# Joshua Osborn Immigration Judge · [Houston - Greenspoint Park Immigration Court](/kyj/court/tx/houston-greenspoint-park-immigration-court) Last updated October 11, 2026 ## Joshua Osborn at a glance Current role Immigration Judge Court [Houston - Greenspoint Park Immigration Court](/kyj/court/tx/houston-greenspoint-park-immigration-court) Current assignment [Houston - Greenspoint Park Immigration Court](/kyj/court/tx/houston-greenspoint-park-immigration-court) Jurisdiction Texas · Federal Judicial service Active ## Hearings & court access EOIR publishes the following court assignment and hearing-access information for this judge. The hearing notice and current EOIR instructions control whether a particular hearing is remote or in person. ### [Houston](/kyj/court/tx/houston-greenspoint-park-immigration-court) Assigned court [Houston](/kyj/court/tx/houston-greenspoint-park-immigration-court) Webex / internet [Join EOIR Webex ↗](https://eoir.webex.com/meet/IJ.Osborn) Telephone access 199 017 2610 EOIR lists Internet-based hearing links and telephonic access codes in its current hearing directory. The hearing notice and current EOIR instructions control whether a particular hearing is remote or in person. Unrepresented respondents generally appear in person unless EOIR directs otherwise. [EOIR hearing directory ↗](https://www.justice.gov/eoir/find-immigration-court-and-access-internet-based-hearings) · verified August 18, 2026 Historical EOIR data ## Outcomes at a glance Total outcomes 6,628 Relief granted 140 2.1% Denied / removal ordered 4,434 66.9% Other / procedural 2,054 31.0% National comparison for this selection: 9,249,024 outcomes; 10.0% relief granted; 52.0% denied / removal ordered; 38.0% other / procedural. Methodology and sources These are proceeding outcomes, not asylum application statistics. Completion years use EOIR COMP_DATE; 2026 contains partial-year data. Relief granted, denied / removal ordered and other / procedural exhaust the recorded outcomes. Groups of one are included. Historical outcomes do not establish a current assignment. Counts describe recorded cases and do not predict an individual's result. [Official EOIR case data](https://fileshare.eoir.justice.gov/EOIR%20Case%20Data.zip) · Source date: Tue, 01 Sep 2026 14:14:27 GMT Asylum decisions and other statistics ## Analytics Published EOIR records include 934 asylum outcomes associated with this judge. Asylum was granted in 81 (8.7%) and denied in 843 (90.3%); 10 were other or procedural outcomes. [Explore analytics](#analytics) ## Biography ### Professional career - Joshua D. Osborn is an Immigration Judge appointed in October 2020 by Attorney General William P. Barr, serving at the Houston Immigration Court and also at the Houston–Greenspoint Park Immigration Court, with a record of high asylum denial rates compared to national averages - 2016–2020: Assistant Chief Counsel, Office of Chief Counsel, Office of the Principal Legal Advisor, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), DHS, Los Angeles (Adelanto) - Legal experience: 2009–2016: Deputy county attorney in Arizona’s Graham, Apache, and Navajo counties - Current role: Immigration Judge, Houston Immigration Court (and Houston–Greenspoint Park Immigration Court) - In summary: Judge Joshua D. Osborn is a long‐experienced immigration adjudicator with a record of high asylum denial rates, particularly at the Houston–Greenspoint Park Immigration Court, and a background in both public prosecution and federal immigration law enforcement ### Education - J.D. in 2008 from the University of Kansas School of Law (2004) - Arizona State University — B.S. ### Additional information Applicable Court Rules & Procedures Rules last checked July 30, 2026 . ### Filing requirements For non-detained individual calendar hearings, advance filings are generally due at least 30 days before the hearing and responses are due within 10 days after the original filing; detained-case deadlines are set by the immigration judge. ### Exhibits Briefs, motions, and exhibits should use consecutive page numbers, and proposed exhibits or supporting documents should include a table of contents identifying page numbers. ### Witnesses A witness list should identify each non-respondent witness, summarize the expected testimony, estimate its length, state the testimony language, and include a CV or resume for an expert. ### Interpreter Request Deadline A respondent or practitioner should request an interpreter no later than 30 days before the hearing at which interpreter services will be needed. ### Addressing The Judge Address the immigration judge as “Your Honor” or “Judge,” and stand when the judge enters and exits the courtroom. ### Oral argument Except when questioning witnesses, direct oral argument and statements to the immigration judge rather than debating the opposing party. ### Recording and broadcasting Only the immigration judge may record a hearing; practitioners of record may use silent electronic devices only for immediately relevant court business and subject to the judge’s control. ### Hearings At an individual calendar hearing, be prepared to make opening and closing statements, raise evidentiary objections, present witnesses and evidence, and cross-examine opposing witnesses. If the hearing medium is uncertain or an internet-based hearing cannot be accessed, contact the hearing immigration court; unrepresented respondents default to in-person hearings. ### Remote appearances Photographing or recording any part of an internet-based immigration hearing is prohibited and may result in penalties. ## Published courtroom rules ### Shared court rules Houston - Greenspoint Park Immigration Court Immigration Court proceedings only, not BIA or OCAHO. Preserve chapter-specific proceeding limits. Section-specific exceptions, waivers, later amendments and case orders remain applicable. This is a source excerpt, not an exhaustive statement of the rule. Houston - Greenspoint Park Immigration Court Immigration Court proceedings only, not BIA or OCAHO. Preserve chapter-specific proceeding limits. Section-specific exceptions, waivers, later amendments and case orders remain applicable. This is a source excerpt, not an exhaustive statement of the rule. Houston - Greenspoint Park Immigration Court Immigration Court proceedings only, not BIA or OCAHO. Preserve chapter-specific proceeding limits. Section-specific exceptions, waivers, later amendments and case orders remain applicable. This is a source excerpt, not an exhaustive statement of the rule. ## Sources Identity source checked August 19, 2026 . Biography sources checked October 10, 2026 . ### DOJ EOIR current immigration judge directory Identity source · HTML · Source checked August 19, 2026 ### EOIR Policy Manual, Part II, Chapter 2.1 - Delivery and Receipt Courtwide source · HTML · Source checked July 30, 2026 ### EOIR Policy Manual, Part II, Chapter 2.3 - Documents ### EOIR Policy Manual, Part II, Chapter 3.10 - Interpreters ### EOIR Policy Manual, Part II, Chapter 3.11 - Courtroom Decorum ### EOIR Policy Manual, Part II, Chapter 3.12 - Electronic Devices ### EOIR Policy Manual, Part II, Chapter 3.15 - Individual Calendar Hearing ### Find an Immigration Court and Access Internet-Based Hearings ### Current EOIR official staff directory Current EOIR Official Staff Directory source · HTML · Source checked October 7, 2026 [Public Records & Data Use](/public-records-data-use) · [Corrections policy](/corrections)