Immigration judge

Lydia Tamez

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Public EOIR asylum decision statistics

Status
active
Data source
EOIR Case Data

Grant rate

9.5%

83 / 871

Total decisions

871

Merits decision sample in current public statistics

Grant rate

9.5%

Grants: 83

Denial rate

90.5%

Denials: 788

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.

Lydia G. Tamez was appointed as an Immigration Judge to begin hearing cases in July 2021.Judge Tamez earned a Bachelor of Arts in 1981 from Yale University and a Juris Doctor in 1985from Yale Law School. From 2019 to 2021, she served as an Associate Judge for the City of Houston Municipal Courts. From 2016 to 2021, she was in private practice in Houston. From 2015 to 2016, she was a Counselor at Law with Graves and Graves LLP, in Houston. From 2012to 2015, she was a Partner with Foster LLP, in Houston. From 2003 to 2011, she was an Associate General Counsel; from 1999 to 2003, a Senior Attorney; and from 1995 to 1999, an Attorney for Legal and Corporate Affairs, with Microsoft Corporation, in Redmond,Washington. From 1986 to 1995, she was an Attorney for Tindall and Foster PC, in Houston.Judge Tamez is a member of the State Bar of Texas and the Washington State Bar.

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Source: TRAC Judge Report · View original report

Outcome distribution

Grants83 / 871
Denials788 / 871
Other relief0 / 871

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Honduras

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Total decisions

245

Grants

7

Denials

238

Grant rate: 2.9%Denial rate: 97.1%

Mexico

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Total decisions

142

Grants

0

Denials

142

Grant rate: 0.0%Denial rate: 100.0%

Venezuela

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Total decisions

121

Grants

25

Denials

96

Grant rate: 20.7%Denial rate: 79.3%

Spain

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Total decisions

104

Grants

2

Denials

102

Grant rate: 1.9%Denial rate: 98.1%

Colombia

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Total decisions

65

Grants

4

Denials

61

Grant rate: 6.2%Denial rate: 93.8%

Niue

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Total decisions

49

Grants

6

Denials

43

Grant rate: 12.2%Denial rate: 87.8%

Cuba

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Total decisions

47

Grants

16

Denials

31

Grant rate: 34.0%Denial rate: 66.0%

Guatemala

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Total decisions

28

Grants

0

Denials

28

Grant rate: 0.0%Denial rate: 100.0%

Ecuador

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Total decisions

9

Grants

0

Denials

9

Grant rate: 0.0%Denial rate: 100.0%

Russia

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Total decisions

8

Grants

0

Denials

8

Grant rate: 0.0%Denial rate: 100.0%

Switzerland

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Total decisions

6

Grants

2

Denials

4

Grant rate: 33.3%Denial rate: 66.7%

Peru

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Total decisions

5

Grants

1

Denials

4

Grant rate: 20.0%Denial rate: 80.0%

India

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Total decisions

4

Grants

4

Denials

0

Grant rate: 100.0%Denial rate: 0.0%

Iraq

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Total decisions

4

Grants

4

Denials

0

Grant rate: 100.0%Denial rate: 0.0%

Cameroon

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Total decisions

3

Grants

0

Denials

3

Grant rate: 0.0%Denial rate: 100.0%

Nicaragua

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Total decisions

3

Grants

3

Denials

0

Grant rate: 100.0%Denial rate: 0.0%

Rwanda

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Total decisions

3

Grants

3

Denials

0

Grant rate: 100.0%Denial rate: 0.0%

Turkiye

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Total decisions

3

Grants

0

Denials

3

Grant rate: 0.0%Denial rate: 100.0%

Vietnam

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Total decisions

3

Grants

0

Denials

3

Grant rate: 0.0%Denial rate: 100.0%

Ivory Coast (Cote D'Ivoire)

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Total decisions

2

Grants

2

Denials

0

Grant rate: 100.0%Denial rate: 0.0%

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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