Lian Yeh

Houston (HSG) · Houston, TX

Lian Yeh is listed with Houston (HSG). The database records 26 asylum outcomes: 0 approved, 26 denied, and 0 other outcomes. Historical statistics are informational and cannot predict an individual case.

Decision approval rate—Approved ÷（Approved + Denied）

Approved share of all outcomes0.0%Approved ÷ all outcomes

Asylum decisions260 / 26 / 0

Approved / denied0 / 26 / 0Database records only

Yearly changes

Yearly asylum decision trend

Applicant origin

Asylum decisions by fiscal year and nationality

Each row shows fiscal year, nationality, valid decisions, and approval rate.

Official appointment record

Judge background and appointment

Appointment dateMarch 2026

Appointed courtHouston - S. Gessner Road Immigration Court

Appointment typeImmigration Judge

Official biography

Lian Yeh was appointed as an immigration judge to begin hearing cases in March 2026. Judge Yeh earned a Bachelor of Arts in 2004 from State University of New York (SUNY) College at Geneseo and a Juris Doctor in 2014 from State University of New York (SUNY) Buffalo Law School. From 2020 to 2026, he served as an assistant chief counsel with the Office of the Principal Legal Advisor (OPLA), U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), Department of Homeland Security (DHS), in the following locations: Port Isabel, Texas (2020- 2023); Houston (2023- 2026). From 2018 to 2020, he served as an attorney advisor with the Office of Hearing Operations, U.S. Social Security Administration, in Syracuse, New York. From 2017 to 2018, he served as an assistant district attorney with the Jefferson County District Attorney's Office, in Watertown, New York. From 2016 to 2017, he was an associate with the Law Offices of Kim & Associates in Flushing, New York. Judge Yeh is a member of the New York State Bar.

Education: Judge Yeh earned a Bachelor of Arts in 2004 from State University of New York (SUNY) College at Geneseo and a Juris Doctor in 2014 from State University of New York (SUNY) Buffalo Law School.

Bar admission: Judge Yeh is a member of the New York State Bar.

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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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