Laredo immigration court
Address
Laredo Immigration Court: 1406 Jacaman Road, Suite B, Laredo, TX 78041
Court decisions over 12 months
In plain words
Out of every 100 cases decided in this court, 2 got relief. Very few cases end with relief.
17 of every 100 cases were decided in absentia, that is, without the person at the hearing.
With and without an attorney, the share with relief was similar (5.0 % and 0.1 %).
Of the 6,701 decisions in this court, 132 ended with relief, 246 with the case closed, 1,002 with voluntary departure and 5,321 with a removal order.
| Outcome | Decisions | % |
|---|---|---|
| Relief | 132 | 2.0 % |
| Case closed | 246 | 3.7 % |
| Voluntary departure | 1,002 | 15.0 % |
| Removal order | 5,321 | 79.4 % |
| Decided in absentia | 1,171 | 17.5 % |
This court and the nation
With the Laredo court, the share of cases with relief is 2.0 %: similar than nationwide (2.4 %).
With the Laredo court, the share of removal orders is 79.4 %: higher than nationwide (75.6 %).
With the Laredo court, the share of cases decided in absentia is 17.5 %: lower than nationwide (45.3 %).
With the Laredo court, the share of people with an attorney is 38.6 %: similar than nationwide (38.1 %).
Cases with the Laredo court take less time than nationwide: a median of 154 days versus 793.
With and without an attorney
| Decisions | Relief | |
|---|---|---|
| With an attorney | 2,584 | 5.0 % |
| Without an attorney | 4,117 | 0.1 % |
Compared with other courts
- Ranked 43 of 71 courts for relief (1 = most relief).
- Ranked 51 of 71 courts for cases decided in absentia (1 = most in absentia).
Decisions per month (Sep 2025 – Aug 2026)
The busiest month was May 2026 (1,051 decisions) and the quietest Jun 2026 (389).
| Month | Decisions | Relief | In absentia | Vs. prior month |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | 480 | 23 | 2 | — |
| Oct 2025 | 453 | 20 | 2 | down |
| Nov 2025 | 571 | 14 | 17 | up |
| Dec 2025 | 565 | 8 | 79 | down |
| Jan 2026 | 679 | 8 | 100 | up |
| Feb 2026 | 541 | 7 | 61 | down |
| Mar 2026 | 470 | 6 | 45 | down |
| Apr 2026 | 598 | 7 | 155 | up |
| May 2026 | 1,051 | 9 | 595 | up |
| Jun 2026 | 389 | 8 | 42 | down |
| Jul 2026 | 456 | 16 | 48 | up |
| Aug 2026 | 448 | 6 | 25 | down |
Months with fewer than 5 decisions are dotted: with so few cases, that month's percentage says little.
Judges at this court
5 judges have this as their main court in the window. The one who decided the most was Emmanuel Garcia, with 2,593 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 Emmanuel Garcia | 2,593 | 0.0 % | 17.9 % | Less relief: Less relief than the other judges in this court |
| Judge Roel Canales | 968 | 2.1 % | 60.0 % | Similar: Relief similar to the other judges in this court |
| Judge Jerome Day | 134 | 0.0 % | 17.9 % | Similar: Relief similar to the other judges in this court |
| Judge William Velez-Quinones | 102 | 0.0 % | 20.6 % | Similar: Relief similar to the other judges in this court |
| Judge Victoria Mendoza | 76 | 0.0 % | 6.6 % | Similar: Relief similar to the other judges in this court |