What is Judge Bao Nguyen's background?
EOIR's notice says that Bao Nguyen was appointed in October 2019. Judge Nguyen earned a Bachelor of Science in 2001 from the University of Maryland, College Park, and a Juris Doctor in 2005 from Temple University School of Law. From 2016 to 2019, he served as an assistant chief counsel, Office of the Principal Legal Advisor, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Department of Homeland Security, in San Antonio and Pearsall, Texas. From 2013 to 2016, he was an attorney for Margaret W. Wong & Associates, in Cleveland. From 2007 to 2013, he was an attorney for Reza Athari & Associates, in Las Vegas and Salt Lake City. In 2006, he was an attorney for Law Offices of Tahir Mella, in Philadelphia.
What does TRAC report about Judge Bao Nguyen's asylum decisions?
TRAC, a research center that began at Syracuse University, reports that for FY 2021 - 2026 (data covers the first 9 months of fiscal year 2026), Judge Bao Nguyen decided 758 asylum cases at Houston Immigration Court and denied 74.1 percent, based on its report of Aug 27, 2026. These are past figures for one court. They do not predict your case, which turns on your facts, evidence, nationality and representation, and TRAC cautions against simple comparisons between judges at different courts. Read the full report at TRAC, and talk to a lawyer about your own case.
What the official record establishes
The source lists the name Bao Nguyen in 1 alphabetical row. The recorded title is Immigration Judge. The record is not an appointment history or an employment certification.
Dated court associations
EOIR’s court-specific tables associate this entry with Houston - Greenspoint Park Immigration Court. The relationship is recorded as listed 2026-10-20; it may include supervisory coverage rather than a merits-hearing assignment.