ASYLUMJUDGE · IMMIGRATION JUDGE PROFILE
Jared Kennedy
Conroe (CIC) · Conroe, TX
Jared Kennedy is listed with Conroe (CIC). The database records 38 asylum outcomes: 1 approved, 37 denied, and 0 other outcomes. Historical statistics are informational and cannot predict an individual case. · 2026-03-30 – 2026-06-30
Fewer than 50; rate hidden
Yearly changes
Yearly asylum decision trend
Fiscal yearDecisionsGrantedDeniedOtherApproval rate
FY 2026381370—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 · Venezuela2026-04-07 – 2026-06-17130130—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Cuba2026-04-29 – 2026-06-228080—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · India2026-03-30 – 2026-05-294040—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · El Salvador2026-04-07 – 2026-06-223030—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Honduras2026-06-04 – 2026-06-262020—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Cameroon2026-05-06 – 2026-05-192020—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Guatemala2026-06-10 – 2026-06-101010—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Russia2026-06-04 – 2026-06-041010—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Mexico2026-06-30 – 2026-06-301010—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Colombia2026-06-01 – 2026-06-011010—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Haiti2026-04-21 – 2026-04-211010—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Iran2026-05-12 – 2026-05-121100—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
Official appointment record
Judge background and appointment
Official biography
Jared M. Kennedy was appointed as an immigration judge to begin hearing cases in March 2026. Judge Kennedy earned a Bachelor of Science in 1998 from Brigham Young University and a Juris Doctorate in 2016 from South Texas College of Law. From August 2020 to February 2026, he served as an assistant district attorney with the Montgomery County District Attorney's Office in Conroe, Texas. From August 2019 to August 2020, he served as an assistant district attorney with the Fort Bend County District Attorney's Office in Richmond, Texas. From August 2016 to October 2017, he served as an assistant district attorney with the Harris County District Attorney's Office in Houston. From December 2000 to April 2004, he served honorably in the U.S. Navy and was attached to the USS Constellation (CV-64). In August 2002, he earned his first Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal for a dangerous nighttime high seas rescue as the ship's lead rescue swimmer. Judge Kennedy is a member of the State Bar of Texas.
Education: Judge Kennedy earned a Bachelor of Science in 1998 from Brigham Young University and a Juris Doctorate in 2016 from South Texas College of Law.
Bar admission: Judge Kennedy is a member of the State Bar of Texas.
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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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