Judge Treacy, Elizabeth

Immigration Judge at Chicago, IL

12.0%

Approval Rate

265

Granted

2,022

Denied

2,287

Total Decided

Judge Treacy, Elizabeth serves at the Chicago, IL Immigration Court. With an asylum approval rate of 12.0%, this judge is below average compared to the national average. Data sourced from EOIR (Executive Office for Immigration Review).

Community Discussion

DATA AsylumTracker Data 2026-05-22

Judge Treacy (Chicago, IL) data snapshot: Overall rate fell from 43% to 6% in 3 years

A few numbers worth knowing if you have a hearing in front of Judge Treacy, Elizabeth (IJ code ELT, Chicago, IL):

Overall track record

4 years on the bench (since 2023), 3,190 cases total, lifetime grant rate 10.6%

Last 3 years (2023–2026): 3,186 cases, grant rate 10.6% — roughly in line with the Chicago court average (12.4%)

Nationality breakdown (2023–2026 cumulative)

Nationality / Cases / Grant rate
Mexico                 679    6.5%
Nicaragua              520    5.5%
Venezuela              517   11.2%
Colombia               302    9.4%
Ecuador                238    4.9%
Guatemala              189    1.2%
Honduras               163    0.7%
Russia                  92   68.6%
Cuba                    74   33.3%
Haiti                   44    0.0%
El Salvador             38    0.0%

Year-by-year

2023:   38 cases, 42.9% grant rate
2024:  726 cases, 16.2% grant rate
2025: 1225 cases, 12.0% grant rate
2026: 1197 cases, 5.6% grant rate

If you've appeared before Judge Treacy, 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, May 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

Treacy, Elizabeth is listed with the Chicago, IL Immigration Court. The headline asylum grant rate shown here is 12.0% based on granted and denied asylum decisions represented in the current dataset.

Among the largest nationality groups shown for this judge, the table highlights Mexico (468 decided, 8.1% grant rate), Nicaragua (427 decided, 6.3% grant rate), and Venezuela (410 decided, 11.7% 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 2026-05-08. It is for research and information only, not legal advice.

Read the grant-rate methodology or learn how to read immigration judge statistics.

Approval Rate by Nationality

Nationality	Approval Rate	Granted	Denied	Decided
Mexico	8.1%	38	430	468
Nicaragua	6.3%	27	400	427
Venezuela	11.7%	48	362	410
Colombia	10.6%	23	195	218
Ecuador	6.0%	9	141	150
Guatemala	0.7%	1	137	138
Honduras	0.8%	1	125	126
Russia	68.6%	59	27	86
Haiti	0.0%	0	31	31
Kirghizia (Kyrgyzstan)	19.4%	6	25	31
India	7.4%	2	25	27
El Salvador	0.0%	0	24	24
Peru	0.0%	0	16	16
Turkey	15.4%	2	11	13
China	25.0%	3	9	12
Unknown Nationality	0.0%	0	11	11
Nigeria	30.0%	3	7	10
Vietnam	30.0%	3	7	10
Jordan	22.2%	2	7	9
Cuba	25.0%	2	6	8
Afghanistan	75.0%	6	2	8
Iraq	100.0%	8	0	8
Kazakhstan	100.0%	5	0	5
Brazil	0.0%	0	5	5
Dominican Republic	0.0%	0	5	5
Cameroon	100.0%	4	0	4
Belize	0.0%	0	4	4
Palestine	100.0%	4	0	4
Stateless - Alien Unable To Name A Country	100.0%	3	0	3
Moldavia (Moldova)	66.7%	2	1	3
Ukraine	0.0%	0	3	3
Mauritania	0.0%	0	3	3
Mongolia	0.0%	0	3	3
Sudan	100.0%	3	0	3
Egypt	100.0%	1	0	1

Year	Approval Rate	Granted	Denied	Decided
2026	7.5%	52	639	691
2025	12.0%	130	952	1,082
2024	16.2%	91	469	560
2023	42.9%	9	12	21
2020	0.0%	0	1	1

Year

Approval Rate

Granted

Denied

Decided

2026

7.5%

639

691

2025

12.0%

130

952

1,082

2024

16.2%

469

560

2023

42.9%

2020

0.0%

Community Discussion

Judge Treacy (Chicago, IL) data snapshot: Overall rate fell from 43% to 6% in 3 years

How to Interpret These Judge Statistics

Approval Rate by Nationality

Yearly Trends

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