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In FY2026 through 2026-08-31 (a partial year), 12 of 305 asylum grant-or-denial records under judge code DER at Chicago were grants (3.93%) and 293 were denials (96.07%). In the same period, the court recorded 13.55%. EOIR data through 2026-08-31; past records do not predict an individual case.

Recorded grant share · Chicago · CHI

Grants 12 · Denials 293 · N 305
95% interval: 2.26%–6.75%

Records are counted at the court stored on each proceeding. The official listing names Fort Worth Immigration Adjudication Center.

Judge code DER
3.93%N 305
Chicago
13.55%N 4,884
United States · all courts
No national figure is published for this period

Among comparable judge codes at this court

17 judge codes at this court have 100 or more grant-or-denial records in FY2026. Their recorded grant shares range from 0.00% to 36.48%; the median is 9.50%.
Record coverage
26 courts with recordsFY2019–FY2026 · 52 court-years · Courts are not pooled
Hearing dates on calendar
0 master · 9 individualFort Snelling · proceedings with hearing dates, 2026-09–2029-08Hearing schedule
Data through
2026-08-31EOIR records · official listing: Fort Worth Immigration Adjudication Center, checked 2026-09-16Data and sources

Historical outcomes by court

Each row is a fiscal year at the court stored on the dated record. Courts are not pooled; an official listing never moves old results to a new court. Small groups remain visible and are labeled.

Judge figures group saved asylum outcomes by the judge code on each EOIR proceeding. The code identifies the assigned judge; these records do not verify who personally made every application decision. How judge figures work

Recorded grant share by fiscal year at Chicago

0%25%50%75%100%FY2019FY2020FY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025FY202624.44%0.00%3.93%53.05%39.46%45.97%61.95%60.52%60.38%35.78%13.55%37.13%46.12%47.28%43.52%23.13%
  • Judge code DER
  • Chicago
  • United States · all courts
National figures are published for FY2021–FY2025. A broken ring marks a value from fewer than 100 records.
Recorded grant and denial outcomes · EOIR dated records
Completion FYRecorded grant shareTotal (N)Grant recordsDenial records95% interval
Chicago · CHIExplore this court's full context
FY2026Partial year3.93%305122932.26%–6.75%
FY20200.00%Small sample4040.00%–48.99%
FY201924.44%Small sample45113414.24%–38.67%
Oakdale · OAKExplore this court's full context
FY2026Partial year27.27%Small sample11389.75%–56.56%
FY20259.15%153141395.53%–14.77%
FY20244.94%Small sample814771.94%–12.02%
FY20190.00%Small sample1010.00%–79.35%
Fort Snelling · BLMExplore this court's full context
FY2026Partial year0.00%Small sample100100.00%–27.75%
FY20230.00%Small sample303<0.01%–56.15%
FY20190.00%Small sample303<0.01%–56.15%
LaSalle · JNAExplore this court's full context
FY2026Partial year50.00%Small sample2119.45%–90.55%
FY202025.00%Small sample4134.56%–69.94%
Hartford · HARExplore this court's full context
FY20250.00%Small sample1010.00%–79.35%
Dallas · DALExplore this court's full context
FY20240.00%Small sample1010.00%–79.35%
FY202312.64%Small sample8711767.21%–21.24%
FY202241.94%Small sample31131826.42%–59.23%
FY20210.00%Small sample2020.00%–65.76%
FY201913.33%Small sample152133.74%–37.88%
San Antonio · SNAExplore this court's full context
FY20240.00%Small sample2020.00%–65.76%
Houston – Greenspoint Park · HGPExplore this court's full context
FY20240.00%Small sample1010.00%–79.35%
Houston - Jefferson Street Immigration Court · HOUExplore this court's full context
FY20230.00%Small sample1010.00%–79.35%
FY20220.00%Small sample4040.00%–48.99%
FY20200.00%Small sample707<0.01%–35.43%
FY20190.00%Small sample180180.00%–17.59%
Conroe · CICExplore this court's full context
FY20230.00%Small sample1010.00%–79.35%
FY20220.00%Small sample1010.00%–79.35%
FY202016.67%Small sample6153.01%–56.35%
FY20190.00%Small sample1010.00%–79.35%
El Paso SPC · EPDExplore this court's full context
FY20230.00%Small sample5050.00%–43.45%
Los Fresnos · PISExplore this court's full context
FY20230.00%Small sample1010.00%–79.35%
FY20200.00%Small sample4040.00%–48.99%
Laredo · LROExplore this court's full context
FY202215.79%Small sample193165.52%–37.57%
FY2021100.00%Small sample1212075.75%–100.00%
FY202023.53%Small sample85206515.78%–33.57%
Harlingen · HLGExplore this court's full context
FY20220.00%Small sample606<0.01%–39.03%
FY2021100.00%Small sample44051.01%–100.00%
FY20200.00%Small sample8080.00%–32.44%
Denver · DENExplore this court's full context
FY202220.00%Small sample5143.62%–62.45%
Boston · BOSExplore this court's full context
FY20220.00%Small sample4040.00%–48.99%
Salt Lake City · SLCExplore this court's full context
FY20210.00%Small sample2020.00%–65.76%
Aurora · AURExplore this court's full context
FY202020.00%Small sample5143.62%–62.45%
FY201940.00%Small sample52311.76%–76.93%
Florence · FLOExplore this court's full context
FY20200.00%Small sample1010.00%–79.35%
FY201911.11%Small sample9181.99%–43.50%
Elizabeth · ELZExplore this court's full context
FY20200.00%Small sample2020.00%–65.76%
FY20190.00%Small sample2020.00%–65.76%
Memphis · MEMExplore this court's full context
FY20200.00%Small sample1010.00%–79.35%
Adelanto · ADLExplore this court's full context
FY201925.00%Small sample8267.15%–59.07%
Annandale · WASExplore this court's full context
FY20190.00%Small sample606<0.01%–39.03%
Eloy · ELOExplore this court's full context
FY201933.33%Small sample6249.68%–70.00%
Phoenix · PHOExplore this court's full context
FY20190.00%Small sample606<0.01%–39.03%
Tacoma · TACExplore this court's full context
FY20190.00%Small sample2020.00%–65.76%

