ASYLUMJUDGE · IMMIGRATION JUDGE PROFILE
Donald R. JR. Eller
Chicago (CHI) · Chicago, IL
Donald R. JR. Eller is listed with Chicago (CHI). The database records 815 asylum outcomes: 106 approved, 709 denied, and 0 other outcomes. Historical statistics are informational and cannot predict an individual case. · 2020-01-06 – 2026-07-01
Yearly changes
Yearly asylum decision trend
Fiscal yearDecisionsGrantedDeniedOtherApproval rate
FY 20262931527805.1%
FY 20251731415908.1%
FY 20247847405.1%
Applicant origin
Asylum decisions by fiscal year and nationality
FY 2026 · 2025-10-01 – 2026-07-01 · EOIR
NationalityDecisionsGrantedDeniedOtherApproval rate
FY 2026 · Venezuela2025-10-01 – 2026-06-266736404.5%
FY 2026 · Colombia2025-11-05 – 2026-06-04312290—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Nicaragua2025-11-12 – 2026-05-29242220—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Somalia2026-05-13 – 2026-07-01210210—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Ecuador2025-11-04 – 2026-05-19210210—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Mexico2025-11-05 – 2026-05-05170170—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Honduras2025-10-15 – 2026-04-27160160—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Peru2025-11-05 – 2026-05-07130130—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · India2025-11-14 – 2026-05-14120120—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Russia2025-10-24 – 2026-04-0911380—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Guatemala2025-10-14 – 2026-04-28110110—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Nigeria2026-01-13 – 2026-05-0810460—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Cuba2025-10-02 – 2026-03-135050—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Vietnam2025-12-30 – 2026-06-255050—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Kirghizia (Kyrgyzstan)2025-10-02 – 2026-05-215050—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Georgia2026-03-12 – 2026-03-123030—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Panama2025-10-03 – 2025-12-082020—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Turkey2026-03-03 – 2026-03-062110—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Nepal2025-10-29 – 2025-10-292020—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Angola2025-11-04 – 2025-11-042020—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Jordan2026-01-02 – 2026-03-162020—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Ghana2026-05-11 – 2026-05-111010—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · China2026-05-21 – 2026-05-211010—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Ukraine2025-12-19 – 2025-12-191010—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Tajikistan (Tadzhik)2026-02-18 – 2026-02-181010—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Stateless - Alien Unable To Name A Country2026-01-05 – 2026-01-051010—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Burkina Faso2025-10-29 – 2025-10-291010—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Mauritania2026-01-02 – 2026-01-021010—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Iran2026-04-08 – 2026-04-081010—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Argentina2025-11-06 – 2025-11-061010—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Togo2025-11-04 – 2025-11-041010—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Chad2025-10-16 – 2025-10-161010—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
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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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