Immigration Judge at Harlingen, TX
Judge Garcia, Melissa Joy serves at the Harlingen, TX Immigration Court. With an asylum approval rate of 3.8%, 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 | 0.4% | 2 | 552 | 554 |
| Guatemala | 0.0% | 0 | 211 | 211 |
| El Salvador | 0.5% | 1 | 187 | 188 |
| Mexico | 20.8% | 22 | 84 | 106 |
| Ecuador | 0.0% | 0 | 96 | 96 |
| Cuba | 17.4% | 12 | 57 | 69 |
| Nicaragua | 0.0% | 0 | 64 | 64 |
| Venezuela | 22.8% | 13 | 44 | 57 |
| Colombia | 5.9% | 1 | 16 | 17 |
| Peru | 20.0% | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| Dominican Republic | 0.0% | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| India | 0.0% | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Nepal | 0.0% | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Year | Approval Rate | Granted | Denied | Decided |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 0.0% | 0 | 24 | 24 |
| 2025 | 0.0% | 0 | 93 | 93 |
| 2024 | 3.3% | 1 | 29 | 30 |
| 2023 | 66.7% | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2022 | 71.4% | 15 | 6 | 21 |
| 2021 | 73.9% | 17 | 6 | 23 |
| 2020 | 1.8% | 22 | 1,178 | 1,200 |