Small sample: fewer than 100 grant or denial records. This share can swing widely.

These records do not predict an individual result or measure judge quality. A person may have more than one proceeding.

Source cutoff: 2026-08-31 · eoir-2026-08-judge-records-v2 · Source files and checks · Attribution details

Historical grant and denial records by nationality

Nationality groups count grant and denial proceedings in FY2021–FY2025, not people.

The dated results have a different coverage period and do not contain individual nationality. Small groups can change sharply.

Recorded judge × court × nationality · FY2021–FY2025 and each fiscal year
Recorded nationalityFY2021–FY2025 · pooledTotal (N)Court · same nationalityFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Oakdale
Russia27.03%Small sample3737.87% · N 3678 / 222 / 15———
Georgia5.00%Small sample205.88% · N 1700 / 151 / 5———
Uzbekistan0.00%Small sample204.48% · N 1340 / 50 / 15———
India0.00%Small sample172.96% · N 1350 / 17————
Colombia0.00%Small sample101.10% · N 1810 / 60 / 4———
Senegal0.00%Small sample105.77% · N 52—0 / 10———
Mexico0.00%Small sample91.32% · N 1510 / 30 / 6———
Venezuela0.00%Small sample922.92% · N 1440 / 20 / 7———
Cameroon0.00%Small sample737.89% · N 950 / 7————
Iran16.67%Small sample616.67% · N 301 / 50 / 1———
Afghanistan40.00%Small sample534.48% · N 581 / 41 / 1———
Armenia20.00%Small sample516.67% · N 421 / 5————
China0.00%Small sample54.44% · N 900 / 40 / 1———
Kirghizia (Kyrgyzstan)0.00%Small sample54.00% · N 250 / 40 / 1———
Tajikistan (Tadzhik)0.00%Small sample59.30% · N 430 / 20 / 3———
Turkiye20.00%Small sample528.77% · N 2191 / 5————
Vietnam0.00%Small sample50.00% · N 250 / 5————
Honduras0.00%Small sample41.63% · N 1230 / 4————
Mauritania0.00%Small sample411.76% · N 510 / 10 / 3———
Dominican Republic0.00%Small sample30.00% · N 250 / 20 / 1———
Guinea0.00%Small sample318.18% · N 110 / 10 / 2———
Nepal0.00%Small sample30.00% · N 300 / 3————
Nicaragua0.00%Small sample317.12% · N 2570 / 3————
Bangladesh0.00%Small sample20.00% · N 250 / 2————
Cuba50.00%Small sample230.48% · N 1051 / 2————
Ecuador0.00%Small sample21.82% · N 1100 / 10 / 1———
Egypt0.00%Small sample213.95% · N 430 / 2————
Guatemala0.00%Small sample23.26% · N 920 / 10 / 1———
Jamaica0.00%Small sample22.78% · N 360 / 10 / 1———
Pakistan0.00%Small sample24.55% · N 220 / 10 / 1———
Somalia0.00%Small sample218.75% · N 320 / 2————
Sri Lanka0.00%Small sample230.00% · N 100 / 2————
Brazil0.00%Small sample18.11% · N 37—0 / 1———
Chad0.00%Small sample116.67% · N 60 / 1————
Democratic Republic Of Congo0.00%Small sample125.00% · N 40 / 1————
El Salvador0.00%Small sample15.26% · N 76—0 / 1———
Eritrea0.00%Small sample115.91% · N 440 / 1————
Ethiopia0.00%Small sample113.79% · N 290 / 1————
Jordan0.00%Small sample10.00% · N 120 / 1————
Kazakhstan100.00%Small sample125.00% · N 41 / 1————
Lebanon0.00%Small sample10.00% · N 20 / 1————
Morocco0.00%Small sample110.00% · N 100 / 1————
Nigeria0.00%Small sample16.25% · N 160 / 1————
Palestine0.00%Small sample10.00% · N 10 / 1————
Panama0.00%Small sample10.00% · N 40 / 1————
Togo0.00%Small sample10.00% · N 60 / 1————
Tunisia0.00%Small sample10.00% · N 10 / 1————
Yemen0.00%Small sample10.00% · N 50 / 1————
Dallas
El Salvador8.33%Small sample485.57% · N 934——0 / 364 / 12—
Honduras0.00%Small sample175.55% · N 883——0 / 130 / 20 / 2
