ASYLUMJUDGE · IMMIGRATION JUDGE PROFILE
Courtney Chua. Stevens
Laredo (LRO) · Laredo, TX
Courtney Chua. Stevens is listed with Laredo (LRO). The database records 262 asylum outcomes: 7 approved, 255 denied, and 0 other outcomes. Historical statistics are informational and cannot predict an individual case. · 2020-03-19 – 2026-06-25
Yearly changes
Yearly asylum decision trend
Fiscal yearDecisionsGrantedDeniedOtherApproval rate
FY 2026112410803.6%
FY 2025147314402.0%
Applicant origin
Asylum decisions by fiscal year and nationality
FY 2026 · 2025-10-01 – 2026-07-01 · EOIR
NationalityDecisionsGrantedDeniedOtherApproval rate
FY 2026 · Venezuela2025-10-02 – 2026-05-21170170—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Cuba2025-10-03 – 2026-05-27161150—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Mexico2025-10-24 – 2026-06-22120120—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Honduras2025-10-08 – 2026-05-199090—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · India2025-10-16 – 2026-06-247070—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · El Salvador2025-10-02 – 2026-06-256060—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Guatemala2025-10-14 – 2026-06-056060—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Turkey2025-10-21 – 2025-11-254040—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Iran2025-10-01 – 2025-11-124130—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Russia2025-10-06 – 2026-06-054130—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Colombia2026-02-19 – 2026-05-083030—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · China2025-10-17 – 2026-06-122020—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Ethiopia2025-11-19 – 2025-12-102110—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Nicaragua2026-01-14 – 2026-01-202020—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Brazil2025-11-07 – 2026-05-122020—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Nepal2025-12-01 – 2026-01-132020—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Haiti2025-10-28 – 2026-01-092020—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Ghana2025-12-03 – 2026-01-132020—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Belarus2026-05-06 – 2026-05-061010—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Uzbekistan2025-12-23 – 2025-12-231010—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Cameroon2025-11-17 – 2025-11-171010—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Egypt2025-12-04 – 2025-12-041010—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Uganda2026-04-22 – 2026-04-221010—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Mauritania2025-12-29 – 2025-12-291010—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Tajikistan (Tadzhik)2025-12-29 – 2025-12-291010—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Syria2026-03-04 – 2026-03-041010—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Moldavia (Moldova)2026-02-19 – 2026-02-191010—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Peru2026-01-26 – 2026-01-261010—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
Official appointment record
Judge background and appointment
Official biography
Courtney Chua Stevens was appointed as an immigration judge to begin hearing cases in November 2024. Judge Chua Stevens earned a Bachelor of Arts in 2008 from Tufts University and a Juris Doctor in 2011 from Touro University Jacob D. Fuchsberg Law Center. From 2019 to 2024, she was with the Office of the Principal Legal Advisor, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Department of Homeland Security, in New York City serving in the following positions: deputy chief counsel (2023- 2024) and assistant chief counsel (2019- 2023). From 2012 to 2019, she was an attorney in private practice in New York City practicing matrimonial, family, and immigration law. Judge Chua Stevens is a member of the New York State Bar.
Education: Judge Chua Stevens earned a Bachelor of Arts in 2008 from Tufts University and a Juris Doctor in 2011 from Touro University Jacob D.
Bar admission: Judge Chua Stevens is a member of the New York 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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