Judge Jacquelyn J. Joyce
Immigration Judge at Houston South, TX
Snapshot answerThe 2026-07-01 snapshot lists a 0.9% historical asylum grant rate for Jacquelyn J. Joyce at Houston South, TX, based on 25 grants and 2,706 denials (2,731 decided outcomes).
The 2026-07-01 EOIR snapshot lists Jacquelyn J. Joyce with Houston South, TX. With an asylum approval rate of 0.9%, this judge is below average compared to the national average. Data sourced from EOIR (Executive Office for Immigration Review). Historical listings do not by themselves establish a current assignment.
How to Interpret These Judge Statistics
Jacquelyn J. Joyce is listed with the Houston South, TX Immigration Court. The headline asylum grant rate shown here is 0.9% based on granted and denied asylum decisions represented in the current dataset.
Among the largest nationality groups shown for this judge, the table highlights Honduras (665 decided, 0.0% grant rate), Venezuela (398 decided, 0.8% grant rate), and Mexico (331 decided, 0.9% grant rate). Compare these rows with the judge's overall rate because nationality mix can materially change how the headline number should be read.
Grant rate is calculated as granted / (granted + denied). Other procedural outcomes, including terminated, withdrawn, administratively closed, or removed cases, are tracked separately where available and are not treated as asylum grants.
This page is based on public EOIR data last updated 2026-07-01. It is for research and information only, not legal advice.
Read the grant-rate methodology or learn how to read immigration judge statistics.
Nationality Breakdown
| Nationality | Cases | Grant rate |
|---|
| Honduras |
665 |
0.0% |
| Venezuela |
398 |
0.8% |
| Mexico |
331 |
0.9% |
| Guatemala |
277 |
0.0% |
| El Salvador |
269 |
0.4% |
| Colombia |
221 |
0.0% |
| Cuba |
170 |
5.3% |
| Nicaragua |
159 |
0.6% |
Yearly Trends
| Year | Cases | Grant rate |
|---|
| 2026 |
960 |
0.2% |
| 2025 |
1,016 |
0.6% |
| 2024 |
667 |
2.2% |
| 2023 |
82 |
2.4% |
| 2022 |
5 |
0.0% |
| 2021 |
1 |
0.0% |
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Judge Jacquelyn J. Joyce's asylum approval rate?
Judge Jacquelyn J. Joyce's asylum approval rate is 0.9% according to EOIR FOIA data.
How many asylum cases has Judge Jacquelyn J. Joyce decided?
The dataset lists 2,731 total asylum cases for Judge Jacquelyn J. Joyce.
How is this approval rate calculated?
The approval rate is calculated as granted divided by (granted + denied). It excludes terminations and withdrawals, and the source is EOIR FOIA data.
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