Judge Chon, Hye Y.

Judge Chon, Hye Y.

Immigration Judge at Van Nuys, CA

11.2%

Approval Rate

370

Granted

2,708

Denied

3,078

Total Decided

Judge Chon, Hye Y. serves at the Van Nuys, CA Immigration Court. With an asylum approval rate of 11.2%, 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 Chon (Van Nuys, CA) data snapshot: Overall rate fell from 31% to 2% in 3 years

A few numbers worth knowing if you have a hearing in front of Judge Chon, Hye Y. (IJ code HYC, Van Nuys, CA):

Overall track record

36 years on the bench (since 1991), 6,621 cases total, lifetime grant rate 10.7%

Last 3 years (2023–2026): 4,870 cases, grant rate 9.9% — roughly in line with the Van Nuys court average (10.9%)

Nationality breakdown (2023–2026 cumulative)

Nationality / Cases / Grant rate
Guatemala             1417    0.6%
Mexico                1017    3.5%
El Salvador            791    6.9%
Honduras               371    0.0%
Peru                   256    0.0%
Nicaragua              214   16.7%
Colombia               204    0.0%
Russia                 130   44.9%
Armenia                 97   41.4%
China                   71   82.4%
India                   49   30.0%

Year-by-year

2023:  397 cases, 31.5% grant rate
2024:  610 cases, 17.9% grant rate
2025: 2024 cases, 4.5% grant rate
2026: 1839 cases, 1.7% grant rate

If you've appeared before Judge Chon, 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

Chon, Hye Y. is listed with the Van Nuys, CA Immigration Court. The headline asylum grant rate shown here is 11.2% 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 (709 decided, 6.2% grant rate), Guatemala (622 decided, 3.5% grant rate), and El Salvador (527 decided, 12.1% 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 2026-05-08. 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	6.2%	44	665	709
Guatemala	3.5%	22	600	622
El Salvador	12.1%	64	463	527
Honduras	5.3%	11	197	208
Peru	0.0%	0	207	207
Nicaragua	16.8%	30	149	179
Colombia	0.0%	0	165	165
Russia	46.9%	53	60	113
China	74.3%	78	27	105
Armenia	45.3%	24	29	53
India	40.0%	12	18	30
Romania	3.6%	1	27	28
Venezuela	7.1%	2	26	28
Iran	70.0%	14	6	20
Ecuador	7.1%	1	13	14
Philippines	23.1%	3	10	13
Kirghizia (Kyrgyzstan)	0.0%	0	10	10
Unknown Nationality	0.0%	0	10	10
Burma (Myanmar)	88.9%	8	1	9
Indonesia	0.0%	0	5	5
Afghanistan	0.0%	0	4	4
Israel	0.0%	0	3	3
Turkey	0.0%	0	3	3
Nigeria	0.0%	0	3	3
Belize	0.0%	0	3	3
Cuba	0.0%	0	2	2
Mongolia	100.0%	2	0	2
South Korea	100.0%	1	0	1
Ukraine	0.0%	0	1	1
Egypt	0.0%	0	1	1

Yearly Trends

Year	Approval Rate	Granted	Denied	Decided
2026	1.6%	9	543	552
2025	4.5%	47	987	1,034
2024	17.9%	102	467	569
2023	31.5%	106	230	336
2022	30.5%	36	82	118
2021	31.9%	44	94	138
2020	14.5%	60	355	415

Community Discussion

Judge Chon (Van Nuys, CA) data snapshot: Overall rate fell from 31% to 2% in 3 years

How to Interpret These Judge Statistics

Approval Rate by Nationality

Yearly Trends

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