Judge Holmes-Simmons, Theresa

Immigration Judge at Charlotte, NC

22.6%

Approval Rate

876

Granted

4,145

Denied

5,021

Total Decided

Judge Holmes-Simmons, Theresa serves at the Charlotte, NC Immigration Court. With an asylum approval rate of 22.6%, this judge is below average compared to the national average. Data sourced from EOIR (Executive Office for Immigration Review).

Community Discussion

DATA AsylumTracker Data 2026-05-22

Judge Holmes-Simmons (Charlotte, NC) data snapshot: Overall rate fell from 55% to 0% in 3 years

A few numbers worth knowing if you have a hearing in front of Judge Holmes-Simmons, Theresa (IJ code THS, Charlotte, NC):

Overall track record

32 years on the bench (since 1995), 26,643 cases total, lifetime grant rate 22.5%

Last 3 years (2023–2026): 3,442 cases, grant rate 9.8% — 7.9pp above the Charlotte court average (1.9%)

Nationality breakdown (2023–2026 cumulative)

Nationality / Cases / Grant rate
Mexico                 885    5.2%
Honduras               768    6.1%
Guatemala              499   21.4%
Brazil                 269   20.1%
El Salvador            195   30.5%
Venezuela              167    0.0%
Colombia               165    3.4%
Nicaragua              158    0.0%
Ecuador                 62    2.3%
Peru                    39    2.6%
Cuba                    35   20.0%

Year-by-year

2023:  540 cases, 55.4% grant rate
2024:  345 cases, 27.9% grant rate
2025: 1420 cases, 4.0% grant rate
2026: 1137 cases, 0.2% grant rate

If you've appeared before Judge Holmes-Simmons, 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

Holmes-Simmons, Theresa is listed with the Charlotte, NC Immigration Court. The headline asylum grant rate shown here is 22.6% 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 (1,581 decided, 16.4% grant rate), Guatemala (1,163 decided, 20.5% grant rate), and Mexico (974 decided, 11.4% 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 2026-05-08. It is for research and information only, not legal advice.

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

Approval Rate by Nationality

Nationality	Approval Rate	Granted	Denied	Decided
Honduras	16.4%	259	1,322	1,581
Guatemala	20.5%	238	925	1,163
Mexico	11.4%	111	863	974
El Salvador	43.4%	187	244	431
Brazil	23.3%	48	158	206
Nicaragua	1.3%	2	154	156
Venezuela	0.0%	0	148	148
Colombia	3.6%	5	135	140
Ecuador	2.3%	1	43	44
Peru	2.8%	1	35	36
Dominican Republic	24.0%	6	19	25
Cuba	33.3%	5	10	15
Haiti	6.7%	1	14	15
Turkey	14.3%	2	12	14
Costa Rica	10.0%	1	9	10
Nigeria	0.0%	0	8	8
Romania	0.0%	0	8	8
Russia	0.0%	0	8	8
India	14.3%	1	6	7
Jamaica	50.0%	3	3	6
Panama	0.0%	0	6	6
Ukraine	0.0%	0	5	5
Afghanistan	0.0%	0	5	5
Congo	100.0%	3	0	3
Pakistan	100.0%	2	0	2
Nepal	0.0%	0	2	2
China	0.0%	0	2	2
Kenya	0.0%	0	1	1

Yearly Trends

Year	Approval Rate	Granted	Denied	Decided
2026	0.1%	1	995	996
2025	4.0%	54	1,306	1,360
2024	27.9%	84	217	301
2023	55.4%	155	125	280
2022	76.4%	233	72	305
2021	53.9%	319	273	592
2020	6.3%	83	1,225	1,308