Judge Curran, Brendan C.

Immigration Judge at Chicago, IL

8.5%

Approval Rate

178

Granted

2,403

Denied

2,581

Total Decided

Judge Curran, Brendan C. serves at the Chicago, IL Immigration Court. With an asylum approval rate of 8.5%, this judge is below average compared to the national average. Data sourced from EOIR (Executive Office for Immigration Review).

Community Discussion

DATA AsylumTracker Data 2026-05-22

Judge Curran (Chicago, IL) data snapshot: Russia vs Colombia grant rates differ 65×, overall rate fell from 16% to 3% in 3 years

A few numbers worth knowing if you have a hearing in front of Judge Curran, Brendan C. (IJ code BCC, Chicago, IL):

Overall track record

6 years on the bench (since 2021), 3,761 cases total, lifetime grant rate 7.7%

Last 3 years (2023–2026): 3,403 cases, grant rate 5.7% — 6.7pp below the Chicago court average (12.4%)

Nationality breakdown (2023–2026 cumulative)

Nationality / Cases / Grant rate
Mexico                 651    4.5%
Venezuela              578    4.5%
Nicaragua              521    2.5%
Colombia               244    0.4%
Honduras               241    1.9%
Guatemala              240    1.4%
Ecuador                226    0.5%
Russia                  73   27.9%
El Salvador             58    6.7%
Haiti                   43    2.8%
Kirghizia (Kyrgyzstan)    43   20.0%

Russia applicants see a 27.9% grant rate versus 0.4% for Colombia applicants — a 64.8× gap on this judge's docket.

Year-by-year

2023:  373 cases, 16.4% grant rate
2024:  583 cases, 6.9% grant rate
2025: 1294 cases, 4.7% grant rate
2026: 1153 cases, 3.3% grant rate

If you've appeared before Judge Curran, 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

Curran, Brendan C. is listed with the Chicago, IL Immigration Court. The headline asylum grant rate shown here is 8.5% based on granted and denied asylum decisions represented in the current dataset.

Among the largest nationality groups shown for this judge, the table highlights Mexico (493 decided, 6.9% grant rate), Venezuela (446 decided, 4.3% grant rate), and Nicaragua (425 decided, 3.8% 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
Mexico	6.9%	34	459	493
Venezuela	4.3%	19	427	446
Nicaragua	3.8%	16	409	425
Guatemala	1.3%	3	222	225
Honduras	4.3%	9	198	207
Colombia	0.5%	1	182	183
Ecuador	0.6%	1	155	156
El Salvador	8.8%	5	52	57
Russia	24.6%	14	43	57
China	28.6%	12	30	42
Nigeria	39.5%	15	23	38
Haiti	3.0%	1	32	33
India	10.3%	3	26	29
Kirghizia (Kyrgyzstan)	31.0%	9	20	29
Peru	0.0%	0	25	25
Romania	13.3%	2	13	15
Cuba	10.0%	1	9	10
Poland	66.7%	6	3	9
Jordan	0.0%	0	9	9
Turkey	0.0%	0	9	9
Afghanistan	55.6%	5	4	9
Moldavia (Moldova)	37.5%	3	5	8
Philippines	62.5%	5	3	8
Uzbekistan	0.0%	0	7	7
Dominican Republic	0.0%	0	7	7
Stateless - Alien Unable To Name A Country	16.7%	1	5	6
United Kingdom	0.0%	0	5	5
Syria	100.0%	5	0	5
Pakistan	75.0%	3	1	4
Ukraine	0.0%	0	4	4
Unknown Nationality	0.0%	0	4	4
Montenegro	0.0%	0	3	3
Vietnam	66.7%	2	1	3
Angola	0.0%	0	3	3
Mauritania	0.0%	0	3	3
Mongolia	50.0%	1	1	2
Bulgaria	100.0%	2	0	2
Ghana	0.0%	0	1	1

Yearly Trends

Year	Approval Rate	Granted	Denied	Decided
2026	3.2%	18	553	571
2025	4.7%	54	1,091	1,145
2024	6.7%	33	458	491
2023	16.4%	50	254	304
2022	35.1%	47	87	134
2021	32.6%	31	64	95
2020	0.0%	0	3	3