ASYLUMJUDGE · IMMIGRATION JUDGE PROFILE
Samuel G. Williams
Otero (OTO) · Otero, NM
Samuel G. Williams is listed with Otero (OTO). The database records 330 asylum outcomes: 5 approved, 325 denied, and 0 other outcomes. Historical statistics are informational and cannot predict an individual case. · 2024-11-19 – 2026-06-24
Yearly changes
Yearly asylum decision trend
Fiscal yearDecisionsGrantedDeniedOtherApproval rate
FY 2026189218701.1%
FY 2025141313802.1%
Applicant origin
Asylum decisions by fiscal year and nationality
FY 2026 · 2025-10-01 – 2026-07-01 · EOIR
NationalityDecisionsGrantedDeniedOtherApproval rate
FY 2026 · Venezuela2025-10-14 – 2026-06-15190190—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Cuba2025-10-27 – 2026-06-22191180—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · China2025-10-08 – 2026-06-15170170—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Mexico2025-10-08 – 2026-06-24160160—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Guatemala2025-10-06 – 2026-05-21110110—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Ecuador2026-02-23 – 2026-04-309090—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Bangladesh2025-10-15 – 2026-03-247070—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Honduras2025-10-14 – 2026-05-287070—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · India2025-10-01 – 2026-05-076060—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Haiti2025-10-09 – 2026-05-215050—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Iran2025-10-15 – 2025-12-095050—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Nicaragua2025-12-04 – 2026-02-265050—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Russia2025-12-01 – 2026-05-124040—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · El Salvador2025-10-10 – 2026-04-224040—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Turkey2025-11-06 – 2025-11-133030—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Brazil2025-10-27 – 2026-06-223030—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Vietnam2025-10-02 – 2025-11-193030—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Cameroon2025-10-20 – 2026-05-183030—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Nigeria2026-04-20 – 2026-06-103030—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Afghanistan2025-10-22 – 2026-04-033030—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Nepal2025-10-21 – 2025-11-173030—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Mauritania2025-12-01 – 2026-02-243030—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Ethiopia2025-12-08 – 2026-01-232020—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Bolivia2026-06-08 – 2026-06-172020—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Colombia2026-06-18 – 2026-06-242020—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Kirghizia (Kyrgyzstan)2025-10-22 – 2026-06-032020—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Belarus2025-10-01 – 2025-10-282110—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Georgia2026-02-27 – 2026-06-162020—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Jordan2026-03-31 – 2026-05-222020—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Pakistan2025-11-07 – 2026-05-192020—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Egypt2025-10-14 – 2026-03-162020—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Mali2026-06-02 – 2026-06-021010—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Guinea2026-03-02 – 2026-03-021010—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Kazakhstan2025-11-05 – 2025-11-051010—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Somalia2026-05-08 – 2026-05-081010—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · South Africa2026-04-20 – 2026-04-201010—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Sudan2026-06-08 – 2026-06-081010—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Dominican Republic2026-06-01 – 2026-06-011010—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Senegal2025-11-26 – 2025-11-261010—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Armenia2025-12-08 – 2025-12-081010—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Peru2026-05-14 – 2026-05-141010—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Ghana2026-06-15 – 2026-06-151010—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Macedonia2026-03-17 – 2026-03-171010—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Jamaica2026-03-30 – 2026-03-301010—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
Official appointment record
Judge background and appointment
Official biography
Samuel G. Williams was appointed as an immigration judge to begin hearing cases in November 2024. Judge Williams earned a Bachelor of Arts in 1991 from the University of Texas at Arlington and a Juris Doctor in 2001 from Texas Wesleyan University School of Law. From 2023 to 2024, he served as the chief of National Security Law at Camp Humphreys, South Korea while mobilized as an Army reservist. From 2002 to 2022, he served as an assistant criminal district attorney for the Tarrant County Criminal District Attorney's Office in Fort Worth, Texas. Judge Williams is a member of the State Bar of Texas.
Education: Judge Williams earned a Bachelor of Arts in 1991 from the University of Texas at Arlington and a Juris Doctor in 2001 from Texas Wesleyan University School of Law.
Bar admission: Judge Williams 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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