ASYLUMJUDGE · IMMIGRATION JUDGE PROFILE
Nadeem Kasam
Jena (JNA) · Jena, LA
Nadeem Kasam is listed with Jena (JNA). The database records 11 asylum outcomes: 1 approved, 10 denied, and 0 other outcomes. Historical statistics are informational and cannot predict an individual case. · 2025-08-21 – 2026-07-01
Fewer than 50; rate hidden
Yearly changes
Yearly asylum decision trend
Fiscal yearDecisionsGrantedDeniedOtherApproval rate
FY 202610190—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 20251010—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 · Guatemala2026-06-04 – 2026-07-013030—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Nicaragua2026-06-08 – 2026-06-242110—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Venezuela2026-06-05 – 2026-06-242020—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · India2026-06-24 – 2026-06-241010—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Honduras2026-06-15 – 2026-06-151010—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Palestinian2026-06-11 – 2026-06-111010—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
Official appointment record
Judge background and appointment
Official biography
Nadeem R. Kasam was appointed as an immigration judge to begin hearing cases in May 2026. Judge Kasam earned a Bachelor of Business Administration in 2007 from the University of Houston and a Juris Doctor in 2010 from Thurgood Marshall School of Law. From November 2015 to September 2025, he was with U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), Department of Homeland Security, serving in the following roles: immigration services officer, Service Center Operations Directorate (August 2022- April 2026); asylum officer, Houston Asylum Office (August 2018 -August 2022); adjudication officer, Investor Program Office, Washington, D.C. (November 2017- August 2018); supervisory immigration services officer, Potomac Service Center, Virginia (April 2017- Novem ber 2017); asylum officer, Houston Asylum Office (February 2017- April 2017); and immigration services officer, San Fernando Valley Field Office, California (November 2015- February 2017). Judge Kasam is a member of the State Bar of Texas.
Education: Judge Kasam earned a Bachelor of Business Administration in 2007 from the University of Houston and a Juris Doctor in 2010 from Thurgood Marshall School of Law.
Bar admission: Judge Kasam is a member of the State Bar of Texas.
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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.
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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