Venezuela45.45%Small sample1128.51% · N 870——1 / 34 / 8—
Guatemala0.00%Small sample105.58% · N 430——0 / 10——
Syria100.00%Small sample661.54% · N 13——6 / 6——
Nigeria20.00%Small sample566.17% · N 133——0 / 41 / 1—
Turkiye40.00%Small sample577.78% · N 81——2 / 30 / 2—
Mexico0.00%Small sample41.27% · N 628——0 / 4——
Nicaragua33.33%Small sample316.67% · N 156——1 / 3——
Vietnam100.00%Small sample365.22% · N 23———3 / 3—
Egypt50.00%Small sample264.47% · N 76——1 / 2——
Burma (Myanmar)0.00%Small sample120.00% · N 5——0 / 1——
Burundi0.00%Small sample166.67% · N 3———0 / 1—
Cameroon100.00%Small sample152.31% · N 65———1 / 1—
Central African Republic0.00%Small sample150.00% · N 2——0 / 1——
Iraq0.00%Small sample191.67% · N 12—0 / 1———
Palestine0.00%Small sample166.67% · N 3——0 / 1——
Zimbabwe0.00%Small sample142.86% · N 21———0 / 1—
Laredo
Nicaragua16.67%Small sample1211.76% · N 85———1 / 111 / 1
Cuba55.56%Small sample942.05% · N 176———1 / 54 / 4
Venezuela100.00%Small sample552.87% · N 261———1 / 14 / 4
Honduras75.00%Small sample414.12% · N 170———0 / 13 / 3
Colombia0.00%Small sample11.96% · N 51———0 / 1—
Harlingen
Nicaragua0.00%Small sample624.18% · N 426———0 / 6—
Venezuela100.00%Small sample457.86% · N 159————4 / 4
Denver
El Salvador50.00%Small sample235.85% · N 371———1 / 2—
Venezuela0.00%Small sample255.06% · N 405———0 / 2—
Honduras0.00%Small sample128.06% · N 392———0 / 1—
El Paso SPC
Guatemala0.00%Small sample210.39% · N 77——0 / 2——
Ecuador0.00%Small sample12.50% · N 40——0 / 1——
Nicaragua0.00%Small sample121.05% · N 76——0 / 1——
Venezuela0.00%Small sample114.29% · N 154——0 / 1——
Houston - Jefferson Street Immigration Court
El Salvador0.00%Small sample43.39% · N 1,534———0 / 4—
Venezuela0.00%Small sample143.72% · N 613——0 / 1——
Boston · BOS
Brazil0.00%Small sample429.17% · N 5,653———0 / 4—
Fort Snelling
Ecuador0.00%Small sample24.61% · N 737——0 / 2——
El Salvador0.00%Small sample111.37% · N 431——0 / 1——
Conroe
El Salvador0.00%Small sample10.51% · N 195——0 / 1——
Honduras0.00%Small sample10.63% · N 318———0 / 1—
Salt Lake City
Venezuela0.00%Small sample286.02% · N 3,397————0 / 2
San Antonio
Venezuela0.00%Small sample254.20% · N 987—0 / 2———
Hartford
Ecuador0.00%Small sample115.78% · N 7730 / 1————
Houston – Greenspoint Park
Honduras0.00%Small sample12.59% · N 2,784—0 / 1———
Los Fresnos · PIS
El Salvador0.00%Small sample10.00% · N 124——0 / 1——

Small sample: fewer than 100 grant or denial records. This share can swing widely. Each fiscal year shows grants / N; — means no grant or denial record that year.

Judge means the code saved on the proceeding, not independently verified decision authorship. Flags are visual aids for mapped source categories; historical, unknown and non-geographic categories remain text-only.

EOIR CASE nationality aggregates · eoir-2026-08-nationality-complete-v1 · Download complete counts

Hearing schedule

One proceeding record is not necessarily a separate hearing session.

Fort Snelling · BLM · All proceedings · 2026-09–2029-08

Asylum-associated records are a subset of All proceedings.

Schedule display range: 2026-09–2029-08 (36 months)

Same count scale for both hearing types. Browse horizontally to see all 36 months.

Proceedings

Master Calendar Hearings · 0 proceedings with recorded hearing dates

Individual / Merits Hearings

Months with no retained records show 0.

Monthly counts are available for all recorded courts below.

