ASYLUMJUDGE · IMMIGRATION JUDGE PROFILE
Victoria Mendoza
Houston (HGP) · Houston, TX
Victoria Mendoza is listed with Houston (HGP). The database records 7 asylum outcomes: 0 approved, 7 denied, and 0 other outcomes. Historical statistics are informational and cannot predict an individual case. · 2026-06-24 – 2026-07-01
Fewer than 50; rate hidden
Yearly changes
Yearly asylum decision trend
Fiscal yearDecisionsGrantedDeniedOtherApproval rate
FY 20267070—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 · Cuba2026-06-24 – 2026-06-262020—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Venezuela2026-06-29 – 2026-07-012020—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Mexico2026-06-26 – 2026-06-262020—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Honduras2026-06-29 – 2026-06-291010—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
Official appointment record
Judge background and appointment
Official biography
Victoria E. Mendoza was appointed as an immigration judge to begin hearing cases in June 2026. Judge Mendoza earned a Bachelor of Business Administration in 2013 from the University of Texas at Austin and a Juris Doctor in 2016 from Thurgood Marshall School of Law. From October 2025 to May 2026, she served as served as an assistant chief counsel with the Office of the Principal Legal Advisor, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Department of Homeland Security, in Houston. From January 2024 to October 2025, she served as an administrative law judge for the State of Texas. From November 2020 to December 2023, she was in private practice in Houston. From March 2020 to November 2020, she served as a staff attorney for the Texas Department of Public Safety. From May 2017 to March 2020, she served as an assistant district attorney in Cameron County, Texas. From November 2016 to May 2017, she was in private practice in Harlingen. Judge Mendoza is a member of the State Bar of Texas.
Education: Judge Mendoza earned a Bachelor of Business Administration in 2013 from the University of Texas at Austin and a Juris Doctor in 2016 from Thurgood Marshall School of Law.
Bar admission: Judge Mendoza 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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