Judge Craig A. Defoe
Immigration Judge at Chicago, IL
Snapshot answerThe 2026-07-01 snapshot lists a 12.8% historical asylum grant rate for Craig A. Defoe at Chicago, IL, based on 705 grants and 4,821 denials (5,526 decided outcomes).
The 2026-07-01 EOIR snapshot lists Craig A. Defoe with Chicago, IL. With an asylum approval rate of 12.8%, this judge is below average compared to the national average. Data sourced from EOIR (Executive Office for Immigration Review). Historical listings do not by themselves establish a current assignment.
How to Interpret These Judge Statistics
Craig A. Defoe is listed with the Chicago, IL Immigration Court. The headline asylum grant rate shown here is 12.8% 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 (1,222 decided, 8.3% grant rate), Venezuela (667 decided, 10.3% grant rate), and Nicaragua (572 decided, 4.9% 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 Other procedural outcomes, including terminated, withdrawn, administratively closed, or removed cases, are tracked separately where available and are not treated as asylum grants.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 2026-07-01. It is for research and information only, not legal advice.
Read the grant-rate methodology or learn how to read immigration judge statistics.
Nationality Breakdown
| Nationality | Cases | Grant rate |
|---|
| Mexico |
1,222 |
8.3% |
| Venezuela |
667 |
10.3% |
| Nicaragua |
572 |
4.9% |
| Honduras |
521 |
4.0% |
| Guatemala |
429 |
5.4% |
| Ecuador |
288 |
1.7% |
| Colombia |
257 |
1.2% |
| El Salvador |
157 |
13.4% |
Yearly Trends
| Year | Cases | Grant rate |
|---|
| 2026 |
1,363 |
3.4% |
| 2025 |
1,396 |
6.4% |
| 2024 |
959 |
10.6% |
| 2023 |
655 |
20.5% |
| 2022 |
362 |
42.8% |
| 2021 |
107 |
48.6% |
| 2020 |
362 |
16.0% |
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Judge Craig A. Defoe's asylum approval rate?
Judge Craig A. Defoe's asylum approval rate is 12.8% according to EOIR FOIA data.
How many asylum cases has Judge Craig A. Defoe decided?
The dataset lists 5,526 total asylum cases for Judge Craig A. Defoe.
How is this approval rate calculated?
The approval rate is calculated as granted divided by (granted + denied). It excludes terminations and withdrawals, and the source is EOIR FOIA data.
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