ASYLUMJUDGE · IMMIGRATION JUDGE PROFILE
Enrique A. Holguin
El Paso (ELP) · El Paso, TX
Enrique A. Holguin is listed with El Paso (ELP). The database records 264 asylum outcomes: 25 approved, 239 denied, and 0 other outcomes. Historical statistics are informational and cannot predict an individual case. · 2023-11-13 – 2025-11-12
Yearly changes
Yearly asylum decision trend
Fiscal yearDecisionsGrantedDeniedOtherApproval rate
FY 20267070—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 20252091319606.2%
FY 20244812360—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
Applicant origin
Asylum decisions by fiscal year and nationality
FY 2026 · 2025-10-01 – 2026-07-01 · EOIR
NationalityDecisionsGrantedDeniedOtherApproval rate
FY 2026 · Mexico2025-11-06 – 2025-11-103030—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Nicaragua2025-10-31 – 2025-10-311010—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Turkey2025-10-29 – 2025-10-291010—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Cuba2025-11-12 – 2025-11-121010—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Iran2025-10-30 – 2025-10-301010—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
Official appointment record
Judge background and appointment
Official biography
Enrique A. Holguin was appointed as an immigration judge to begin hearing cases in November 2023. Judge Holguin earned a Bachelor of Arts in 2004 from the University of Texas at El Paso and a Juris Doctor in 2012 from Texas Wesleyan University School of Law. In 2023, he served as a managing attorney for a local nonprofit organization, Diocesan Migrant & Refugee Services, in El Paso. From 2014 to 2023, he practiced
Education: Judge Holguin earned a Bachelor of Arts in 2004 from the University of Texas at El Paso and a Juris Doctor in 2012 from Texas Wesleyan University School of Law.
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How to read approval rates
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.
With small samples, a few cases can move the percentage sharply. The page flags samples below 50 and below 200 decisions.
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