Bao Q. Nguyen
Immigration Judge, Houston Immigration Court. Appointed October 2019 by William Bar.
Asylum record, FY 2021-2026
TRAC source →- Decisions on the merits
- 758
- Asylum granted
- 149
- Other relief granted
- 47
- Denied
- 562
- Against own court
- -12.0 pts
| FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 | FY26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 59% | 56% | 54% | 78% | 91% |
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 earned 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 a member of the Pennsylvania State Bar.
In the record
Two immigration judges in Texas have denied all assigned asylum cases
News article citing TRAC data reports that Judge Bao Nguyen of the Houston Immigration Court denied 70.9% of the 403 asylum cases he handled and granted asylum in only 23.7%, illustrating disparities in outcomes among Houston's 23 immigration judges.
Other judges at Houston
Court page →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.