Christine Olson - Immigration Judge, Chelmsford, MA

Judge Christine Olson

4.0%

Approval Rate

Granted

1,723

Denied

1,795

Total Decided

Judge Christine Olson serves at the Chelmsford, MA Immigration Court. With an asylum approval rate of 4.0%, this judge is below average compared to the national average. Data sourced from EOIR (Executive Office for Immigration Review).

Community Discussion

DATA AsylumTracker Data 2026-07-17

Judge Olson (Chelsea, MA) data snapshot: 2,681 cases over 2 years, 4.0% grant rate

A few numbers worth knowing if you have a hearing in front of Judge Olson, Christine (IJ code CEO, Chelsea, MA):

Overall track record

2 years on the bench (since 2025), 2,681 cases total, lifetime grant rate 4.0%

Last 3 years (2023–2026): 2,681 cases, grant rate 4.0% — 15.1pp below the Chelsea court average (19.1%)

Nationality breakdown (2023–2026 cumulative)

Nationality / Cases / Grant rate
Brazil                 718    4.2%
Guatemala              357    9.2%
Ecuador                310    0.0%
Dominican Republic     213    0.7%
Haiti                  167    0.0%
Colombia               106    1.3%
Honduras               105    1.2%
El Salvador             90   13.1%
Peru                    90    0.0%
Venezuela               86    1.4%
Mexico                  64    2.5%

Year-by-year

2024:    1 cases, n/a grant rate
2025: 1211 cases, 13.7% grant rate
2026: 1469 cases, 0.6% grant rate

If you've appeared before Judge Olson, 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, July 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

Christine Olson is listed with the Chelmsford, MA Immigration Court. The headline asylum grant rate shown here is 4.0% based on granted and denied asylum decisions represented in the current dataset.

Among the largest nationality groups shown for this judge, the table highlights Brazil (404 decided, 4.2% grant rate), Ecuador (251 decided, 0.0% grant rate), and Guatemala (228 decided, 9.2% 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	Cases	Grant rate
Brazil	404	4.2%
Ecuador	251	0.0%
Guatemala	228	9.2%
Dominican Republic	148	0.7%
Haiti	87	0.0%
Honduras	84	1.2%
Peru	79	0.0%
Colombia	77	1.3%

Nationality

Cases

Grant rate

Brazil

404

4.2%

Ecuador

251

0.0%

Guatemala

228

9.2%

Dominican Republic

148

0.7%

Haiti

0.0%

Honduras

1.2%

Peru

0.0%

Colombia

1.3%

Year	Cases	Grant rate
2026	1,328	0.6%
2025	467	13.7%

Year

Cases

Grant rate

2026

1,328

0.6%

2025

467

13.7%

Frequently Asked Questions

What is Judge Christine Olson's asylum approval rate?

Judge Christine Olson's asylum approval rate is 4.0% according to EOIR FOIA data.

How many asylum cases has Judge Christine Olson decided?

The dataset lists 1,795 total asylum cases for Judge Christine Olson.

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.

Judge Christine Olson

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Judge Olson (Chelsea, MA) data snapshot: 2,681 cases over 2 years, 4.0% grant rate

How to Interpret These Judge Statistics

Nationality Breakdown

Yearly Trends

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