Adelanto · ADL

Retained: 0Excluded: 0Unable to confirm: 0Source files and checks

Aurora · AUR

Retained: 0Excluded: 0Unable to confirm: 0Source files and checks

Fort Snelling · BLM

Monthly counts

Donald R., JR. Eller · DER · Fort Snelling · BLM · 2026-09–2029-08 · All proceedings · Asylum-associated proceedings · Proceedings with recorded hearing dates · EOIR · 2026-08 edition
MonthAll proceedings · Master proceedingsAll proceedings · Individual proceedingsAsylum-associated proceedings · Master proceedingsAsylum-associated proceedings · Individual proceedings
2026-090000
2026-100808
2026-110101
2026-120000
2027-010000
2027-020000
2027-030000
2027-040000
2027-050000
2027-060000
2027-070000
2027-080000
2027-090000
2027-100000
2027-110000
2027-120000
2028-010000
2028-020000
2028-030000
2028-040000
2028-050000
2028-060000
2028-070000
2028-080000
2028-090000
2028-100000
2028-110000
2028-120000
2029-010000
2029-020000
2029-030000
2029-040000
2029-050000
2029-060000
2029-070000
2029-080000

Retained: 9Excluded: 3Unable to confirm: 0Source files and checks

Boston · BOS

Retained: 0Excluded: 0Unable to confirm: 0Source files and checks

Buffalo · BUF

Retained: 0Excluded: 0Unable to confirm: 0Source files and checks

Chicago · CHI

Monthly counts

Donald R., JR. Eller · DER · Chicago · CHI · 2026-09–2029-08 · All proceedings · Asylum-associated proceedings · Proceedings with recorded hearing dates · EOIR · 2026-08 edition
MonthAll proceedings · Master proceedingsAll proceedings · Individual proceedingsAsylum-associated proceedings · Master proceedingsAsylum-associated proceedings · Individual proceedings
2026-09029020
2026-10028021
2026-11035024
2026-12016011
2027-010000
2027-020000
2027-030000
2027-040000
2027-050000
2027-060000
2027-070000
2027-080000
2027-090000
2027-100000
2027-110000
2027-120000
2028-010000
2028-020000
2028-030000
2028-040000
2028-050000
2028-060000
2028-070000
2028-080000
2028-090000
2028-100000
2028-110000
2028-120000
2029-010000
2029-020000
2029-030000
2029-040000
2029-050000
2029-060000
2029-070000
2029-080000

Retained: 108Excluded: 41Unable to confirm: 0Source files and checks

Conroe · CIC

Retained: 0Excluded: 0Unable to confirm: 0Source files and checks

Dallas · DAL

Monthly counts

Donald R., JR. Eller · DER · Dallas · DAL · 2026-09–2029-08 · All proceedings · Asylum-associated proceedings · Proceedings with recorded hearing dates · EOIR · 2026-08 edition
MonthAll proceedings · Master proceedingsAll proceedings · Individual proceedingsAsylum-associated proceedings · Master proceedingsAsylum-associated proceedings · Individual proceedings
2026-092582416917
2026-100000
2026-110000
2026-120000
2027-010000
2027-020000
2027-030000
2027-040000
2027-050000
2027-060000
2027-070000
2027-080000
2027-090000
2027-100000
2027-110000
2027-120000
2028-010000
2028-020000
2028-030000
2028-040000
2028-050000
2028-060000
2028-070000
2028-080000
2028-090000
2028-100000
2028-110000
2028-120000
2029-010000
2029-020000
2029-030000
2029-040000
2029-050000
2029-060000
2029-070000
2029-080000

