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Immigration judge

Defoe, Craig A.

Chicago Immigration Court

How current these figures are

Captured October 23, 2026 — 13 days ago. Decisions made since then are not included.

Chicago Immigration Court

2,253

Lifetime decisions on record

Grant rate, last 12 months on record

4.8%

564 decisions · 12 months ending September 2026

4.7%

FY2026 court 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%Oct 2023May 2024Dec 2024Jul 2025Feb 2026Sep 2026Month each 12-month window ends4.8%33.1% — 12 months ending Oct 2023 (299 decisions)32.1% — 12 months ending Nov 2023 (305 decisions)35.7% — 12 months ending Dec 2023 (305 decisions)33.9% — 12 months ending Jan 2024 (283 decisions)36.5% — 12 months ending Feb 2024 (263 decisions)35.3% — 12 months ending Mar 2024 (224 decisions)36.4% — 12 months ending Apr 2024 (206 decisions)35.7% — 12 months ending May 2024 (213 decisions)36.6% — 12 months ending Jun 2024 (216 decisions)35.5% — 12 months ending Jul 2024 (217 decisions)32.3% — 12 months ending Aug 2024 (220 decisions)32.7% — 12 months ending Sep 2024 (211 decisions)33.9% — 12 months ending Oct 2024 (192 decisions)33.3% — 12 months ending Nov 2024 (168 decisions)28.2% — 12 months ending Dec 2024 (163 decisions)26.5% — 12 months ending Jan 2025 (162 decisions)23.9% — 12 months ending Feb 2025 (180 decisions)23.2% — 12 months ending Mar 2025 (198 decisions)21.7% — 12 months ending Apr 2025 (221 decisions)16.1% — 12 months ending May 2025 (248 decisions)16.4% — 12 months ending Jun 2025 (275 decisions)16.4% — 12 months ending Jul 2025 (341 decisions)14.4% — 12 months ending Aug 2025 (397 decisions)12.9% — 12 months ending Sep 2025 (487 decisions)11.4% — 12 months ending Oct 2025 (542 decisions)10.7% — 12 months ending Nov 2025 (598 decisions)9.7% — 12 months ending Dec 2025 (638 decisions)9.1% — 12 months ending Jan 2026 (678 decisions)8.1% — 12 months ending Feb 2026 (702 decisions)7.5% — 12 months ending Mar 2026 (706 decisions)7.1% — 12 months ending Apr 2026 (706 decisions)7.7% — 12 months ending May 2026 (717 decisions)6.4% — 12 months ending Jun 2026 (700 decisions)5.6% — 12 months ending Jul 2026 (656 decisions)5.6% — 12 months ending Aug 2026 (607 decisions)4.8% — 12 months ending Sep 2026 (564 decisions)

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

Monthly decisions

Showing the most recent 24 months on record. Months with no decisions are not listed.

Decisions and grant rate by month for this judge
MonthDecisionsGrant rate
September 2026531.9%
August 202623Not reported
July 2026348.8%
June 2026340.0%
May 20266716.4%
April 2026310.0%
March 2026270.0%
February 2026520.0%
January 2026570.0%
December 2025551.8%
November 2025659.2%
October 2025664.6%
September 2025968.3%
August 2025726.9%
July 20257814.1%
June 20255119.6%
May 20255610.7%
April 2025319.7%
March 202523Not reported
February 20252817.9%
January 202517Not reported
December 202415Not reported
November 20249Not reported
October 202411Not reported

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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 October 23, 2026, 13 days ago. The record covers decisions from April 2007 through September 2026; nothing filed or decided after September 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.

This page is informational only and is not legal advice. Reading it does not create an attorney-client relationship. Only the official EOIR record is authoritative.

Open the source data — Deportation Data Project

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