Immigration Judge at Houston South, TX
Judge Yates, Clarease Rankin serves at the Houston South, TX Immigration Court. With an asylum approval rate of 16.8%, this judge is below average compared to the national average. Data sourced from EOIR (Executive Office for Immigration Review).
| Nationality | Approval Rate | Granted | Denied | Decided |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Honduras | 2.0% | 17 | 843 | 860 |
| Guatemala | 0.9% | 4 | 440 | 444 |
| El Salvador | 6.0% | 22 | 345 | 367 |
| Mexico | 28.5% | 55 | 138 | 193 |
| Nicaragua | 2.0% | 3 | 150 | 153 |
| Venezuela | 0.0% | 0 | 104 | 104 |
| Colombia | 0.0% | 0 | 89 | 89 |
| Cuba | 3.3% | 2 | 58 | 60 |
| Romania | 0.0% | 0 | 26 | 26 |
| Nigeria | 35.3% | 6 | 11 | 17 |
| Turkey | 16.7% | 2 | 10 | 12 |
| India | 0.0% | 0 | 8 | 8 |
| Egypt | 50.0% | 4 | 4 | 8 |
| Unknown Nationality | 0.0% | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| Pakistan | 83.3% | 5 | 1 | 6 |
| Peru | 0.0% | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| Russia | 50.0% | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| China | 66.7% | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Haiti | 0.0% | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Afghanistan | 0.0% | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Dominican Republic | 0.0% | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Ecuador | 0.0% | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Year | Approval Rate | Granted | Denied | Decided |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 18.2% | 2 | 9 | 11 |
| 2024 | 2.6% | 14 | 516 | 530 |
| 2023 | 2.8% | 17 | 596 | 613 |
| 2022 | 5.6% | 26 | 441 | 467 |
| 2021 | 15.9% | 10 | 53 | 63 |
| 2020 | 9.3% | 71 | 696 | 767 |