Retained: 282Excluded: 5Unable to confirm: 0Source files and checks

Denver · DEN

Retained: 0Excluded: 0Unable to confirm: 0Source files and checks

Eloy · ELO

Retained: 0Excluded: 0Unable to confirm: 0Source files and checks

El Paso · ELP

Retained: 0Excluded: 0Unable to confirm: 0Source files and checks

Elizabeth · ELZ

Retained: 0Excluded: 0Unable to confirm: 0Source files and checks

El Paso SPC · EPD

Retained: 0Excluded: 0Unable to confirm: 0Source files and checks

Florence · FLO

Retained: 0Excluded: 0Unable to confirm: 0Source files and checks

Houston – Greenspoint Park · HGP

Retained: 0Excluded: 0Unable to confirm: 0Source files and checks

Harlingen · HLG

Retained: 0Excluded: 0Unable to confirm: 0Source files and checks

Houston - Jefferson Street Immigration Court · HOU

Retained: 0Excluded: 0Unable to confirm: 0Source files and checks

Houston – S. Gessner Road · HSG

Retained: 0Excluded: 0Unable to confirm: 0Source files and checks

LaSalle · JNA

Retained: 0Excluded: 0Unable to confirm: 0Source files and checks

Kansas City · KAN

Retained: 0Excluded: 0Unable to confirm: 0Source files and checks

Laredo · LRO

Retained: 0Excluded: 0Unable to confirm: 0Source files and checks

Las Vegas · LVG

Retained: 0Excluded: 0Unable to confirm: 0Source files and checks

Memphis · MEM

Retained: 0Excluded: 0Unable to confirm: 0Source files and checks

New Orleans · NOL

Retained: 0Excluded: 0Unable to confirm: 0Source files and checks

Oakdale · OAK

Retained: 0Excluded: 0Unable to confirm: 0Source files and checks

Omaha · OMA

Retained: 0Excluded: 0Unable to confirm: 0Source files and checks

Otay Mesa · OTM

Retained: 0Excluded: 0Unable to confirm: 0Source files and checks

Otero · OTO

Monthly counts

Donald R., JR. Eller · DER · Otero · OTO · 2026-09–2029-08 · All proceedings · Asylum-associated proceedings · Proceedings with recorded hearing dates · EOIR · 2026-08 edition
MonthAll proceedings · Master proceedingsAll proceedings · Individual proceedingsAsylum-associated proceedings · Master proceedingsAsylum-associated proceedings · Individual proceedings
2026-091000
2026-100000
2026-110000
2026-120000
2027-010000
2027-020000
2027-030000
2027-040000
2027-050000
2027-060000
2027-070000
2027-080000
2027-090000
2027-100000
2027-110000
2027-120000
2028-010000
2028-020000
2028-030000
2028-040000
2028-050000
2028-060000
2028-070000
2028-080000
2028-090000
2028-100000
2028-110000
2028-120000
2029-010000
2029-020000
2029-030000
2029-040000
2029-050000
2029-060000
2029-070000
2029-080000

Retained: 1Excluded: 1Unable to confirm: 0Source files and checks

Los Fresnos · PEP

Retained: 0Excluded: 0Unable to confirm: 0Source files and checks

Phoenix · PHO

Retained: 0Excluded: 0Unable to confirm: 0Source files and checks

Los Fresnos · PIS

Retained: 0Excluded: 0Unable to confirm: 0Source files and checks

Pearsall · PSD

Retained: 0Excluded: 0Unable to confirm: 0Source files and checks

Stewart · SDC

Retained: 0Excluded: 0Unable to confirm: 0Source files and checks

San Francisco · SFR

Retained: 0Excluded: 0Unable to confirm: 0Source files and checks

Salt Lake City · SLC

Monthly counts

Donald R., JR. Eller · DER · Salt Lake City · SLC · 2026-09–2029-08 · All proceedings · Asylum-associated proceedings · Proceedings with recorded hearing dates · EOIR · 2026-08 edition
MonthAll proceedings · Master proceedingsAll proceedings · Individual proceedingsAsylum-associated proceedings · Master proceedingsAsylum-associated proceedings · Individual proceedings
2026-091000
2026-100000
2026-110000
2026-120000
2027-010000
2027-020000
2027-030000
2027-040000
2027-050000
2027-060000
2027-070000
2027-080000
2027-090000
2027-100000
2027-110000
2027-120000
2028-010000
2028-020000
2028-030000
2028-040000
2028-050000
2028-060000
2028-070000
2028-080000
2028-090000
2028-100000
2028-110000
2028-120000
2029-010000
2029-020000
2029-030000
2029-040000
2029-050000
2029-060000
2029-070000
2029-080000

Retained: 1Excluded: 0Unable to confirm: 0Source files and checks

Tacoma · TAC

Retained: 0Excluded: 0Unable to confirm: 0Source files and checks

Annandale · WAS

Retained: 0Excluded: 0Unable to confirm: 0Source files and checks

Dated result records

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Monthly record distribution for this selection

Filtered records by court and fiscal year

All eight saved result categories · same filters as the result list
Historical record courtFiscal yearGrantedDeniedRecorded as abandonedRecorded as withdrawnRecorded as not adjudicatedRecorded as administratively closedOther recorded categoriesNo application result recordedTotal records

Each row totals its eight categories using the current filters. Fiscal years run from 10-01 through 09-30.

One row per eligible proceeding · latest completion date first
Proceeding completion dateHistorical record courtSaved application result

Counts use stored proceeding completion dates and judge codes. Later source releases may revise earlier records.

Source cutoff: 2026-08-31 · eoir-2026-08-judge-records-v2 · Source files and checks

Recorded BIA appeals associated with this judge code

These records are linked to proceedings carrying this EOIR judge code in the 2026-08 source snapshot. The data do not establish that the coded judge personally issued the decision under BIA review.

Historical decision FY2021–FY2025 pooled · respondent-filed appeals (A)

This judge code has an unresolved identity or name association. Its BIA row is unavailable; this is not a zero count.

Questions about these records

Is this the judge’s asylum approval or denial rate?

It is the recorded grant share: of 305 asylum grant-or-denial records under judge code DER at Chicago in FY2026, 12 were grants (3.93%) and 293 were denials (96.07%).

Withdrawals, abandonment, administrative closure and other outcomes are outside this denominator. The judge code identifies the assigned judge; it does not prove who decided each application.

Why do other websites show a different number?

Publications count different things. This page counts asylum applications that ended in a grant or a denial in EOIR’s public CASE data, by fiscal year, at the court stored on each proceeding, and never pools courts.

Other reports may count other relief, such as withholding of removal or protection under the Convention Against Torture, count decisions rather than proceedings, combine courts or use other years. Compare the period, the population and N before comparing percentages.

Why are courts listed separately?

Each record keeps the court stored on its proceeding. This judge code has grant or denial records at 26 courts. They are shown separately and never pooled, and the official listing does not move older records to a new court.

Why is FY2026 marked as a partial year?

