Houston - Greenspoint Park Immigration Court
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Houston - Greenspoint Park Immigration Court: 16800 Greenspoint Park Drive, 2nd Floor, Houston, TX 77060
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.
4 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 (2.3 % and 0.0 %).
Of the 22,749 decisions in this court, 172 ended with relief, 2,037 with the case closed, 2,184 with voluntary departure and 18,356 with a removal order.
| Outcome | Decisions | % |
|---|---|---|
| Relief | 172 | 0.8 % |
| Case closed | 2,037 | 9.0 % |
| Voluntary departure | 2,184 | 9.6 % |
| Removal order | 18,356 | 80.7 % |
| Decided in absentia | 10,067 | 44.3 % |
This court and the nation
With the Houston court, the share of cases with relief is 0.8 %: lower than nationwide (2.4 %).
With the Houston court, the share of removal orders is 80.7 %: higher than nationwide (75.6 %).
With the Houston court, the share of cases decided in absentia is 44.3 %: lower than nationwide (45.3 %).
With the Houston court, the share of people with an attorney is 32.1 %: lower than nationwide (38.1 %).
Cases with the Houston court take less time than nationwide: a median of 560 days versus 793.
With and without an attorney
| Decisions | Relief | |
|---|---|---|
| With an attorney | 7,294 | 2.3 % |
| Without an attorney | 15,455 | 0.0 % |
Compared with other courts
- Ranked 64 of 71 courts for relief (1 = most relief).
- Ranked 32 of 71 courts for cases decided in absentia (1 = most in absentia).
Decisions per month (Sep 2025 – Aug 2026)
The busiest month was Jun 2026 (3,344 decisions) and the quietest Aug 2026 (1,134).
| Month | Decisions | Relief | In absentia | Vs. prior month |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | 1,242 | 11 | 468 | — |
| Oct 2025 | 1,823 | 11 | 699 | up |
| Nov 2025 | 1,403 | 7 | 568 | down |
| Dec 2025 | 1,626 | 11 | 619 | up |
| Jan 2026 | 1,769 | 15 | 637 | up |
| Feb 2026 | 1,778 | 7 | 678 | up |
| Mar 2026 | 1,935 | 18 | 757 | up |
| Apr 2026 | 2,218 | 20 | 991 | up |
| May 2026 | 2,381 | 24 | 1,259 | up |
| Jun 2026 | 3,344 | 14 | 2,118 | up |
| Jul 2026 | 2,096 | 11 | 974 | down |
| Aug 2026 | 1,134 | 23 | 299 | down |
Months with fewer than 5 decisions are dotted: with so few cases, that month's percentage says little.
Judges at this court
23 judges have this as their main court in the window (2 with limited data). The one who decided the most was Kenya Wells, with 1,704 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 Kenya Wells | 1,704 | 0.1 % | 48.7 % | Less relief: Less relief than the other judges in this court |
| Judge Jason L. Stern | 1,562 | 0.2 % | 47.1 % | Less relief: Less relief than the other judges in this court |
| Judge Danielle H. Garten | 1,497 | 0.1 % | 49.2 % | Less relief: Less relief than the other judges in this court |
| Judge Oshea Spencer | 1,454 | 0.7 % | 20.2 % | Similar: Relief similar to the other judges in this court |
| Judge Alex Perez | 1,433 | 1.5 % | 50.2 % | More relief: More relief than the other judges in this court |
| Judge Lydia Tamez | 1,426 | 0.5 % | 47.1 % | Similar: Relief similar to the other judges in this court |
| Judge Alexander Lee | 1,408 | 0.9 % | 53.1 % | Similar: Relief similar to the other judges in this court |
| Judge Justin Dinsdale | 1,403 | 0.6 % | 0.9 % | Similar: Relief similar to the other judges in this court |
| Judge Christopher Phan | 1,394 | 0.5 % | 0.6 % | Similar: Relief similar to the other judges in this court |
| Judge Joshua D. Osborn | 1,388 | 0.6 % | 45.8 % | Similar: Relief similar to the other judges in this court |
| Judge Nicholle M. Hempel | 1,385 | 1.7 % | 44.2 % | More relief: More relief than the other judges in this court |
| Judge Artie Pobjecky | 1,264 | 0.9 % | 38.1 % | Similar: Relief similar to the other judges in this court |
| Judge Adam Jovanovic | 1,263 | 0.2 % | 46.0 % | Less relief: Less relief than the other judges in this court |
| Judge Monica Thompson Guidry | 1,259 | 0.6 % | 51.6 % | Similar: Relief similar to the other judges in this court |
| Judge Martinique Parker | 1,255 | 0.7 % | 54.3 % | Similar: Relief similar to the other judges in this court |
| Judge Maria Jaimes-Salgado | 1,250 | 0.2 % | 57.7 % | Less relief: Less relief than the other judges in this court |
| Judge Brent H. Landis | 1,159 | 0.4 % | 50.5 % | Similar: Relief similar to the other judges in this court |
| Judge Alex Mason | 665 | 0.2 % | 54.1 % | Similar: Relief similar to the other judges in this court |
| Judge George T. Johnson | 252 | 6.8 % | 2.0 % | More relief: More relief than the other judges in this court |
| Judge Dat T. Vo | 244 | 6.6 % | 10.3 % | More relief: More relief than the other judges in this court |
| Judge Benjamin Brown | 242 | 4.1 % | 1.7 % | More relief: More relief than the other judges in this court |
| Judge Jeffrey S. Miller | 45 | limited data | limited data | Limited data: Not enough data to compare |
| Judge Jason Jones | 2 | limited data | limited data | Limited data: Not enough data to compare |