The 2026-09-01 snapshot lists a 9.3% historical asylum grant rate for Christopher Phan at Houston Greenspoint, TX, based on 224 grants and 2,184 denials (2,408 decided outcomes).
The 2026-09-01 EOIR snapshot lists Christopher Phan with Houston Greenspoint, TX. With an asylum approval rate of 9.3%, 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 Phan (Houston Greenspoint, TX) data snapshot: Overall rate fell from 20% to 1% in 3 years
A few numbers worth knowing if you have a hearing in front of Judge Phan, Christopher (IJ code CPH, Houston Greenspoint, TX):
Overall track record
7 years on the bench (since 2020), 2,507 cases total, lifetime grant rate 10.3%
Last 3 years (2023–2026): 1,910 cases, grant rate 7.2% — 5.1pp above the Houston Greenspoint court average (2.1%)
Nationality breakdown (2023–2026 cumulative)
Nationality / Cases / Grant rate
Mexico 553 6.7%
Honduras 298 2.0%
Guatemala 182 0.6%
El Salvador 176 2.7%
Venezuela 158 13.8%
Cuba 76 46.3%
Nicaragua 72 21.5%
Colombia 71 0.0%
Russia 36 29.4%
Ecuador 34 0.0%
China 22 10.0%
Year-by-year
2023: 240 cases, 19.8% grant rate
2024: 154 cases, 25.7% grant rate
2025: 532 cases, 7.7% grant rate
2026: 984 cases, 0.9% grant rate
If you've appeared before Judge Phan, 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
Christopher Phan is listed with the Houston Greenspoint, TX Immigration Court. The headline asylum grant rate shown here is 9.3% 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 (729 decided, 5.3% grant rate), Honduras (388 decided, 1.5% grant rate), and Guatemala (318 decided, 2.8% 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 Christopher Phan's asylum grant rate?
Judge Christopher Phan granted asylum in 9.3% of 2,408 decided cases (grants plus denials), according to EOIR data.
Does Judge Christopher Phan grant asylum more or less often than other judges?
The rate (9.3%) is below the 16.6% national rate; the median judge at Houston Greenspoint, TX grants 2.5%. 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.