Fiscal year 2026 runs from 2025-10-01 to 2026-09-30, and the source data end on 2026-08-31. FY2026 figures cover only part of the year, so they are not compared with complete years.

What does a small sample mean here?

When fewer than 100 grant or denial records stand behind a share, one or two decisions can move it by several percentage points. Such figures are marked † or labeled as a small sample, and the 95% interval shows how wide the uncertainty is.

Where does this judge hear cases now?

EOIR’s official hearing directory, checked 2026-09-16, lists this name at Fort Worth Immigration Adjudication Center.

Under this judge code, the 2026-08 EOIR edition records hearing dates from 2026-09 to 2029-08 at Fort Snelling: 0 master and 9 individual proceedings.

A listing or a scheduled date does not establish a sole duty station.

Can these numbers predict my case?

No. They describe past records under a judge code. The outcome of a case depends on its own facts, evidence and law. For advice about your case, talk to a qualified lawyer or accredited representative.

Data and sources

Source cutoff: · eoir-2026-08-judge-source-coverage-v1

Dated asylum records and recorded grants or denials are available by court and fiscal year.

Result record coverage

5,707Associated proceeding records
1,989Proceedings linked to asylum applications
1,660Eligible dated asylum records
1,009Dated grant or denial records

All courts and all stored dates in this source edition. These coverage counts do not change with the result-list filters.

Historical record courts
31
Earliest recorded completion FY
FY2019
Latest recorded completion FY
FY2026 · Partial year
Why some source records are outside the dated results
  • 327 eligible asylum records have no completion date.
  • 473 eligible asylum records have no application result; 147 of them appear in the dated list. 326 records lack both a usable completion date and an application result. The missing-date and missing-result counts overlap.
  • 2 asylum-linked proceedings have conflicting saved application results.

A blank date or result does not establish a pending case, an undecided application, or the absence of a decision. Missing dates are not assigned to an assumed fiscal year.

All eligible dated result categories are included through the source cutoff, without aggregate suppression filters.

Source cutoff: 2026-08-31 · FY2026 is incomplete. Earlier stored dates may predate a judge’s appointment because assignment and saved completion date describe different events.

Nationality and representation selections do not filter this list. Case identifiers and personal attributes are not included.

Available historical coverage

Source coverage includes all normalized dated records for this identity. It is not verified decision authorship or a complete case history.

Coverage counting rules

Counts describe stored proceedings associated with the judge code, not unique cases, people, or verified decision authorship. Asylum applications are combined per proceeding using the same joins and conflict rules as the dated list.

1,987 asylum-linked proceedings meet the proceeding-type, case-link and result-consistency rules. These eligible records split into missing dates, invalid dates, dates after the cutoff, and dated records through the cutoff.

The dated list includes all saved result categories, including a blank result. Grant share uses only dated grants divided by dated grants plus denials; other categories are excluded.

These are saved results on proceedings assigned to the selected judge in EOIR data, not independently verified decision authorship. The application result has no separate decision timestamp. Completion dates may reflect a different event or later edits.

Each row represents one eligible proceeding after duplicate application rows are combined. Identical dates and results can appear multiple times. A person may have multiple proceedings. Within-day order does not indicate the sequence of decisions.

The public timeline includes all eight saved result categories and all stored completion years through the source cutoff. Conflicting application outcomes and inconsistent case joins remain excluded. Complete records can reconstruct counts hidden in legacy aggregate tables; those tables no longer provide a non-reconstruction guarantee.

Official court listing

Directory checked: EOIR hearing directory

On the checked official listing

An official listing may include supervisory or multiple-court assignments; it does not establish a sole duty station.

Hearing schedule sources

Schedule filtering and source checks

The 2026-08 EOIR edition is grouped using a source cutoff of 2026-08-31. Counts describe proceeding records with retained future hearing dates, grouped by the judge and court codes stored on each schedule record. Records with a handling reason and other excluded records are kept outside the counts; records that cannot be confirmed are listed separately. All proceedings includes the reliably identified asylum-associated subset.

Later recorded hearing dates are included in the source coverage summary.

All proceedings · future hearing dates through 2036-08-31

These source coverage counts include all proceedings and do not change with the proceedings filter above.

Adelanto · ADL

Retained: 0Excluded: 0Unable to confirm: 0

Raw Master and Individual records
0
Unconfirmed proportion
Not calculable
Historical schedule records
17
Other schedule types
5
Reliable asylum association
12
No identifiable asylum association
5

Aurora

Retained: 0Excluded: 0Unable to confirm: 0

Raw Master and Individual records
0
Unconfirmed proportion
Not calculable
Historical schedule records
235
Other schedule types
87
Reliable asylum association
43
No identifiable asylum association
192

Fort Snelling

Retained: 9Excluded: 3Unable to confirm: 0

Raw Master and Individual records
12
Unconfirmed proportion
0.00%
Recorded handling reason
3
Historical schedule records
36
Future schedule records
12
Reliable asylum association
42
No identifiable asylum association
6

