The Honorable Immigration Judge Alex Mason
Houston — Greenspoint Park, TX Immigration Court
Appointed March 2026 · President Donald Trump → Attorney General Pamela Bondi
Less than a year on the immigration bench
Appointed under a Republican administration
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Background
The Honorable Immigration Judge Alex Mason holds degrees from Brigham Young University and the University of Arizona. Before his appointment, he served as an assistant chief counsel with the Office of the Principal Legal Advisor, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, in Arizona, and earlier as a deputy county attorney at the Pima County Attorney's Office. He was assigned to the Houston - Greenspoint Park Immigration Court.
Caseload & process (since 2021)
82
Completions per year
328 total
1.8%
Detained at decision
share of cases
16.3 mo
Median time to decision
from case start
46.9%
Ordered removed in absentia
person absent
9.8%
Decisions appealed to BIA
appeal rate
—
Appeals remanded or reversed
only 0 appeals — too few
Bond decisions
Custody redetermination (bond) rulings since 2021.
"Granted" means the judge lowered the bond, ordered release on recognizance, or otherwise granted the request.
100%⚠
Bond requests granted
1 bond decision Too few cases
$30,000
Median bond when set
1 bonds with amounts
0%
Released on own recognizance
This judge 100%
Court average 48.8% · median $7,500
National 41.9% · median $6,500
Grant rates by type of relief
Share granted among merits decisions for each application type, since 2021.
| Asylum | |
0% |
53 decisions Moderate |
| Withholding / CAT | |
0% |
105 decisions Moderate |
| Cancellation — 42B (non-LPR) | |
0%⚠ |
5 decisions Too few cases |
| Adjustment of status (245) | |
0%⚠ |
1 decision Too few cases |
| Voluntary departure | |
1.5% |
68 decisions Moderate |
0%
of asylum claims granted on the merits Moderate
Based on 53 asylum decisions (grants + denials) since 2021.
0%100% granted
In the bottom 1% of the 825 judges nationally with enough cases to compare.
Does a lawyer matter here?
Asylum grant rate by whether the person had legal representation.
With a lawyer⚠represented · 35 decisions since 2021
Without a lawyer⚠unrepresented · 18 decisions since 2021
Courts where this judge has decided cases
Hearing locations for cases this judge completed since 2021, by number of decisions.
Many judges hear cases from more than one court (detained facilities, video dockets, or reassignments).