ASYLUMJUDGE · IMMIGRATION JUDGE PROFILE
Akash Vyas
Chicago (CHI) · Chicago, IL
Akash Vyas is listed with Chicago (CHI). The database records 50 asylum outcomes: 4 approved, 46 denied, and 0 other outcomes. Historical statistics are informational and cannot predict an individual case. · 2026-03-20 – 2026-06-29
Yearly changes
Yearly asylum decision trend
Fiscal yearDecisionsGrantedDeniedOtherApproval rate
FY 20265044608.0%
Applicant origin
Asylum decisions by fiscal year and nationality
FY 2026 · 2025-10-01 – 2026-07-01 · EOIR
NationalityDecisionsGrantedDeniedOtherApproval rate
FY 2026 · Venezuela2026-03-26 – 2026-05-1510280—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Mexico2026-03-25 – 2026-06-189090—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Nicaragua2026-03-30 – 2026-06-297070—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Haiti2026-04-08 – 2026-05-264040—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Honduras2026-05-07 – 2026-06-293030—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Guatemala2026-05-21 – 2026-06-093030—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Cuba2026-04-01 – 2026-06-293210—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Colombia2026-04-23 – 2026-04-272020—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · China2026-03-20 – 2026-06-242020—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Turkey2026-04-15 – 2026-04-151010—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Uzbekistan2026-05-20 – 2026-05-201010—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Ecuador2026-04-16 – 2026-04-161010—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Kirghizia (Kyrgyzstan)2026-05-13 – 2026-05-131010—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Senegal2026-06-11 – 2026-06-111010—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Cameroon2026-04-28 – 2026-04-281010—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · India2026-05-27 – 2026-05-271010—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
Official appointment record
Judge background and appointment
Official biography
Akash B. Vyas was appointed as an immigration judge to begin hearing cases in March 2026. Judge Vyas earned a Bachelor of Science in 2004 from Purdue University and a Juris Doctor in 2007 from the University of Illinois Chicago School of Law. From January 2024 to February 2026, he served as an assistant chief counsel with the Office of the Principal Legal Advisor, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Department of Homeland Security, in Chicago. From November 2007 to December 2023, he served as an assistant state's attorney with the Cook County State's Attorney's Office in Chicago. Judge Vyas is a member of the Illinois State Bar.
Education: Judge Vyas earned a Bachelor of Science in 2004 from Purdue University and a Juris Doctor in 2007 from the University of Illinois Chicago School of Law.
Bar admission: Judge Vyas is a member of the Illinois State Bar.
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How to read approval rates
Decision approval rateis approved ÷ (approved + denied). Blue “Other” is shown separately and includes identifiable withholding/CAT protection, cancellation or adjustment, voluntary departure, withdrawal, termination, dismissal, and administrative closure; it is excluded from the rate denominator.Approved share of all outcomesuses approved, denied, and other outcomes in the denominator.
With small samples, a few cases can move the percentage sharply. The page flags samples below 50 and below 200 decisions.
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