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Recording an internet-based hearing is prohibited (8 C.F.R. § 1003.28). Respondents without a representative default to in-person hearings.
Background
The Honorable Immigration Judge Maria Jaimes-Salgado earned a Bachelor of Science in 2006 from the University of Houston-Downtown and a Juris Doctor in 2009 from Texas Southern University Thurgood Marshall School of Law. From 2021 to 2022, she served as an associate attorney at the Law Office of Velia E. Rosas PLLC and maintained a private practice in Houston from 2019 to 2022. From 2012 to 2019, she was managing attorney at the Law Office of Isaias Torres PC, and an associate attorney at the same firm from 2009 to 2012. She is a member of the State Bar of Texas.
Caseload & process (since 2021)
1,062
Completions per year
6,371 total
5.4%
Detained at decision
share of cases
15.2 mo
Median time to decision
from case start
32.3%
Ordered removed in absentia
person absent
7.2%
Decisions appealed to BIA
appeal rate
2%
Appeals remanded or reversed
51 appeals decided
Bond decisions
Custody redetermination (bond) rulings since 2021.
"Granted" means the judge lowered the bond, ordered release on recognizance, or otherwise granted the request.
52.9%
Bond requests granted
51 bond decisions Moderate
$3,500
Median bond when set
32 bonds with amounts
0%
Released on own recognizance
This judge 52.9%
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
12.2%
549 decisions High confidence
Withholding / CAT
7%
968 decisions High confidence
Cancellation — 42B (non-LPR)
3.7%⚠
27 decisions Too few cases
Cancellation — 42A (LPR)
100%⚠
3 decisions Too few cases
Adjustment of status (245)
53.8%⚠
13 decisions Too few cases
Voluntary departure
75.2%
121 decisions Moderate
12.2%
of asylum claims granted on the merits High confidence
Based on 549 asylum decisions (grants + denials) since 2021.
This judge
12.2%
This court
6.8%
National average
31.8%
0%100% granted
In the bottom 24% 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 lawyerrepresented · 451 decisions since 2021
14%
Without a lawyerunrepresented · 98 decisions since 2021
4.1%
Asylum grant rate over time
Each point is that calendar year's grant rate, back to 2015 where the judge was deciding cases — the longer career view. Dashed grey line = current national average (31.8%). Headline rates above use 2021 – today.
* 2026 is a partial year (data through 06/01/2026) and is incomplete.
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).