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Judge Brandon Jaroch

Immigration Judge at Houston, TX

1.1%
Approval Rate
1
Granted
86
Denied
87
Total Decided

Judge Brandon Jaroch serves at the Houston, TX Immigration Court. With an asylum approval rate of 1.1%, this judge is below average compared to the national average. Data sourced from EOIR (Executive Office for Immigration Review).

Community Discussion

DATA

News: Immigration Judge Brandon Jaroch reported removed from the bench

According to public news reporting, Immigration Judge Brandon Jaroch was reported to have left the EOIR immigration bench in 2025 (fired, terminated, or not renewed) as part of the 2025–2026 wave of immigration-judge dismissals.

Source: https://washingtonlitigationgroup.org/news/washington-litigation-group-appeals-trump-administration-decision-invalidating-landmark-civil-service-laws/

This post summarizes publicly reported news and links to the original source. Details may be updated as more information becomes available.

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How to Interpret These Judge Statistics

Brandon Jaroch is listed with the Houston, TX Immigration Court. The headline asylum grant rate shown here is 1.1% based on granted and denied asylum decisions represented in the current dataset.

Among the largest nationality groups shown for this judge, the table highlights Mexico (13 decided, 0.0% grant rate), Ecuador (5 decided, 0.0% grant rate), and El Salvador (3 decided, 33.3% 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 Other procedural outcomes, including terminated, withdrawn, administratively closed, or removed cases, are tracked separately where available and are not treated as asylum grants.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.

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Nationality Breakdown

NationalityCasesGrant rate
Mexico 13 0.0%
Ecuador 5 0.0%
El Salvador 3 33.3%
Turkey 3 0.0%
Nicaragua 1 0.0%

Yearly Trends

YearCasesGrant rate
2025 18 0.0%
2024 21 4.8%
2023 5 0.0%
2022 16 0.0%

Frequently Asked Questions

What is Judge Brandon Jaroch's asylum approval rate?

Judge Brandon Jaroch's asylum approval rate is 1.1% according to EOIR FOIA data.

How many asylum cases has Judge Brandon Jaroch decided?

The dataset lists 87 total asylum cases for Judge Brandon Jaroch.

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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