The 2026-09-01 snapshot lists a 10.7% historical asylum grant rate for Matthew Chan at Los Angeles, CA, based on 196 grants and 1,644 denials (1,840 decided outcomes).
The 2026-09-01 EOIR snapshot lists Matthew Chan with Los Angeles, CA. With an asylum approval rate of 10.7%, 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.
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Judge Chan (Santa Ana, CA) data snapshot: Overall rate fell from 24% to 2% in 3 years
A few numbers worth knowing if you have a hearing in front of Judge Chan, Matthew (IJ code MWC, Santa Ana, CA):
Overall track record
5 years on the bench (since 2022), 1,720 cases total, lifetime grant rate 13.8%
Last 3 years (2023–2026): 1,631 cases, grant rate 12.6% — 3.1pp above the Santa Ana court average (9.5%)
Nationality breakdown (2023–2026 cumulative)
Nationality / Cases / Grant rate
Mexico 409 5.2%
Nicaragua 284 9.2%
Guatemala 183 0.8%
Colombia 158 4.2%
India 86 17.8%
China 75 55.4%
El Salvador 64 1.8%
Honduras 61 0.0%
Peru 59 0.0%
Russia 48 53.2%
Romania 27 0.0%
Year-by-year
2023: 403 cases, 23.5% grant rate
2024: 285 cases, 17.8% grant rate
2025: 533 cases, 6.0% grant rate
2026: 410 cases, 1.6% grant rate
If you've appeared before Judge Chan, 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
Matthew Chan is listed with the Los Angeles, CA Immigration Court. The headline asylum grant rate shown here is 10.7% based on granted and denied asylum decisions represented in the current dataset.
Among the largest nationality groups shown for this judge, the table highlights Mexico (350 decided, 5.7% grant rate), Nicaragua (318 decided, 7.9% grant rate), and China (223 decided, 19.3% 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 Matthew Chan granted asylum in 10.7% of 1,840 decided cases (grants plus denials), according to EOIR data.
Does Judge Matthew Chan grant asylum more or less often than other judges?
The rate (10.7%) is below the 16.6% national rate; the median judge at Los Angeles, CA grants 15.0%. 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.
