The 2026-09-01 snapshot lists a 8.9% historical asylum grant rate for Irma Diaz at Chicago, IL, based on 213 grants and 2,183 denials (2,396 decided outcomes).
The 2026-09-01 EOIR snapshot lists Irma Diaz with Chicago, IL. With an asylum approval rate of 8.9%, 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 Diaz (Hyattsville, MD) data snapshot: Cameroon vs Colombia grant rates differ 11×
A few numbers worth knowing if you have a hearing in front of Judge Diaz, Irma (IJ code IRD, Hyattsville, MD):
Overall track record
3 years on the bench (since 2024), 1,378 cases total, lifetime grant rate 14.4%
Last 3 years (2023–2026): 1,377 cases, grant rate 14.4% — 7.5pp below the Hyattsville court average (21.9%)
Nationality breakdown (2023–2026 cumulative)
Nationality / Cases / Grant rate
El Salvador 241 4.5%
Honduras 203 7.9%
Guatemala 179 9.1%
Venezuela 136 9.4%
Peru 65 15.0%
Cameroon 61 44.1%
Nicaragua 60 34.5%
Colombia 57 4.0%
Mexico 56 5.8%
Haiti 32 15.6%
Ethiopia 30 43.3%
Cameroon applicants see a 44.1% grant rate versus 4.0% for Colombia applicants — a 11.0× gap on this judge's docket.
Year-by-year
2023: 2 cases, 0.0% grant rate
2024: 15 cases, 26.7% grant rate
2025: 743 cases, 20.3% grant rate
2026: 617 cases, 7.1% grant rate
If you've appeared before Judge Diaz, 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
Irma Diaz is listed with the Chicago, IL Immigration Court. The headline asylum grant rate shown here is 8.9% based on granted and denied asylum decisions represented in the current dataset.
Among the largest nationality groups shown for this judge, the table highlights Venezuela (318 decided, 4.1% grant rate), Guatemala (274 decided, 6.6% grant rate), and El Salvador (260 decided, 4.6% 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 Irma Diaz granted asylum in 8.9% of 2,396 decided cases (grants plus denials), according to EOIR data.
Does Judge Irma Diaz grant asylum more or less often than other judges?
The rate (8.9%) is below the 16.6% national rate; the median judge at Chicago, IL grants 14.0%. 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.
