# Kevin N. Buras

Immigration Judge · [Houston - Jefferson Street Immigration Court](/kyj/court/tx/houston-jefferson-street-immigration-court)

Last updated October 25, 2026

## Kevin N. Buras at a glance

Current role

Immigration Judge

Court

[Houston - Jefferson Street Immigration Court](/kyj/court/tx/houston-jefferson-street-immigration-court)

Current assignment

[Houston - Jefferson Street Immigration Court](/kyj/court/tx/houston-jefferson-street-immigration-court)

Jurisdiction

Texas · Federal

Judicial service

Active

## Immigration proceeding outcomes

No proceeding outcomes in this EOIR release are matched to this profile. Any separately published asylum statistics are available below.

Asylum decisions and other statistics

## Analytics

Published EOIR records include 72 asylum outcomes associated with this judge. Asylum was granted in 3 (4.2%) and denied in 69 (95.8%); 0 were other or procedural outcomes. [Explore analytics](#analytics)

## Biography

### Professional career

- Immigration Judge appointed in October 2025 by Attorney General Pamela Bondi under the Trump administration
- Career before judiciary: 2019–2025: Assistant Chief Counsel, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (Houston), National Security Designated Attorney 2011–2019: Asylum Officer / Senior Asylum Officer, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (Houston) Served twice in Afghanistan as an Army engineer; retired from Army Reserve as a colonel in 2020

### Education

- B.A., University of Texas at Austin (1991) J.D., South Texas College of Law, Houston (2001)

### Additional information

- State Bar of Texas
- Assigned to the El Paso – Service Processing Center, Texas and is also listed in EOIR records with Houston, TX court activity.

## 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

### Find an Immigration Court and Access Internet-Based Hearings

Judge Specific source · HTML · Source checked September 15, 2026

### 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)


## Published courtroom rules

### Shared court rules

- [EOIR Practice Manual 2.1 — Delivery and Receipt](https://knowjudges.com/courtroom-rules/national-shared-set-c9195b4f0bba01a19aa8df41) — 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. [Official source](https://www.justice.gov/eoir/policy-manual-eoir/part-II/icpm/chapter-2-1). Collected 2026-10-27.
- [EOIR Practice Manual 3.11 — Courtroom Decorum](https://knowjudges.com/courtroom-rules/national-shared-set-8d8e8e8bf80478864645291a) — 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. [Official source](https://www.justice.gov/eoir/policy-manual-eoir/part-II/icpm/chapter-3-11). Collected 2026-10-27.
- [EOIR Practice Manual 2.3 — Documents](https://knowjudges.com/courtroom-rules/national-shared-set-53ee093be24c18a5d1a93046) — 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. [Official source](https://www.justice.gov/eoir/policy-manual-eoir/part-II/icpm/chapter-2-3). Collected 2026-10-27.