The 2026-09-01 snapshot lists a 3.7% historical asylum grant rate for Anwer A. Khan at Houston, TX, based on 192 grants and 5,054 denials (5,246 decided outcomes).
The 2026-09-01 EOIR snapshot lists Anwer A. Khan with Houston, TX. With an asylum approval rate of 3.7%, 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.
Community Discussion
DATAAsylumTracker Data
Judge Khan (Chicago, IL) data snapshot: 5,838 cases over 36 years, 3.8% grant rate
A few numbers worth knowing if you have a hearing in front of Judge Khan, Anwer A. (IJ code AKN, Chicago, IL):
Overall track record
36 years on the bench (since 1991), 5,838 cases total, lifetime grant rate 3.8%
Last 3 years (2023–2026): 3,590 cases, grant rate 3.2% — 9.2pp below the Chicago court average (12.4%)
Nationality breakdown (2023–2026 cumulative)
Nationality / Cases / Grant rate
Honduras 1089 0.9%
Mexico 624 2.7%
Guatemala 461 0.5%
El Salvador 384 3.9%
Venezuela 321 4.6%
Cuba 262 18.5%
Colombia 147 0.7%
Nicaragua 135 4.6%
Ecuador 24 0.0%
Nigeria 18 25.0%
Peru 16 0.0%
Year-by-year
2023: 890 cases, 4.8% grant rate
2024: 958 cases, 2.2% grant rate
2025: 1110 cases, 3.7% grant rate
2026: 632 cases, 1.5% grant rate
If you've appeared before Judge Khan, 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
Anwer A. Khan is listed with the Houston, TX Immigration Court. The headline asylum grant rate shown here is 3.7% based on granted and denied asylum decisions represented in the current dataset.
Among the largest nationality groups shown for this judge, the table highlights Honduras (1,436 decided, 1.5% grant rate), Mexico (710 decided, 4.5% grant rate), and Guatemala (654 decided, 0.5% 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 Anwer A. Khan granted asylum in 3.7% of 5,246 decided cases (grants plus denials), according to EOIR data.
Does Judge Anwer A. Khan grant asylum more or less often than other judges?
The rate (3.7%) is below the 16.6% national rate; the median judge at Houston, TX grants 4.0%. 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.
