Immigration Judge at Chicago, IL
Judge Defoe, Craig A. serves at the Chicago, IL Immigration Court. With an asylum approval rate of 13.7%, this judge is below average compared to the national average. Data sourced from EOIR (Executive Office for Immigration Review).
| Nationality | Approval Rate | Granted | Denied | Decided |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mexico | 8.0% | 85 | 971 | 1,056 |
| Venezuela | 12.1% | 69 | 501 | 570 |
| Nicaragua | 5.6% | 28 | 469 | 497 |
| Honduras | 4.2% | 20 | 456 | 476 |
| Guatemala | 5.8% | 22 | 359 | 381 |
| Ecuador | 1.7% | 4 | 237 | 241 |
| Colombia | 1.3% | 3 | 220 | 223 |
| El Salvador | 14.3% | 21 | 126 | 147 |
| Nigeria | 25.9% | 30 | 86 | 116 |
| India | 22.9% | 25 | 84 | 109 |
| China | 50.0% | 47 | 47 | 94 |
| Haiti | 0.0% | 0 | 57 | 57 |
| Russia | 31.5% | 17 | 37 | 54 |
| Moldavia (Moldova) | 85.4% | 41 | 7 | 48 |
| Kirghizia (Kyrgyzstan) | 50.0% | 17 | 17 | 34 |
| Peru | 4.0% | 1 | 24 | 25 |
| Jordan | 26.3% | 5 | 14 | 19 |
| Pakistan | 89.5% | 17 | 2 | 19 |
| Mongolia | 53.8% | 7 | 6 | 13 |
| Uzbekistan | 38.5% | 5 | 8 | 13 |
| Poland | 58.3% | 7 | 5 | 12 |
| Vietnam | 33.3% | 4 | 8 | 12 |
| Somalia | 0.0% | 0 | 12 | 12 |
| Philippines | 36.4% | 4 | 7 | 11 |
| Romania | 0.0% | 0 | 11 | 11 |
| Belarus | 100.0% | 11 | 0 | 11 |
| Kazakhstan | 45.5% | 5 | 6 | 11 |
| Brazil | 0.0% | 0 | 11 | 11 |
| Turkey | 10.0% | 1 | 9 | 10 |
| Ukraine | 90.0% | 9 | 1 | 10 |
| Cuba | 0.0% | 0 | 10 | 10 |
| Belize | 0.0% | 0 | 10 | 10 |
| Egypt | 12.5% | 1 | 7 | 8 |
| Mauritania | 37.5% | 3 | 5 | 8 |
| Dominican Republic | 0.0% | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| Serbia Montenegro | 33.3% | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| Syria | 100.0% | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| Stateless - Alien Unable To Name A Country | 0.0% | 0 | 6 | 6 |
| Indonesia | 100.0% | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| Israel | 50.0% | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Angola | 0.0% | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| Senegal | 0.0% | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| Saudi Arabia | 0.0% | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Palestine | 33.3% | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Iraq | 33.3% | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Lebanon | 0.0% | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Zimbabwe | 66.7% | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Chile | 0.0% | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Ethiopia | 100.0% | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Kenya | 0.0% | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Montenegro | 50.0% | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Year | Approval Rate | Granted | Denied | Decided |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2.0% | 15 | 725 | 740 |
| 2025 | 6.4% | 90 | 1,306 | 1,396 |
| 2024 | 10.6% | 102 | 857 | 959 |
| 2023 | 20.5% | 134 | 521 | 655 |
| 2022 | 42.8% | 155 | 207 | 362 |
| 2021 | 48.6% | 52 | 55 | 107 |
| 2020 | 16.1% | 58 | 303 | 361 |