Immigration judge

Beese, Matthew C.

Chicago Immigration Court

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Captured September 18, 2026 — about 0 months ago. Decisions made since then are not included.

Lifetime grant rate

2.4%

595 decisions

Grant rate, last 12 months on record

2.4%

594 decisions · 12 months ending July 2026

34.2%

Court lifetime average

Grant-rate trend

Each point is the grant rate across the 12 months ending in that month — a rolling window, not a single month on its own. A point appears only where those 12 months hold at least 25 decisions. A rolling window covers a much shorter span than the lifetime figure above, so the two can differ materially; both are correct measures of different periods.

0%25%50%75%100%Mar 2026Apr 2026May 2026Jun 2026Jul 2026Month each 12-month window ends2.4%3.6% — 12 months ending Mar 2026 (56 decisions)2.8% — 12 months ending Apr 2026 (145 decisions)2.7% — 12 months ending May 2026 (259 decisions)2.2% — 12 months ending Jun 2026 (446 decisions)2.4% — 12 months ending Jul 2026 (595 decisions)

5 months are not plotted: the 12 months ending there held fewer than 25 decisions.

Monthly decisions

Showing the most recent 10 months on record. Months with no decisions are not listed.

Decisions and grant rate by month for this judge
MonthDecisionsGrant rate
July 20261492.7%
June 20261871.6%
May 20261142.6%
April 2026892.3%
March 202624Not reported
February 20269Not reported
January 20269Not reported
December 20259Not reported
November 20254Not reported
February 20251Not reported

Source and method

These figures come from case data released by the Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR) under the Freedom of Information Act, published by the Deportation Data Project. Imigrar did not produce or estimate them.

Captured on September 18, 2026, about 0 months ago, so it is out of date. The record covers decisions from October 1997 through July 2026; nothing filed or decided after July 2026 appears here.

Grant rates are historical aggregates. They describe decisions already made. They do not predict the outcome of any individual case, and no figure on this page should be read as a forecast of what will happen in yours.

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