The 2026-09-01 snapshot lists a 12.8% historical asylum grant rate for Amit Chugh at Los Angeles, CA, based on 513 grants and 3,489 denials (4,002 decided outcomes).
The 2026-09-01 EOIR snapshot lists Amit Chugh with Los Angeles, CA. With an asylum approval rate of 12.8%, this judge is below average compared to the national average. Data sourced from EOIR (Executive Office for Immigration Review). Historical listings do not by themselves establish a current assignment.
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Judge Chugh (New York City, NY) data snapshot: Overall rate fell from 43% to 4% in 3 years
A few numbers worth knowing if you have a hearing in front of Judge Chugh, Amit (IJ code AC2, New York City, NY):
Overall track record
33 years on the bench (since 1994), 4,948 cases total, lifetime grant rate 13.1%
Last 3 years (2023–2026): 1,647 cases, grant rate 12.8% — 8.9pp below the New York City court average (21.7%)
Nationality breakdown (2023–2026 cumulative)
Nationality / Cases / Grant rate
Mexico 396 2.3%
Guatemala 251 3.1%
El Salvador 138 8.0%
Nicaragua 128 5.7%
Colombia 127 0.0%
Honduras 105 5.3%
China 67 73.6%
Russia 65 55.6%
Ecuador 59 1.7%
Venezuela 59 3.6%
Peru 40 7.5%
Year-by-year
2023: 92 cases, 43.0% grant rate
2024: 184 cases, 58.4% grant rate
2025: 838 cases, 5.3% grant rate
2026: 533 cases, 4.2% grant rate
If you've appeared before Judge Chugh, I'd love to hear:
1. What's your nationality, and when was your most recent hearing?
2. How did your attorney prepare for this judge specifically?
Source: EOIR (U.S. Executive Office for Immigration Review) public statistics, May 2026 release, compiled by AsylumTracker. A judge's historical pattern does not predict the outcome of any individual case; this is shared to help set realistic expectations. Real-experience accounts from the community are welcome.
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How to Interpret These Judge Statistics
Amit Chugh is listed with the Los Angeles, CA Immigration Court. The headline asylum grant rate shown here is 12.8% based on granted and denied asylum decisions represented in the current dataset.
Among the largest nationality groups shown for this judge, the table highlights Guatemala (447 decided, 4.0% grant rate), Mexico (383 decided, 6.3% grant rate), and Honduras (316 decided, 6.0% 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 2026-09-01. It is for research and information only, not legal advice.
Judge Amit Chugh granted asylum in 12.8% of 4,002 decided cases (grants plus denials), according to EOIR data.
Does Judge Amit Chugh grant asylum more or less often than other judges?
The rate (12.8%) is below the 16.6% national rate; the median judge at Los Angeles, CA grants 15.0%. It is a historical average, not a prediction for any one case.
How is this grant rate calculated?
Grants divided by grants plus denials. Terminations, withdrawals and administrative closures are not counted.
