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Judge Philip Fluhr

Immigration Judge at Chicago, IL

11.3%
Approval Rate
113
Granted
889
Denied
1,002
Total Decided

Judge Philip Fluhr serves at the Chicago, IL Immigration Court. With an asylum approval rate of 11.3%, this judge is below average compared to the national average. Data sourced from EOIR (Executive Office for Immigration Review).

How to Interpret These Judge Statistics

Philip Fluhr is listed with the Chicago, IL Immigration Court. The headline asylum grant rate shown here is 11.3% based on granted and denied asylum decisions represented in the current dataset.

Among the largest nationality groups shown for this judge, the table highlights Nicaragua (209 decided, 2.4% grant rate), Mexico (161 decided, 5.6% grant rate), and Venezuela (131 decided, 24.4% 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 Other procedural outcomes, including terminated, withdrawn, administratively closed, or removed cases, are tracked separately where available and are not treated as asylum grants.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
Nicaragua 209 2.4%
Mexico 161 5.6%
Venezuela 131 24.4%
Guatemala 97 0.0%
Colombia 90 10.0%
Ecuador 82 2.4%
Honduras 70 2.9%
Russia 21 33.3%

Yearly Trends

YearCasesGrant rate
2026 9 44.4%
2025 673 7.0%
2024 318 19.5%
2023 2 0.0%

Frequently Asked Questions

What is Judge Philip Fluhr's asylum approval rate?

Judge Philip Fluhr's asylum approval rate is 11.3% according to EOIR FOIA data.

How many asylum cases has Judge Philip Fluhr decided?

The dataset lists 1,002 total asylum cases for Judge Philip Fluhr.

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

Vinikoor, Robert D. 17.5% approval rate Fujimoto, James R. 13.0% approval rate Bryant, John Milo 26.8% approval rate Zerbe, Craig M. 18.9% approval rate Brahos, O. John 20.6% approval rate Cuevas, Carlos 26.6% approval rate Klein, Eliza 29.2% approval rate Chew, George T. 62.6% approval rate Katsivalis, George P. 0.9% approval rate Mckenna, Patrick M. 9.6% approval rate

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