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Immigration Judge Picos, Georgina M. - Houston - Smith Street Immigration Court - Asylum Decision Statistics

Over the trailing 12 months, Immigration Judge Picos, Georgina M. granted asylum in 10.6% of decided cases at the Houston - Smith Street Immigration Court, based on FOIA-released EOIR data.

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Latest 12-month grant rate

10.6%

Asylum decisions, trailing 12 months

Lifetime total cases

2,163

All recorded asylum decisions

FY2025 court average

5.1%

Complete fiscal year: Oct 2024 – Sep 2025

Court average before the 2025 change

10.5%

FY2024 baseline: Oct 2023 – Sep 2024

FY2024 was the last full fiscal year before the January 2025 asylum-policy changes, so it is kept fixed as a before-and-after baseline rather than updated. More cases now close administratively, which shifts the merit-decision mix and is why the later figures are much lower.

Last data refresh

2026-09-24

From Deportation Data Project FOIA release

Monthly grant-rate trend

0%25%50%75%100%
Monthly grant-rate data
MonthGrant rate
2021-0744.4%
2021-0820.0%
2021-090.0%
2021-100.0%
2021-110.0%
2021-125.0%
2022-010.0%
2022-020.0%
2022-030.0%
2022-0418.8%
2022-050.0%
2022-0625.0%
2022-0725.0%
2022-08100.0%
2022-095.4%
2022-100.0%
2022-117.1%
2022-120.0%
2023-0127.6%
2023-0225.0%
2023-0332.0%
2023-0415.0%
2023-055.6%
2023-060.0%
2023-0740.0%
2023-080.0%
2023-0935.5%
2023-100.0%
2023-1125.0%
2023-1233.3%
2024-0150.0%
2024-020.0%
2024-030.0%
2024-040.0%
2024-055.6%
2024-067.1%
2024-0723.1%
2024-0821.4%
2024-12100.0%
2025-0240.0%
2025-030.0%
2025-0412.5%
2025-054.2%
2025-060.0%
2025-070.0%
2025-087.1%
2025-090.0%
2025-108.3%
2025-110.0%
2026-0375.0%

These statistics describe past asylum decisions, not a prediction of any individual case. Your options depend on the specific facts of your case.

Methodology & sources

Primary source
Deportation Data Project (UC Berkeley) - FOIA-released EOIR case-level data.
Secondary source
TRAC Immigration (Syracuse University) - independent corroboration of grant-rate aggregates.
Last data refresh
2026-09-24

Statistical data only. Case outcomes depend on case-specific merits, evidence, and counsel quality. This page is provided for informational purposes and does not constitute legal advice or a guarantee of any outcome.