Immigration Judge at Pearsall, TX
Judge Jason Smith serves at the Pearsall, TX Immigration Court. With an asylum approval rate of 16.7%, this judge is below average compared to the national average. Data sourced from EOIR (Executive Office for Immigration Review).
Jason Smith is listed with the Pearsall, TX Immigration Court. The headline asylum grant rate shown here is 16.7% 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 (9 decided, 22.2% grant rate), Cuba (7 decided, 28.6% grant rate), and India (6 decided, 0.0% 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 Other procedural outcomes, including terminated, withdrawn, administratively closed, or removed cases, are tracked separately where available and are not treated as asylum grants.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 | Cases | Grant rate |
|---|---|---|
| Mexico | 9 | 22.2% |
| Cuba | 7 | 28.6% |
| India | 6 | 0.0% |
| Nepal | 5 | 0.0% |
| Russia | 5 | 20.0% |
| Iran | 3 | 100.0% |
| Ecuador | 1 | 0.0% |
| El Salvador | 1 | 0.0% |
| Year | Cases | Grant rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 60 | 16.7% |
Judge Jason Smith's asylum approval rate is 16.7% according to EOIR FOIA data.
The dataset lists 60 total asylum cases for Judge Jason Smith.
The approval rate is calculated as granted divided by (granted + denied). It excludes terminations and withdrawals, and the source is EOIR FOIA data.