El Paso Immigration Court
Address
El Paso Immigration Court: 700 E. San Antonio Avenue, Suite 750, El Paso, TX 79901
Court decisions over 12 months
In plain words
Out of every 100 cases decided in this court, 1 got relief. Very few cases end with relief.
6 of every 10 cases were decided in absentia, without the person at the hearing. Going to your hearing is the most important thing you can do.
With and without an attorney, the share with relief was similar (2.7 % and 0.1 %).
Of the 8,909 decisions in this court, 80 ended with relief, 1,072 with the case closed, 414 with voluntary departure and 7,343 with a removal order.
| Outcome | Decisions | % |
|---|---|---|
| Relief | 80 | 0.9 % |
| Case closed | 1,072 | 12.0 % |
| Voluntary departure | 414 | 4.7 % |
| Removal order | 7,343 | 82.4 % |
| Decided in absentia | 5,439 | 61.1 % |
This court and the nation
With the El Paso court, the share of cases with relief is 0.9 %: lower than nationwide (2.4 %).
With the El Paso court, the share of removal orders is 82.4 %: higher than nationwide (75.6 %).
With the El Paso court, the share of cases decided in absentia is 61.1 %: higher than nationwide (45.3 %).
With the El Paso court, the share of people with an attorney is 30.8 %: lower than nationwide (38.1 %).
Cases with the El Paso court take longer than nationwide: a median of 980 days versus 793.
With and without an attorney
| Decisions | Relief | |
|---|---|---|
| With an attorney | 2,747 | 2.7 % |
| Without an attorney | 6,162 | 0.1 % |
Compared with other courts
- Ranked 61 of 71 courts for relief (1 = most relief).
- Ranked 12 of 71 courts for cases decided in absentia (1 = most in absentia).
Decisions per month (Sep 2025 – Aug 2026)
The busiest month was Aug 2026 (2,029 decisions) and the quietest Oct 2025 (345).
| Month | Decisions | Relief | In absentia | Vs. prior month |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | 469 | 5 | 196 | — |
| Oct 2025 | 345 | 6 | 176 | down |
| Nov 2025 | 374 | 2 | 181 | up |
| Dec 2025 | 365 | 3 | 156 | down |
| Jan 2026 | 422 | 3 | 77 | up |
| Feb 2026 | 410 | 4 | 155 | down |
| Mar 2026 | 572 | 15 | 290 | up |
| Apr 2026 | 671 | 10 | 404 | up |
| May 2026 | 666 | 6 | 427 | down |
| Jun 2026 | 853 | 8 | 534 | up |
| Jul 2026 | 1,733 | 3 | 1,308 | up |
| Aug 2026 | 2,029 | 15 | 1,535 | up |
Months with fewer than 5 decisions are dotted: with so few cases, that month's percentage says little.
Judges at this court
13 judges have this as their main court in the window. The one who decided the most was Jr. James J. Miller, with 2,169 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 Jr. James J. Miller | 2,169 | 0.5 % | 48.2 % | Less relief: Less relief than the other judges in this court |
| Judge Danny Razo | 1,430 | 0.9 % | 60.8 % | Similar: Relief similar to the other judges in this court |
| Judge Judith F. Bonilla | 1,103 | 1.8 % | 52.6 % | More relief: More relief than the other judges in this court |
| Judge Kyle Myers | 900 | 2.0 % | 76.9 % | More relief: More relief than the other judges in this court |
| Judge Nathan L. Herbert | 770 | 0.5 % | 7.4 % | Similar: Relief similar to the other judges in this court |
| Judge Susanna Martinez | 672 | 0.3 % | 61.8 % | Similar: Relief similar to the other judges in this court |
| Judge Tod M. Thedy | 535 | 0.2 % | 82.6 % | Similar: Relief similar to the other judges in this court |
| Judge Janette L. Allen | 533 | 2.4 % | 50.5 % | More relief: More relief than the other judges in this court |
| Judge Vincent Malainy | 369 | 0.5 % | 83.7 % | Similar: Relief similar to the other judges in this court |
| Judge Michael M. Osterberg | 324 | 1.2 % | 61.4 % | Similar: Relief similar to the other judges in this court |
| Judge Graciela Jiron | 310 | 1.3 % | 60.7 % | Similar: Relief similar to the other judges in this court |
| Judge Enrique A. Holguin | 120 | 0.0 % | 16.7 % | Similar: Relief similar to the other judges in this court |
| Judge Brandon Lettunich | 93 | 0.0 % | 55.9 % | Similar: Relief similar to the other judges in this court |