Bao Q. Nguyen

Immigration Judge, Houston Immigration Court. Appointed October 2019 by William Bar.

StrictDenies more often than the national average+11.2 points

Asylum record, FY 2021-2026

Judge Nguyen74.1%

Houston court86.1%

All judges nationally62.9%

Decisions on the merits: 758
Asylum granted: 149
Other relief granted: 47
Denied: 562
Against own court: -12.0 pts

Denial rate by fiscal year
FY22	FY23	FY24	FY25	FY26
59%	56%	54%	78%	91%

Read from TRAC's chart to the nearest point. Years with fewer than 25 decisions are not shown.

Docket

Respondents represented by counsel: 79% (nationally, 81% are represented).

Most common nationalities: Honduras (27.7%), El Salvador (18.7%), Venezuela (12%), Mexico (11.3%), Guatemala (10.3%).

Official biography

Attorney General William Bar appointed Bao Q. Nguyen to begin hearing cases in October 2019.Judge Nguyen ear ned a Bachelor of Science in 2001 from the University of Maryland, College Park, and a Juris Doctor in 2005 from Temple University School of Law. From 2016 to 2019, heserved as an assistant chief counsel, Office of the Principal Legal Advisor, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Department of Homeland Security, in San Antonio and Pearsall, Texas. From 2013 to 2016, he was an attorney for Margaret W. Wong & Associates, in Cleveland. From2007 to 2013, he was an attorney for Reza Athari & Associates, in Las Vegas and Salt Lake City. In 2006, he was an attorney for Law Offices of Tahir Mella, in Philadelphia. Judge Nguyen is am ember of the Pennsylvania State Bar.

As published by the Executive Office for Immigration Review at appointment, via TRAC.

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About these figures. Denial rates describe outcomes in the cases a judge happened to hear, which differ by detention, nationality and representation. They are not a measure of fairness or competence. Method and sources are on the judges index.