality | Approval Rate | Granted | Denied | Decided |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mexico | 3.1% | 86 | 2,711 | 2,797 |
| Venezuela | 4.1% | 43 | 1,007 | 1,050 |
| Guatemala | 1.8% | 19 | 1,024 | 1,043 |
| Honduras | 2.7% | 20 | 718 | 738 |
| Ecuador | 2.0% | 11 | 547 | 558 |
| Cuba | 15.7% | 76 | 409 | 485 |
| Colombia | 3.3% | 16 | 467 | 483 |
| Nicaragua | 9.9% | 47 | 429 | 476 |
| El Salvador | 4.7% | 18 | 368 | 386 |
| Turkey | 68.8% | 236 | 107 | 343 |
| Brazil | 0.9% | 2 | 209 | 211 |
| China | 10.7% | 18 | 151 | 169 |
| Haiti | 4.8% | 7 | 139 | 146 |
| Dominican Republic | 1.6% | 2 | 122 | 124 |
| Peru | 2.4% | 3 | 120 | 123 |
| India | 2.8% | 3 | 104 | 107 |
| Russia | 45.0% | 18 | 22 | 40 |
| Iran | 48.7% | 19 | 20 | 39 |
| Jamaica | 8.1% | 3 | 34 | 37 |
| Bolivia | 5.7% | 2 | 33 | 35 |
| Bangladesh | 2.9% | 1 | 33 | 34 |
| Cameroon | 45.2% | 14 | 17 | 31 |
| Vietnam | 3.6% | 1 | 27 | 28 |
| Senegal | 30.8% | 8 | 18 | 26 |
| Egypt | 18.2% | 4 | 18 | 22 |
| Uzbekistan | 9.1% | 2 | 20 | 22 |
| Romania | 0.0% | 0 | 21 | 21 |
| Afghanistan | 57.9% | 11 | 8 | 19 |
| Jordan | 0.0% | 0 | 19 | 19 |
| Nigeria | 15.8% | 3 | 16 | 19 |
| Pakistan | 6.2% | 1 | 15 | 16 |
| Ethiopia | 23.1% | 3 | 10 | 13 |
| Costa Rica | 0.0% | 0 | 10 | 10 |
| Ghana | 50.0% | 5 | 5 | 10 |
| Nepal | 0.0% | 0 | 10 | 10 |
| Bahamas | 11.1% | 1 | 8 | 9 |
| Guinea | 11.1% | 1 | 8 | 9 |
| Mauritania | 11.1% | 1 | 8 | 9 |
| Panama | 0.0% | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| Sudan | 14.3% | 1 | 6 | 7 |
| Somalia | 28.6% | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| Azerbaijan | 33.3% | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| Belarus | 83.3% | 5 | 1 | 6 |
| Ukraine | 16.7% | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| Unknown Nationality | 16.7% | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| Morocco | 0.0% | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| Syria | 60.0% | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| Angola | 20.0% | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| Georgia | 20.0% | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| Kirghizia (Kyrgyzstan) | 60.0% | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| Kenya | 0.0% | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| Belize | 0.0% | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Argentina | 0.0% | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Chile | 50.0% | 1 | 1 | 2 |