Boston · BOS

Retained: 0Excluded: 0Unable to confirm: 0

Raw Master and Individual records
0
Unconfirmed proportion
Not calculable
Historical schedule records
16
Other schedule types
2
Reliable asylum association
9
No identifiable asylum association
7

Buffalo

Retained: 0Excluded: 0Unable to confirm: 0

Raw Master and Individual records
0
Unconfirmed proportion
Not calculable
Historical schedule records
2
No identifiable asylum association
2

Chicago

Retained: 108Excluded: 41Unable to confirm: 0

Raw Master and Individual records
149
Unconfirmed proportion
0.00%
Recorded handling reason
41
Historical schedule records
1,786
Future schedule records
149
Reliable asylum association
1,445
No identifiable asylum association
490

Conroe

Retained: 0Excluded: 0Unable to confirm: 0

Raw Master and Individual records
0
Unconfirmed proportion
Not calculable
Historical schedule records
347
Other schedule types
235
Reliable asylum association
44
No identifiable asylum association
303

Dallas

Retained: 282Excluded: 5Unable to confirm: 0

Raw Master and Individual records
287
Unconfirmed proportion
0.00%
Recorded handling reason
5
Historical schedule records
2,712
Future schedule records
287
Other schedule types
41
Reliable asylum association
1,101
No identifiable asylum association
1,898

Denver

Retained: 0Excluded: 0Unable to confirm: 0

Raw Master and Individual records
0
Unconfirmed proportion
Not calculable
Historical schedule records
59
Reliable asylum association
24
No identifiable asylum association
35

Eloy

Retained: 0Excluded: 0Unable to confirm: 0

Raw Master and Individual records
0
Unconfirmed proportion
Not calculable
Historical schedule records
21
Other schedule types
8
Reliable asylum association
12
No identifiable asylum association
9

El Paso

Retained: 0Excluded: 0Unable to confirm: 0

Raw Master and Individual records
0
Unconfirmed proportion
Not calculable
Historical schedule records
66
Other schedule types
65
No identifiable asylum association
66

Elizabeth

Retained: 0Excluded: 0Unable to confirm: 0

Raw Master and Individual records
0
Unconfirmed proportion
Not calculable
Historical schedule records
13
Other schedule types
2
Reliable asylum association
7
No identifiable asylum association
6

El Paso SPC

Retained: 0Excluded: 0Unable to confirm: 0

Raw Master and Individual records
0
Unconfirmed proportion
Not calculable
Historical schedule records
187
Other schedule types
95
Reliable asylum association
56
No identifiable asylum association
131

Florence

Retained: 0Excluded: 0Unable to confirm: 0

Raw Master and Individual records
0
Unconfirmed proportion
Not calculable
Historical schedule records
51
Other schedule types
5
Reliable asylum association
22
No identifiable asylum association
29

Houston – Greenspoint Park

Retained: 0Excluded: 0Unable to confirm: 0

Raw Master and Individual records
0
Unconfirmed proportion
Not calculable
Historical schedule records
1
Reliable asylum association
1

Harlingen

Retained: 0Excluded: 0Unable to confirm: 0

Raw Master and Individual records
0
Unconfirmed proportion
Not calculable
Historical schedule records
17
Reliable asylum association
17

Houston - Jefferson Street Immigration Court

Retained: 0Excluded: 0Unable to confirm: 0

Raw Master and Individual records
0
Unconfirmed proportion
Not calculable
Historical schedule records
1,953
Other schedule types
15
Reliable asylum association
916
No identifiable asylum association
1,037

Houston – S. Gessner Road

Retained: 0Excluded: 0Unable to confirm: 0

Raw Master and Individual records
0
Unconfirmed proportion
Not calculable
Historical schedule records
4
Reliable asylum association
3
No identifiable asylum association
1

LaSalle

Retained: 0Excluded: 0Unable to confirm: 0

Raw Master and Individual records
0
Unconfirmed proportion
Not calculable
Historical schedule records
152
Other schedule types
90
Reliable asylum association
23
No identifiable asylum association
129

Kansas City

Retained: 0Excluded: 0Unable to confirm: 0

Raw Master and Individual records
0
Unconfirmed proportion
Not calculable
Historical schedule records
3
Reliable asylum association
3

Laredo

Retained: 0Excluded: 0Unable to confirm: 0

Raw Master and Individual records
0
Unconfirmed proportion
Not calculable
Historical schedule records
646
Other schedule types
56
Reliable asylum association
482
No identifiable asylum association
164

Las Vegas

Retained: 0Excluded: 0Unable to confirm: 0

Raw Master and Individual records
0
Unconfirmed proportion
Not calculable
Historical schedule records
3
Reliable asylum association
3

Memphis · MEM

Retained: 0Excluded: 0Unable to confirm: 0

Raw Master and Individual records
0
Unconfirmed proportion
Not calculable
Historical schedule records
16
Reliable asylum association
12
No identifiable asylum association
4

New Orleans · NOL

Retained: 0Excluded: 0Unable to confirm: 0

Raw Master and Individual records
0
Unconfirmed proportion
Not calculable
Historical schedule records
27
Reliable asylum association
27

