ASYLUMJUDGE · IMMIGRATION JUDGE PROFILE
Andrew Stawar
Houston (HSG) · Houston, TX
Andrew Stawar is listed with Houston (HSG). The database records 657 asylum outcomes: 25 approved, 632 denied, and 0 other outcomes. Historical statistics are informational and cannot predict an individual case. · 2024-11-13 – 2026-07-01
Yearly changes
Yearly asylum decision trend
Fiscal yearDecisionsGrantedDeniedOtherApproval rate
FY 2026425542001.2%
FY 20252322021208.6%
Applicant origin
Asylum decisions by fiscal year and nationality
FY 2026 · 2025-10-01 – 2026-07-01 · EOIR
NationalityDecisionsGrantedDeniedOtherApproval rate
FY 2026 · Honduras2025-10-17 – 2026-06-298608600.0%
FY 2026 · Venezuela2025-12-12 – 2026-07-015605600.0%
FY 2026 · Colombia2026-01-29 – 2026-06-165005000.0%
FY 2026 · El Salvador2026-01-07 – 2026-06-22450450—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Mexico2025-12-16 – 2026-06-22410410—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Guatemala2025-10-29 – 2026-06-26350350—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Cuba2025-12-10 – 2026-06-30230230—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Romania2025-11-17 – 2026-06-159090—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Haiti2025-12-03 – 2026-06-048080—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Nicaragua2025-10-27 – 2026-06-268080—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Turkey2025-11-26 – 2026-04-287340—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Jordan2025-10-01 – 2026-02-047070—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · China2025-10-08 – 2026-06-236150—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Nigeria2026-02-02 – 2026-06-175050—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Cameroon2025-10-03 – 2026-05-054040—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Ecuador2025-11-25 – 2026-05-134040—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Peru2026-03-25 – 2026-06-053030—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Nepal2025-10-15 – 2025-11-193030—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Senegal2026-01-13 – 2026-05-143030—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Bangladesh2025-10-17 – 2025-11-052020—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Ethiopia2025-10-01 – 2025-12-102020—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Iraq2025-11-05 – 2026-04-022020—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Afghanistan2026-01-14 – 2026-01-142020—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · India2025-10-03 – 2026-06-262020—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Guinea2025-10-16 – 2025-10-161010—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Sri Lanka2025-10-08 – 2025-10-081010—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Pakistan2026-04-17 – 2026-04-171010—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · South Africa2026-05-22 – 2026-05-221010—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Uzbekistan2025-10-31 – 2025-10-311010—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Angola2026-06-02 – 2026-06-021010—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Mauritania2026-05-14 – 2026-05-141010—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Iran2026-05-15 – 2026-05-151100—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Somalia2025-12-03 – 2025-12-031010—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Equatorial Guinea2026-03-04 – 2026-03-041010—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Dominican Republic2025-11-26 – 2025-11-261010—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Togo2025-10-29 – 2025-10-291010—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
Official appointment record
Judge background and appointment
Official biography
Andrew Xavier Stawar was appointed as an immigration judge to begin hearing cases in November 2024. Judge Stawar earned a Bachelor of Arts in 2002 from New College of Florida and a Juris Doctor in 2005 from the Washington College of Law, American University. From 2020 to 2024, he served as an assistant chief counsel with the Office of the Principal Legal Advisor, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Department of Homeland Security (DHS), in Houston. From 2017 to 2020, he served as a supervisory immigration services officer at the Houston Field Office, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), DHS. From 2013 to 2017, he served in various roles, including asylum officer, senior asylum officer, and asylum officer (training), at the Houston Asylum Office, USCIS, DHS. From 2010 to 2013, he was the supervising immigration attorney at the nonprofit Pisgah Legal Services, headquartered in Asheville, North Carolina. From 2008 to 2010, he was an immigration attorney in private practice in Clearwater, Florida. Judge Stawar is a member of the Kentucky Bar.
Education: Judge Stawar earned a Bachelor of Arts in 2002 from New College of Florida and a Juris Doctor in 2005 from the Washington College of Law, American University.
Bar admission: Judge Stawar is a member of the Kentucky Bar.
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Decision approval rateis approved ÷ (approved + denied). Blue “Other” is shown separately and includes identifiable withholding/CAT protection, cancellation or adjustment, voluntary departure, withdrawal, termination, dismissal, and administrative closure; it is excluded from the rate denominator.Approved share of all outcomesuses approved, denied, and other outcomes in the denominator.
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