Immigration Judge at Houston South, TX
Judge Paxton, David M. serves at the Houston South, TX Immigration Court. With an asylum approval rate of 3.4%, 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 | 0.8% | 6 | 712 | 718 |
| Mexico | 3.9% | 19 | 472 | 491 |
| El Salvador | 7.2% | 19 | 245 | 264 |
| Venezuela | 2.4% | 6 | 244 | 250 |
| Guatemala | 0.5% | 1 | 214 | 215 |
| Nicaragua | 0.6% | 1 | 160 | 161 |
| Cuba | 3.9% | 6 | 148 | 154 |
| Colombia | 5.4% | 7 | 123 | 130 |
| Romania | 0.0% | 0 | 49 | 49 |
| Ecuador | 0.0% | 0 | 27 | 27 |
| Dominican Republic | 0.0% | 0 | 24 | 24 |
| China | 5.0% | 1 | 19 | 20 |
| Turkey | 20.0% | 3 | 12 | 15 |
| Nigeria | 16.7% | 2 | 10 | 12 |
| Peru | 0.0% | 0 | 11 | 11 |
| India | 0.0% | 0 | 11 | 11 |
| Nepal | 0.0% | 0 | 10 | 10 |
| Pakistan | 71.4% | 5 | 2 | 7 |
| Afghanistan | 0.0% | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| Jordan | 0.0% | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| Sri Lanka | 0.0% | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Armenia | 0.0% | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Ethiopia | 0.0% | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Equatorial Guinea | 33.3% | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Vietnam | 0.0% | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Chile | 0.0% | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Brazil | 0.0% | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Russia | 0.0% | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Costa Rica | 0.0% | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Year | Approval Rate | Granted | Denied | Decided |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 0.2% | 1 | 416 | 417 |
| 2025 | 1.8% | 12 | 639 | 651 |
| 2024 | 0.1% | 1 | 847 | 848 |
| 2023 | 5.7% | 33 | 547 | 580 |
| 2022 | 18.9% | 34 | 146 | 180 |
| 2021 | 52.4% | 11 | 10 | 21 |