What is Judge Nadeem R. Kasam's background?
EOIR's notice says that Nadeem R. Kasam was appointed 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-November 2017); asylum officer, Houston Asylum Office (February 2017-April 2017); and immigration services officer, San Fernando Valley Field Office, California (November 2015-February 2017).
What the official record establishes
The source lists the name Nadeem R. Kasam 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 LaSalle Immigration Court. The relationship is recorded as listed 2026-10-20; it may include supervisory coverage rather than a merits-hearing assignment.
No outcome or personal-profile claims
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