Nicholas B. Lucic - Immigration Judge, Houston, TX

Judge Nicholas B. Lucic

Immigration Judge at Houston, TX

0.5%

Approval Rate

Granted

731

Denied

735

Total Decided

Judge Nicholas B. Lucic serves at the Houston, TX Immigration Court. With an asylum approval rate of 0.5%, this judge is below average compared to the national average. Data sourced from EOIR (Executive Office for Immigration Review).

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DATA AsylumTracker Data 2026-07-17

Judge Lucic (Houston, TX) data snapshot: 1,241 cases over 1 years, 0.5% grant rate

A few numbers worth knowing if you have a hearing in front of Judge Lucic, Nicholas B. (IJ code NIL, Houston, TX):

Overall track record

1 years on the bench (since 2026), 1,241 cases total, lifetime grant rate 0.5%

Last 3 years (2023–2026): 1,241 cases, grant rate 0.5% — 3.1pp below the Houston court average (3.6%)

Nationality breakdown (2023–2026 cumulative)

Nationality / Cases / Grant rate
Mexico                 600    0.0%
Venezuela              169    0.0%
Guatemala               95    0.0%
Honduras                94    0.0%
El Salvador             50    0.0%
Colombia                43    0.0%
Cuba                    40    6.9%
Nicaragua               34    0.0%
Ecuador                 30    0.0%
India                   13    0.0%
Peru                     9    0.0%

If you've appeared before Judge Lucic, 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, July 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

Nicholas B. Lucic is listed with the Houston, TX Immigration Court. The headline asylum grant rate shown here is 0.5% 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 (382 decided, 0.0% grant rate), Venezuela (112 decided, 0.0% grant rate), and Guatemala (51 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.

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

Nationality	Cases	Grant rate
Mexico	382	0.0%
Venezuela	112	0.0%
Guatemala	51	0.0%
Honduras	49	0.0%
Cuba	29	6.9%
El Salvador	28	0.0%
Colombia	15	0.0%
Nicaragua	15	0.0%

Nationality

Cases

Grant rate

Mexico

382

0.0%

Venezuela

112

0.0%

Guatemala

0.0%

Honduras

0.0%

Cuba

6.9%

El Salvador

0.0%

Colombia

0.0%

Nicaragua

0.0%

Year	Cases	Grant rate
2026	735	0.5%

Year

Cases

Grant rate

2026

735

0.5%

Frequently Asked Questions

What is Judge Nicholas B. Lucic's asylum approval rate?

Judge Nicholas B. Lucic's asylum approval rate is 0.5% according to EOIR FOIA data.

How many asylum cases has Judge Nicholas B. Lucic decided?

The dataset lists 735 total asylum cases for Judge Nicholas B. Lucic.

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.

Judge Nicholas B. Lucic

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Judge Lucic (Houston, TX) data snapshot: 1,241 cases over 1 years, 0.5% grant rate

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