Kiera Parikh

Immigration Judge, Houston Immigration Court. Appointed March 2026.

StrictDenies far more often than the national average+35.8 points

Asylum record, FY 2021-2026

Judge Parikh98.7%

Houston court86.1%

All judges nationally62.9%

Decisions on the merits: 152
Asylum granted: 0
Other relief granted: 2
Denied: 150
Against own court: +12.6 pts

Denial rate by fiscal year
FY26
98%

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

Docket

Respondents represented by counsel: 55% (nationally, 81% are represented).

Most common nationalities: Honduras (16.4%), Mexico (16.4%), Venezuela (16.4%), El Salvador (13.8%), Guatemala (9.2%).

Official biography

Kiera Parikh was appointed as an immigration judge to begin hearing cases in March 2026. Judge Parikh ear ned a Bachelor of Arts in 2001 from Columbia University and a Juris Doctorate in 2006 from the University of Houston. From 2015 to 2026, she served as an associate division counsel with the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) in the Houston Division. From 2009 to 2015, she served as an assistant general counsel with the FBI Office of General Counsel, National Security Law Branch in Washington, D.C. In 2008, she served as a special assistant U.S. attorney with the U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Columbia. Judge Parikh is a member of the State Bar of Texas.

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.