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Judge Christopher M. Schumann

Immigration Judge at Houston South, TX

1.5%
Approval Rate
69
Granted
4,471
Denied
4,540
Total Decided

Judge Christopher M. Schumann serves at the Houston South, TX Immigration Court. With an asylum approval rate of 1.5%, this judge is below average compared to the national average. Data sourced from EOIR (Executive Office for Immigration Review).

Community Discussion

DATA

Judge Schumann (Houston South, TX) data snapshot: 5,553 cases over 7 years, 1.5% grant rate

A few numbers worth knowing if you have a hearing in front of Judge Schumann, Christopher M. (IJ code CMS, Houston South, TX):

Overall track record

7 years on the bench (since 2020), 5,553 cases total, lifetime grant rate 1.5%

Last 3 years (2023–2026): 4,529 cases, grant rate 1.2% — roughly in line with the Houston South court average (1.5%)

Nationality breakdown (2023–2026 cumulative)

Nationality / Cases / Grant rate
Honduras              1106    0.2%
Venezuela              614    0.4%
Mexico                 565    2.0%
Guatemala              481    0.0%
Cuba                   422    3.0%
El Salvador            387    0.3%
Colombia               293    0.0%
Nicaragua              216    0.0%
Nigeria                 58   12.2%
Ecuador                 42    0.0%
Romania                 42    0.0%

Year-by-year

2023: 1218 cases, 1.7% grant rate
2024:  897 cases, 2.0% grant rate
2025: 1270 cases, 0.9% grant rate
2026: 1144 cases, 0.4% grant rate

If you've appeared before Judge Schumann, 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

Christopher M. Schumann is listed with the Houston South, TX Immigration Court. The headline asylum grant rate shown here is 1.5% based on granted and denied asylum decisions represented in the current dataset.

Among the largest nationality groups shown for this judge, the table highlights Honduras (1,256 decided, 0.2% grant rate), Guatemala (576 decided, 0.2% grant rate), and Venezuela (542 decided, 1.1% 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

NationalityCasesGrant rate
Honduras 1,256 0.2%
Guatemala 576 0.2%
Venezuela 542 1.1%
Mexico 541 3.7%
El Salvador 393 1.0%
Colombia 282 0.0%
Cuba 281 3.2%
Nicaragua 246 0.0%

Yearly Trends

YearCasesGrant rate
2026 1,007 0.4%
2025 1,158 0.9%
2024 759 2.0%
2023 891 1.7%
2022 682 2.1%
2021 37 27.0%
2020 4 0.0%

Frequently Asked Questions

What is Judge Christopher M. Schumann's asylum approval rate?

Judge Christopher M. Schumann's asylum approval rate is 1.5% according to EOIR FOIA data.

How many asylum cases has Judge Christopher M. Schumann decided?

The dataset lists 4,540 total asylum cases for Judge Christopher M. Schumann.

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.

Other judges at this court

Benton, Jimmie Lee 4.3% approval rate Yates, Clarease Rankin 16.8% approval rate Dierkes, Joseph 16.4% approval rate Jones, Delana M. 1.0% approval rate Brown, Kevin 1.4% approval rate Hoffman, Geoffrey 4.1% approval rate Jenkins, Arkesia 1.5% approval rate Cordero Gonzalez, Miguel A. 1.8% approval rate Joyce, Jacquelyn J. 0.9% approval rate Paxton, David M. 3.0% approval rate

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Data from EOIR (U.S. DOJ) · Last updated 2026-07-01
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