The 2026-09-01 snapshot lists a 15.1% historical asylum grant rate for Samia Naseem at Chicago, IL, based on 586 grants and 3,287 denials (3,873 decided outcomes).
The 2026-09-01 EOIR snapshot lists Samia Naseem with Chicago, IL. With an asylum approval rate of 15.1%, this judge is 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 Naseem (Chicago, IL) data snapshot: Nigeria vs Guatemala grant rates differ 19×, overall rate fell from 29% to 8% in 3 years
A few numbers worth knowing if you have a hearing in front of Judge Naseem, Samia (IJ code SNA, Chicago, IL):
Overall track record
8 years on the bench (since 2019), 3,410 cases total, lifetime grant rate 19.3%
Last 3 years (2023–2026): 2,792 cases, grant rate 19.1% — 6.7pp above the Chicago court average (12.4%)
Nationality breakdown (2023–2026 cumulative)
Nationality / Cases / Grant rate
Mexico 493 9.9%
Nicaragua 440 10.3%
Venezuela 431 29.2%
Honduras 342 14.3%
Guatemala 290 4.7%
Colombia 165 5.1%
Ecuador 119 5.7%
El Salvador 78 41.0%
Russia 56 83.3%
Cuba 41 20.0%
Nigeria 29 89.3%
Nigeria applicants see a 89.3% grant rate versus 4.7% for Guatemala applicants — a 18.8× gap on this judge's docket.
Year-by-year
2023: 343 cases, 29.2% grant rate
2024: 487 cases, 44.8% grant rate
2025: 870 cases, 14.3% grant rate
2026: 1092 cases, 7.5% grant rate
If you've appeared before Judge Naseem, 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
Samia Naseem is listed with the Chicago, IL Immigration Court. The headline asylum grant rate shown here is 15.1% 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 (693 decided, 6.8% grant rate), Nicaragua (625 decided, 9.9% grant rate), and Venezuela (553 decided, 21.2% 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 Samia Naseem granted asylum in 15.1% of 3,873 decided cases (grants plus denials), according to EOIR data.
Does Judge Samia Naseem grant asylum more or less often than other judges?
The rate (15.1%) is close to 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.
