Immigration judge

Erica Hughes

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Public EOIR asylum decision statistics

Status
active
Data source
EOIR Case Data

Grant rate

3.7%

7 / 188

Total decisions

188

Merits decision sample in current public statistics

Grant rate

3.7%

Grants: 7

Denial rate

96.3%

Denials: 181

Other relief rate

0.0%

Other relief: 0

Judge profile

This profile is summarized from public sources for background context only. It is not an ImmJudge evaluation.

Erica R. Hughes was appointed as an Immigration Judge to begin hearing cases in December 2021. Judge Hughes earned a Bachelor of Science in 2003 from Prairie View A&M University and a Juris Doctor in 2006 from Texas Southern University, Thurgood Marshall School of Law. From 2019 to 2021, she served as Presiding Judge of Harris County Criminal Court at Law #3 and Harris County Veterans Treatment Court, in Houston. From 2007 to 2018, she served as Managing Partner of The Hughes Firm PLLC, in Houston. Since 2016, she has also served as a Judge Advocate with the U.S. Army National Guard of Texas, in Austin. Judge Hughes is a member of the State Bar of Texas.

This summary is based on public material and may not reflect the latest assignment information.

Source: TRAC Judge Report · View original report

Outcome distribution

Grants7 / 188
Denials181 / 188
Other relief0 / 188

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Honduras

Sufficient sample
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Total decisions

66

Grants

0

Denials

66

Grant rate: 0.0%Denial rate: 100.0%

Spain

Sufficient sample
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Total decisions

59

Grants

0

Denials

59

Grant rate: 0.0%Denial rate: 100.0%

Guatemala

Moderate sample
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Total decisions

24

Grants

0

Denials

24

Grant rate: 0.0%Denial rate: 100.0%

Venezuela

Moderate sample
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Total decisions

10

Grants

6

Denials

4

Grant rate: 60.0%Denial rate: 40.0%

Mexico

Small sample
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Total decisions

8

Grants

0

Denials

8

Grant rate: 0.0%Denial rate: 100.0%

Nicaragua

Small sample
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Total decisions

5

Grants

0

Denials

5

Grant rate: 0.0%Denial rate: 100.0%

India

Small sample
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Total decisions

3

Grants

0

Denials

3

Grant rate: 0.0%Denial rate: 100.0%

Niue

Small sample
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Total decisions

3

Grants

0

Denials

3

Grant rate: 0.0%Denial rate: 100.0%

Cuba

Small sample
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Total decisions

2

Grants

0

Denials

2

Grant rate: 0.0%Denial rate: 100.0%

Colombia

Small sample
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Total decisions

1

Grants

0

Denials

1

Grant rate: 0.0%Denial rate: 100.0%

France

Small sample
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Total decisions

1

Grants

0

Denials

1

Grant rate: 0.0%Denial rate: 100.0%

Haiti

Small sample
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Total decisions

1

Grants

0

Denials

1

Grant rate: 0.0%Denial rate: 100.0%

Iraq

Small sample
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Total decisions

1

Grants

0

Denials

1

Grant rate: 0.0%Denial rate: 100.0%

Kazakhstan

Small sample
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Total decisions

1

Grants

0

Denials

1

Grant rate: 0.0%Denial rate: 100.0%

Romania

Small sample
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Total decisions

1

Grants

0

Denials

1

Grant rate: 0.0%Denial rate: 100.0%

Switzerland

Small sample
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Total decisions

1

Grants

1

Denials

0

Grant rate: 100.0%Denial rate: 0.0%

Tonga

Small sample
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Total decisions

1

Grants

0

Denials

1

Grant rate: 0.0%Denial rate: 100.0%

Albania

Small sample
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Total decisions

0

Grants

0

Denials

0

Grant rate: -Denial rate: -

Bahrain

Small sample
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Total decisions

0

Grants

0

Denials

0

Grant rate: -Denial rate: -

Bermuda

Small sample
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Total decisions

0

Grants

0

Denials

0

Grant rate: -Denial rate: -

These statistics come from public EOIR data. They reflect historical statistics only, are not legal advice, and cannot predict any individual case outcome.

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