ASYLUMJUDGE · IMMIGRATION JUDGE PROFILE
D'Anna H. Freeman
Chicago (CHI) · Chicago, IL
D'Anna H. Freeman is listed with Chicago (CHI). The database records 583 asylum outcomes: 77 approved, 506 denied, and 0 other outcomes. Historical statistics are informational and cannot predict an individual case. · 2020-01-02 – 2026-07-01
Yearly changes
Yearly asylum decision trend
Fiscal yearDecisionsGrantedDeniedOtherApproval rate
FY 2026203619703.0%
FY 20251101496012.7%
FY 2024428340—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
Applicant origin
Asylum decisions by fiscal year and nationality
FY 2026 · 2025-10-01 – 2026-07-01 · EOIR
NationalityDecisionsGrantedDeniedOtherApproval rate
FY 2026 · India2025-10-09 – 2026-06-12240240—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Kirghizia (Kyrgyzstan)2026-01-15 – 2026-07-01220220—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Venezuela2025-12-09 – 2026-06-23180180—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Ecuador2025-10-06 – 2026-05-21170170—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Mexico2025-12-09 – 2026-06-29170170—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · China2026-02-12 – 2026-07-01174130—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Colombia2026-01-26 – 2026-06-17150150—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Nicaragua2025-12-15 – 2026-05-04140140—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Russia2025-12-12 – 2026-06-23130130—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Guatemala2026-04-14 – 2026-06-294040—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Peru2026-03-19 – 2026-04-084040—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Sudan2026-04-29 – 2026-05-193030—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Cameroon2026-03-17 – 2026-05-123030—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Haiti2026-03-20 – 2026-05-273030—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Togo2026-04-02 – 2026-05-053030—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Jordan2026-01-14 – 2026-03-122020—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Pakistan2025-10-02 – 2025-10-092020—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Afghanistan2025-12-01 – 2025-12-012020—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · People's Republic Of The Congo2025-12-01 – 2026-02-092020—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Honduras2026-06-12 – 2026-06-122020—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Guinea2026-03-09 – 2026-04-292020—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Panama2026-04-14 – 2026-04-141010—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Vietnam2026-05-14 – 2026-05-141010—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Uzbekistan2026-05-27 – 2026-05-271010—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Ivory Coast (Cote D'ivoire)2026-04-14 – 2026-04-141010—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Syria2026-03-18 – 2026-03-181100—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Angola2026-05-05 – 2026-05-051010—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Stateless - Alien Unable To Name A Country2026-06-03 – 2026-06-031010—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · El Salvador2026-05-21 – 2026-05-211010—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Armenia2026-06-18 – 2026-06-181010—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Azerbaijan2026-06-26 – 2026-06-261010—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Senegal2026-06-25 – 2026-06-251100—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Democratic Republic Of Congo2026-06-24 – 2026-06-241010—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Hong Kong2025-12-02 – 2025-12-021010—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Mauritania2026-04-23 – 2026-04-231010—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
Official appointment record
Judge background and appointment
Official biography
Attorney General Loretta E. Lynch appointed Judge D'Anna H. Freeman to begin hearing cases in March 2016. Judge Freeman earned a Bachelor of Science degree in 1988 from Baylor University, a Master of Public Health in 1995 from the University of Texas Health Science Center, and Juris Doctor in 2004 from the University of Houston Law Center. From 2007 to February 2016, Judge Freeman served in various capacities for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, U.S. Department of Homeland Security, including: as assistant chief counsel from 2013 to 2016, in Dallas; as senior attorney from 2010 through 2013, in Livingston, Texas; and as assistant chief counsel from 2007 through 2010, in Eloy, Ariz. From 2006 through 2007, she was a partner at Forrest & Harrison LLC, in Houston. From 2005 through 2006, she served as an attorney at Dunbar, Harden & Benson LLP, in Houston. From 2004 through 2005, she operated the Law Office of D'Anna Harrison, in Houston. Judge Freeman is a member of the State Bar of Texas.
Education: Judge Freeman earned a Bachelor of Science degree in 1988 from Baylor University, a Master of Public Health in 1995 from the University of Texas Health Science Center, and Juris Doctor in 2004 from the University of Houston Law Center.
Bar admission: Judge Freeman is a member of the State Bar of Texas.
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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.
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