Chicago Immigration Court — asylum grant rate history https://plainimmigration.com/court/chi Fiscal-year asylum grant rate history for Chicago Immigration Court, from DOJ EOIR FOIA bulk case data. en-us FY2025: 60.6% grant rate (5,979 decisions) https://plainimmigration.com/court/chi#fy2025 https://plainimmigration.com/court/chi/feed.xml#fy2025 Tue, 30 Sep 2025 00:00:00 GMT Chicago Immigration Court recorded 5,979 asylum merits decisions in FY2025: 3,622 granted, 2,357 denied (60.6% grant rate). Source: DOJ EOIR FOIA bulk case data. FY2024: 71.1% grant rate (3,915 decisions) https://plainimmigration.com/court/chi#fy2024 https://plainimmigration.com/court/chi/feed.xml#fy2024 Mon, 30 Sep 2024 00:00:00 GMT Chicago Immigration Court recorded 3,915 asylum merits decisions in FY2024: 2,784 granted, 1,131 denied (71.1% grant rate). Source: DOJ EOIR FOIA bulk case data. FY2023: 67.6% grant rate (2,808 decisions) https://plainimmigration.com/court/chi#fy2023 https://plainimmigration.com/court/chi/feed.xml#fy2023 Sat, 30 Sep 2023 00:00:00 GMT Chicago Immigration Court recorded 2,808 asylum merits decisions in FY2023: 1,897 granted, 911 denied (67.6% grant rate). Source: DOJ EOIR FOIA bulk case data. FY2022: 68.1% grant rate (1,519 decisions) https://plainimmigration.com/court/chi#fy2022 https://plainimmigration.com/court/chi/feed.xml#fy2022 Fri, 30 Sep 2022 00:00:00 GMT Chicago Immigration Court recorded 1,519 asylum merits decisions in FY2022: 1,034 granted, 485 denied (68.1% grant rate). Source: DOJ EOIR FOIA bulk case data. FY2021: 52.8% grant rate (1,048 decisions) https://plainimmigration.com/court/chi#fy2021 https://plainimmigration.com/court/chi/feed.xml#fy2021 Thu, 30 Sep 2021 00:00:00 GMT Chicago Immigration Court recorded 1,048 asylum merits decisions in FY2021: 553 granted, 495 denied (52.8% grant rate). Source: DOJ EOIR FOIA bulk case data. FY2020: 46.4% grant rate (2,062 decisions) https://plainimmigration.com/court/chi#fy2020 https://plainimmigration.com/court/chi/feed.xml#fy2020 Wed, 30 Sep 2020 00:00:00 GMT Chicago Immigration Court recorded 2,062 asylum merits decisions in FY2020: 956 granted, 1,106 denied (46.4% grant rate). Source: DOJ EOIR FOIA bulk case data. FY2019: 59.7% grant rate (1,911 decisions) https://plainimmigration.com/court/chi#fy2019 https://plainimmigration.com/court/chi/feed.xml#fy2019 Mon, 30 Sep 2019 00:00:00 GMT Chicago Immigration Court recorded 1,911 asylum merits decisions in FY2019: 1,141 granted, 770 denied (59.7% grant rate). Source: DOJ EOIR FOIA bulk case data. FY2018: 55.6% grant rate (988 decisions) https://plainimmigration.com/court/chi#fy2018 https://plainimmigration.com/court/chi/feed.xml#fy2018 Sun, 30 Sep 2018 00:00:00 GMT Chicago Immigration Court recorded 988 asylum merits decisions in FY2018: 549 granted, 439 denied (55.6% grant rate). Source: DOJ EOIR FOIA bulk case data. FY2017: 56.9% grant rate (751 decisions) https://plainimmigration.com/court/chi#fy2017 https://plainimmigration.com/court/chi/feed.xml#fy2017 Sat, 30 Sep 2017 00:00:00 GMT Chicago Immigration Court recorded 751 asylum merits decisions in FY2017: 427 granted, 324 denied (56.9% grant rate). Source: DOJ EOIR FOIA bulk case data. FY2016: 41.2% grant rate (284 decisions) https://plainimmigration.com/court/chi#fy2016 https://plainimmigration.com/court/chi/feed.xml#fy2016 Fri, 30 Sep 2016 00:00:00 GMT Chicago Immigration Court recorded 284 asylum merits decisions in FY2016: 117 granted, 167 denied (41.2% grant rate). Source: DOJ EOIR FOIA bulk case data. FY2015: 49.2% grant rate (313 decisions) https://plainimmigration.com/court/chi#fy2015 https://plainimmigration.com/court/chi/feed.xml#fy2015 Wed, 30 Sep 2015 00:00:00 GMT Chicago Immigration Court recorded 313 asylum merits decisions in FY2015: 154 granted, 159 denied (49.2% grant rate). Source: DOJ EOIR FOIA bulk case data.