ASYLUMJUDGE · IMMIGRATION JUDGE PROFILE
Kiera Parikh
Houston (HOU) · Houston, TX
Kiera Parikh is listed with Houston (HOU). The database records 186 asylum outcomes: 0 approved, 186 denied, and 0 other outcomes. Historical statistics are informational and cannot predict an individual case. · 2026-03-18 – 2026-07-01
Yearly changes
Yearly asylum decision trend
Fiscal yearDecisionsGrantedDeniedOtherApproval rate
FY 2026186018600.0%
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 – 2026-07-01310310—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Honduras2026-03-26 – 2026-06-17290290—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Mexico2026-03-26 – 2026-06-23270270—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · El Salvador2026-03-26 – 2026-06-17220220—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Guatemala2026-03-30 – 2026-07-01170170—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Cuba2026-03-18 – 2026-06-30160160—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Colombia2026-04-02 – 2026-07-01160160—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Nicaragua2026-04-10 – 2026-06-22140140—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · India2026-05-01 – 2026-05-113030—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · China2026-06-29 – 2026-06-293030—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Mauritania2026-05-11 – 2026-06-102020—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Vietnam2026-04-08 – 2026-06-102020—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Peru2026-04-14 – 2026-06-302020—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Haiti2026-03-23 – 2026-03-231010—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Ecuador2026-06-08 – 2026-06-081010—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
Official appointment record
Judge background and appointment
Official biography
Kiera Parikh was appointed as an immigration judge to begin hearing cases in March 2026. Judge Parikh earned 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.
Education: Judge Parikh earned a Bachelor of Arts in 2001 from Columbia University and a Juris Doctorate in 2006 from the University of Houston.
Bar admission: Judge Parikh 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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