The 2026-09-01 snapshot lists a 1.8% historical asylum grant rate for Courtney Chua. Stevens at Laredo, TX, based on 29 grants and 1,571 denials (1,600 decided outcomes).
The 2026-09-01 EOIR snapshot lists Courtney Chua. Stevens with Laredo, TX. With an asylum approval rate of 1.8%, 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 Stevens (Laredo, TX) data snapshot: 1,588 cases over 7 years, 2.2% grant rate
A few numbers worth knowing if you have a hearing in front of Judge Stevens, Courtney Chua. (IJ code CCS, Laredo, TX):
Overall track record
7 years on the bench (since 2020), 1,588 cases total, lifetime grant rate 2.2%
Last 3 years (2023–2026): 1,568 cases, grant rate 2.3% — roughly in line with the Laredo court average (3.5%)
Nationality breakdown (2023–2026 cumulative)
Nationality / Cases / Grant rate
Mexico 541 0.8%
Honduras 170 0.0%
Venezuela 104 0.0%
Guatemala 95 1.3%
Ecuador 85 1.4%
Nicaragua 68 0.0%
Colombia 58 0.0%
Cuba 55 6.5%
El Salvador 54 7.1%
Turkiye 52 11.1%
China 37 0.0%
Year-by-year
2023: 2 cases, 0.0% grant rate
2024: 9 cases, 0.0% grant rate
2025: 577 cases, 2.9% grant rate
2026: 980 cases, 1.9% grant rate
If you've appeared before Judge Stevens, 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, July 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
Courtney Chua. Stevens is listed with the Laredo, TX Immigration Court. The headline asylum grant rate shown here is 1.8% based on granted and denied asylum decisions represented in the current dataset.
Among the largest nationality groups shown for this judge, the table highlights Mexico (662 decided, 0.5% grant rate), Honduras (165 decided, 0.0% grant rate), and Venezuela (109 decided, 0.0% 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.
What is Judge Courtney Chua. Stevens's asylum grant rate?
Judge Courtney Chua. Stevens granted asylum in 1.8% of 1,600 decided cases (grants plus denials), according to EOIR data.
Does Judge Courtney Chua. Stevens grant asylum more or less often than other judges?
The rate (1.8%) is below the 16.6% national rate; the median judge at Laredo, TX grants 4.1%. 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.
