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Judge Maria Jaimes-Salgado

Immigration Judge at Houston Greenspoint, TX

2.3%
Approval Rate
72
Granted
2,997
Denied
3,069
Total Decided

Judge Maria Jaimes-Salgado serves at the Houston Greenspoint, TX Immigration Court. With an asylum approval rate of 2.3%, this judge is below average compared to the national average. Data sourced from EOIR (Executive Office for Immigration Review).

Community Discussion

DATA

Judge Jaimes-Salgado (Houston Greenspoint, TX) data snapshot: Overall rate fell from 9% to 0% in 3 years

A few numbers worth knowing if you have a hearing in front of Judge Jaimes-Salgado, Maria (IJ code MJO, Houston Greenspoint, TX):

Overall track record

5 years on the bench (since 2022), 3,200 cases total, lifetime grant rate 2.6%

Last 3 years (2023–2026): 3,144 cases, grant rate 2.6% — roughly in line with the Houston Greenspoint court average (2.2%)

Nationality breakdown (2023–2026 cumulative)

Nationality / Cases / Grant rate
Honduras               896    0.1%
Mexico                 513    1.6%
Cuba                   404   10.9%
Venezuela              388    8.4%
Nicaragua              221    2.4%
El Salvador            215    2.7%
Guatemala              184    0.0%
Colombia               128    0.0%
Ecuador                 42    0.0%
Peru                    25    0.0%
Dominican Republic      21    0.0%

Year-by-year

2023:  522 cases, 8.7% grant rate
2024:  602 cases, 2.7% grant rate
2025: 1342 cases, 1.2% grant rate
2026:  678 cases, 0.4% grant rate

If you've appeared before Judge Jaimes-Salgado, I'd love to hear:

1. What's your nationality, and when was your most recent hearing?

2. How did your attorney prepare for this judge specifically?

Source: EOIR (U.S. Executive Office for Immigration Review) public statistics, May 2026 release, compiled by AsylumTracker. A judge's historical pattern does not predict the outcome of any individual case; this is shared to help set realistic expectations. Real-experience accounts from the community are welcome.

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How to Interpret These Judge Statistics

Maria Jaimes-Salgado is listed with the Houston Greenspoint, TX Immigration Court. The headline asylum grant rate shown here is 2.3% based on granted and denied asylum decisions represented in the current dataset.

Among the largest nationality groups shown for this judge, the table highlights Honduras (975 decided, 0.1% grant rate), Mexico (523 decided, 1.5% grant rate), and Venezuela (441 decided, 7.0% 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.

Read the grant-rate methodology or learn how to read immigration judge statistics.

Nationality Breakdown

NationalityCasesGrant rate
Honduras 975 0.1%
Mexico 523 1.5%
Venezuela 441 7.0%
Nicaragua 222 2.3%
El Salvador 209 2.4%
Guatemala 203 0.0%
Cuba 159 10.1%
Colombia 134 0.0%

Yearly Trends

YearCasesGrant rate
2026 873 0.2%
2025 1,161 1.2%
2024 515 2.7%
2023 469 8.7%
2022 49 2.0%
2020 1 0.0%

Frequently Asked Questions

What is Judge Maria Jaimes-Salgado's asylum approval rate?

Judge Maria Jaimes-Salgado's asylum approval rate is 2.3% according to EOIR FOIA data.

How many asylum cases has Judge Maria Jaimes-Salgado decided?

The dataset lists 3,069 total asylum cases for Judge Maria Jaimes-Salgado.

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.

Other judges at this court

Landis, Brent H. 1.7% approval rate Spencer, Oshea 4.8% approval rate Osborn, Joshua D. 3.2% approval rate Wells, Kenya 1.3% approval rate Hempel, Nicholle M. 2.5% approval rate Guidry, Monica Thompson 2.5% approval rate Tamez, Lydia 3.2% approval rate Jovanovic, Adam 1.6% approval rate Perez, Alex 2.9% approval rate Lee, Alexander 3.4% approval rate

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Data from EOIR (U.S. DOJ) · Last updated 2026-07-01
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