EOIR / Immigration Judge
Immigration Judge Crites, Elizabeth — Chicago Immigration Court — Asylum Decision Statistics
Over the trailing 12 months, Immigration Judge Crites, Elizabeth granted asylum in 14.3% of decided cases at the Chicago Immigration Court, based on FOIA-released EOIR data.
Latest 12-month grant rate
14.3%
Asylum decisions, trailing 12 months
Lifetime total cases
950
All recorded asylum decisions
Court lifetime grant rate
40.1%
Weighted across all judges and all recorded months
Last data refresh
2026-05-21
From Deportation Data Project FOIA release
The court-wide lifetime rate is a stable historical benchmark; this judge's trailing 12-month rate uses the same methodology but a shorter window, so the two values can differ materially.
Monthly grant-rate trend
Frequently asked questions
What is Immigration Judge Crites, Elizabeth's recent asylum grant rate?
Over the trailing 12 months, Immigration Judge Crites, Elizabeth granted asylum in 14.3% of decided merit cases at the Chicago Immigration Court, based on FOIA-released EOIR data. The figure uses the standard methodology: cases granted divided by cases granted plus cases ordered removed.
How does Judge Crites, Elizabeth's rate compare to the Chicago Immigration Court overall?
The lifetime grant rate weighted across all judges at the Chicago Immigration Court is 40.1%. Per-judge rates can diverge from the court-wide aggregate because of caseload mix, time on the bench, and the 2025 asylum-policy shift that changed merit-decision volumes nationally.
How many cases has Judge Crites, Elizabeth decided?
950 merit asylum decisions appear in the FOIA-released EOIR data for Judge Crites, Elizabeth. Administrative outcomes (terminations, dismissals) are excluded from the rate.
Is this rate predictive of a specific case outcome?
No. The grant rate is a statistical aggregate over completed decisions, not a prediction. Individual case outcomes depend on case-specific merits, evidence, country conditions, and the quality of counsel. This page is informational and does not constitute legal advice.