Judge Khan, Anwer A.

Immigration Judge at Chicago, IL

3.9%

Approval Rate

151

Granted

3,625

Denied

3,776

Total Decided

Judge Khan, Anwer A. serves at the Chicago, IL Immigration Court. With an asylum approval rate of 3.9%, this judge is below average compared to the national average. Data sourced from EOIR (Executive Office for Immigration Review).

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DATA AsylumTracker Data 2026-05-22

Judge Khan (Chicago, IL) data snapshot: 5,838 cases over 36 years, 3.8% grant rate

A few numbers worth knowing if you have a hearing in front of Judge Khan, Anwer A. (IJ code AKN, Chicago, IL):

Overall track record

36 years on the bench (since 1991), 5,838 cases total, lifetime grant rate 3.8%

Last 3 years (2023–2026): 3,590 cases, grant rate 3.2% — 9.2pp below the Chicago court average (12.4%)

Nationality breakdown (2023–2026 cumulative)

Nationality / Cases / Grant rate
Honduras              1089    0.9%
Mexico                 624    2.7%
Guatemala              461    0.5%
El Salvador            384    3.9%
Venezuela              321    4.6%
Cuba                   262   18.5%
Colombia               147    0.7%
Nicaragua              135    4.6%
Ecuador                 24    0.0%
Nigeria                 18   25.0%
Peru                    16    0.0%

Year-by-year

2023:  890 cases, 4.8% grant rate
2024:  958 cases, 2.2% grant rate
2025: 1110 cases, 3.7% grant rate
2026:  632 cases, 1.5% grant rate

If you've appeared before Judge Khan, I'd love to hear:

1. What's your nationality, and when was your most recent hearing?

2. How did your attorney prepare for this judge specifically?

Source: EOIR (U.S. Executive Office for Immigration Review) public statistics, May 2026 release, compiled by AsylumTracker. A judge's historical pattern does not predict the outcome of any individual case; this is shared to help set realistic expectations. Real-experience accounts from the community are welcome.

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How to Interpret These Judge Statistics

Khan, Anwer A. is listed with the Chicago, IL Immigration Court. The headline asylum grant rate shown here is 3.9% based on granted and denied asylum decisions represented in the current dataset.

Among the largest nationality groups shown for this judge, the table highlights Honduras (1,329 decided, 1.6% grant rate), Guatemala (613 decided, 0.5% grant rate), and Mexico (570 decided, 5.4% grant rate). Compare these rows with the judge's overall rate because nationality mix can materially change how the headline number should be read.

Grant rate is calculated as granted / (granted + denied). Other procedural outcomes, including terminated, withdrawn, administratively closed, or removed cases, are tracked separately where available and are not treated as asylum grants.

This page is based on public EOIR data last updated 2026-05-08. It is for research and information only, not legal advice.

Read the grant-rate methodology or learn how to read immigration judge statistics.

Approval Rate by Nationality

Nationality	Approval Rate	Granted	Denied	Decided
Honduras	1.6%	21	1,308	1,329
Guatemala	0.5%	3	610	613
Mexico	5.4%	31	539	570
El Salvador	3.9%	20	493	513
Venezuela	8.0%	21	240	261
Nicaragua	5.6%	8	136	144
Colombia	0.8%	1	130	131
Cuba	23.6%	25	81	106
Nigeria	18.5%	5	22	27
Ecuador	0.0%	0	12	12
India	36.4%	4	7	11
Peru	0.0%	0	10	10
China	42.9%	3	4	7
Turkey	57.1%	4	3	7
Romania	0.0%	0	6	6
Pakistan	50.0%	3	3	6
Sri Lanka	40.0%	2	3	5
Angola	0.0%	0	3	3
Syria	0.0%	0	3	3
Dominican Republic	0.0%	0	3	3
Yemen	0.0%	0	3	3
Unknown Nationality	0.0%	0	3	3
Brazil	0.0%	0	2	2
Jordan	0.0%	0	1	1

Yearly Trends

Year	Approval Rate	Granted	Denied	Decided
2026	1.8%	6	330	336
2025	3.7%	33	849	882
2024	2.2%	20	890	910
2023	4.8%	40	786	826
2022	14.4%	43	255	298
2021	12.0%	6	44	50
2020	4.1%	23	532	555

Community Discussion

Judge Khan (Chicago, IL) data snapshot: 5,838 cases over 36 years, 3.8% grant rate

How to Interpret These Judge Statistics

Approval Rate by Nationality

Yearly Trends

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