El Paso SPC Immigration Court
Address
El Paso SPC Immigration Court: 8915 Montana Avenue, Suite 100, El Paso, TX 79925
Court decisions over 12 months
In plain words
Out of every 100 cases decided in this court, 3 got relief. The vast majority end without relief.
0 of every 100 cases were decided in absentia, that is, without the person at the hearing.
With an attorney, 6 of every 100 got relief; without one, 0 of every 100 (5.9 % and 0.5 %).
Of the 6,673 decisions in this court, 167 ended with relief, 292 with the case closed, 2,140 with voluntary departure and 4,074 with a removal order.
| Outcome | Decisions | % |
|---|---|---|
| Relief | 167 | 2.5 % |
| Case closed | 292 | 4.4 % |
| Voluntary departure | 2,140 | 32.1 % |
| Removal order | 4,074 | 61.1 % |
| Decided in absentia | 5 | 0.1 % |
This court and the nation
With the El Paso court, the share of cases with relief is 2.5 %: similar than nationwide (2.4 %).
With the El Paso court, the share of removal orders is 61.1 %: lower than nationwide (75.6 %).
With the El Paso court, the share of cases decided in absentia is 0.1 %: lower than nationwide (45.3 %).
With the El Paso court, the share of people with an attorney is 37.9 %: similar than nationwide (38.1 %).
Cases with the El Paso court take less time than nationwide: a median of 105 days versus 793.
With and without an attorney
| Decisions | Relief | |
|---|---|---|
| With an attorney | 2,530 | 5.9 % |
| Without an attorney | 4,143 | 0.5 % |
Compared with other courts
- Ranked 38 of 71 courts for relief (1 = most relief).
- Ranked 61 of 71 courts for cases decided in absentia (1 = most in absentia).
Decisions per month (Sep 2025 – Aug 2026)
The busiest month was Jan 2026 (717 decisions) and the quietest Aug 2026 (336).
| Month | Decisions | Relief | In absentia | Vs. prior month |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | 569 | 12 | 0 | — |
| Oct 2025 | 656 | 11 | 0 | up |
| Nov 2025 | 656 | 10 | 1 | same |
| Dec 2025 | 690 | 11 | 2 | up |
| Jan 2026 | 717 | 10 | 0 | up |
| Feb 2026 | 642 | 17 | 0 | down |
| Mar 2026 | 506 | 20 | 0 | down |
| Apr 2026 | 510 | 10 | 1 | up |
| May 2026 | 481 | 14 | 1 | down |
| Jun 2026 | 510 | 26 | 0 | up |
| Jul 2026 | 400 | 16 | 0 | down |
| Aug 2026 | 336 | 10 | 0 | down |
Months with fewer than 5 decisions are dotted: with so few cases, that month's percentage says little.
Judges at this court
7 judges have this as their main court in the window. The one who decided the most was Nicholas B. Lucic, with 1,530 decisions.
Sorted by decisions over 12 months. The label compares each judge with the other judges in the court.
| Judge | Decisions | Relief | In absentia | Vs. the court |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Judge Nicholas B. Lucic | 1,530 | 0.3 % | 0.1 % | Less relief: Less relief than the other judges in this court |
| Judge Jessica K. Miles | 927 | 4.8 % | 0.0 % | More relief: More relief than the other judges in this court |
| Judge Michael S. Pleters | 849 | 4.4 % | 0.0 % | More relief: More relief than the other judges in this court |
| Judge Stephen M. Ruhle | 849 | 5.8 % | 0.2 % | More relief: More relief than the other judges in this court |
| Judge Dean S. Tuckman | 810 | 1.6 % | 0.0 % | Similar: Relief similar to the other judges in this court |
| Judge Kevin N. Buras | 805 | 0.6 % | 0.0 % | Less relief: Less relief than the other judges in this court |
| Judge David Beyleryan | 230 | 3.0 % | 2.6 % | Similar: Relief similar to the other judges in this court |