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Judge Christopher Phan

Immigration Judge at Houston Greenspoint, TX

10.3%
Approval Rate
223
Granted
1,949
Denied
2,172
Total Decided

Judge Christopher Phan serves at the Houston Greenspoint, TX Immigration Court. With an asylum approval rate of 10.3%, this judge is below average compared to the national average. Data sourced from EOIR (Executive Office for Immigration Review).

Community Discussion

DATA

Judge Phan (Houston Greenspoint, TX) data snapshot: Overall rate fell from 20% to 1% in 3 years

A few numbers worth knowing if you have a hearing in front of Judge Phan, Christopher (IJ code CPH, Houston Greenspoint, TX):

Overall track record

7 years on the bench (since 2020), 2,507 cases total, lifetime grant rate 10.3%

Last 3 years (2023–2026): 1,910 cases, grant rate 7.2% — 5.1pp above the Houston Greenspoint court average (2.1%)

Nationality breakdown (2023–2026 cumulative)

Nationality / Cases / Grant rate
Mexico                 553    6.7%
Honduras               298    2.0%
Guatemala              182    0.6%
El Salvador            176    2.7%
Venezuela              158   13.8%
Cuba                    76   46.3%
Nicaragua               72   21.5%
Colombia                71    0.0%
Russia                  36   29.4%
Ecuador                 34    0.0%
China                   22   10.0%

Year-by-year

2023:  240 cases, 19.8% grant rate
2024:  154 cases, 25.7% grant rate
2025:  532 cases, 7.7% grant rate
2026:  984 cases, 0.9% grant rate

If you've appeared before Judge Phan, 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 Phan is listed with the Houston Greenspoint, TX Immigration Court. The headline asylum grant rate shown here is 10.3% 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 (606 decided, 6.4% grant rate), Honduras (360 decided, 1.7% grant rate), and Guatemala (303 decided, 3.0% 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
Mexico 606 6.4%
Honduras 360 1.7%
Guatemala 303 3.0%
El Salvador 228 3.1%
Venezuela 139 20.1%
Nicaragua 71 26.8%
Colombia 59 0.0%
India 54 63.0%

Yearly Trends

YearCasesGrant rate
2026 814 0.9%
2025 483 7.7%
2024 140 25.7%
2023 182 19.8%
2022 113 21.2%
2021 172 45.9%
2020 267 1.5%

Frequently Asked Questions

What is Judge Christopher Phan's asylum approval rate?

Judge Christopher Phan's asylum approval rate is 10.3% according to EOIR FOIA data.

How many asylum cases has Judge Christopher Phan decided?

The dataset lists 2,172 total asylum cases for Judge Christopher Phan.

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

Landis, Brent H. 1.7% approval rate Spencer, Oshea 4.8% approval rate Osborn, Joshua D. 3.2% approval rate Wells, Kenya 1.3% approval rate Hempel, Nicholle M. 2.5% approval rate Guidry, Monica Thompson 2.5% approval rate Tamez, Lydia 3.2% approval rate Jovanovic, Adam 1.6% approval rate Perez, Alex 2.9% approval rate Lee, Alexander 3.4% approval rate

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