Oakdale

Retained: 0Excluded: 0Unable to confirm: 0

Raw Master and Individual records
0
Unconfirmed proportion
Not calculable
Historical schedule records
3,599
Other schedule types
259
Reliable asylum association
1,944
No identifiable asylum association
1,653
Unlinked asylum records
2

Omaha

Retained: 0Excluded: 0Unable to confirm: 0

Raw Master and Individual records
0
Unconfirmed proportion
Not calculable
Historical schedule records
5
Reliable asylum association
3
No identifiable asylum association
2

Otay Mesa

Retained: 0Excluded: 0Unable to confirm: 0

Raw Master and Individual records
0
Unconfirmed proportion
Not calculable
Historical schedule records
725
Other schedule types
721
Reliable asylum association
2
No identifiable asylum association
723

Otero

Retained: 1Excluded: 1Unable to confirm: 0

Raw Master and Individual records
2
Unconfirmed proportion
0.00%
Recorded handling reason
1
Historical schedule records
4
Future schedule records
2
Other schedule types
2
No identifiable asylum association
6

Los Fresnos · PEP

Retained: 0Excluded: 0Unable to confirm: 0

Raw Master and Individual records
0
Unconfirmed proportion
Not calculable
Historical schedule records
21
Reliable asylum association
4
No identifiable asylum association
17

Phoenix

Retained: 0Excluded: 0Unable to confirm: 0

Raw Master and Individual records
0
Unconfirmed proportion
Not calculable
Historical schedule records
49
Reliable asylum association
28
No identifiable asylum association
21

Los Fresnos · PIS

Retained: 0Excluded: 0Unable to confirm: 0

Raw Master and Individual records
0
Unconfirmed proportion
Not calculable
Historical schedule records
293
Other schedule types
146
Reliable asylum association
31
No identifiable asylum association
262

Pearsall

Retained: 0Excluded: 0Unable to confirm: 0

Raw Master and Individual records
0
Unconfirmed proportion
Not calculable
Historical schedule records
186
Other schedule types
184
Reliable asylum association
2
No identifiable asylum association
184

Stewart

Retained: 0Excluded: 0Unable to confirm: 0

Raw Master and Individual records
0
Unconfirmed proportion
Not calculable
Historical schedule records
18
Other schedule types
18
No identifiable asylum association
18

San Francisco · SFR

Retained: 0Excluded: 0Unable to confirm: 0

Raw Master and Individual records
0
Unconfirmed proportion
Not calculable
Historical schedule records
2
Reliable asylum association
2

Salt Lake City

Retained: 1Excluded: 0Unable to confirm: 0

Raw Master and Individual records
1
Unconfirmed proportion
0.00%
Historical schedule records
8
Future schedule records
1
Reliable asylum association
8
No identifiable asylum association
1

Tacoma

Retained: 0Excluded: 0Unable to confirm: 0

Raw Master and Individual records
0
Unconfirmed proportion
Not calculable
Historical schedule records
63
Other schedule types
23
Reliable asylum association
22
No identifiable asylum association
41

Annandale

Retained: 0Excluded: 0Unable to confirm: 0

Raw Master and Individual records
0
Unconfirmed proportion
Not calculable
Historical schedule records
9
Reliable asylum association
8
No identifiable asylum association
1
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Source files, versions and checks

BIA appeal sources

BIA scope and counting rules

These are historical pooled counts, not a judge score or a current pattern. This product has no annual judge-code breakdown. DIS does not prove this judge was affirmed; REM is not an asylum grant; SUS is not a final asylum outcome.

Recorded BIA disposition patterns can change over time. These FY2021–FY2025 counts are not a permanent characteristic of this judge code. Changes may coincide with law, policy, administration, BIA composition, case mix or backlog; these descriptive data do not establish a cause.

All-party source coverage is separate from the respondent-filed table. National parent appeal events: 119,252 · Linked to a stored judge code: 119,155.

Respondent-filed source events: 109,995 · Linked to a stored judge code: 109,915 · Published respondent-filed events: 67,156 · Respondent-filed events with identity limitations: 42,759.

Judge code: DER · Stored source field: B_TblProceeding.IJ_CODE · Population: bia-decided-stored-judge-chronology-clean-1.

Disposition date basis: tblAppeal.datBIADecision · Historical period: 2020-10-01–2025-09-30 · Source cutoff: 2026-08-31.

The stored code is an association in the snapshot, not proof of decision authorship or assignment when the original decision was issued. Today’s judge directory and court listing describe current context only.

Source versions and checks

Coverage and source versions are listed separately from publication, acquisition and later checks. A check does not extend the records beyond their cutoff.

EOIR public CASE data

Used on this page: Dated results, historical outcomes and saved hearing schedules

Historical result coverageFY2019–FY2026 · Partial year: FY2026

Source edition2026-08

Source snapshot cutoff

The first and last available fiscal years bound this range; intervening years may have no records. Saved hearing dates and BIA disposition periods have separate coverage.

Standard comparison periodFY2021–FY2025

Source obtained or reviewed for this edition

Official source recheck ·

Source reachable at the last check; its contents have not been compared with this edition yet

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