ASYLUMJUDGE · IMMIGRATION JUDGE PROFILE
Elizabeth Crites
Chicago (CHI) · Chicago, IL
Elizabeth Crites is listed with Chicago (CHI). The database records 681 asylum outcomes: 368 approved, 313 denied, and 0 other outcomes. Historical statistics are informational and cannot predict an individual case. · 2021-05-10 – 2026-06-29
Yearly changes
Yearly asylum decision trend
Fiscal yearDecisionsGrantedDeniedOtherApproval rate
FY 202613422112016.4%
FY 2025212110102051.9%
FY 20241378948065.0%
Applicant origin
Asylum decisions by fiscal year and nationality
FY 2026 · 2025-10-01 – 2026-07-01 · EOIR
NationalityDecisionsGrantedDeniedOtherApproval rate
FY 2026 · Russia2025-10-24 – 2026-05-20181260—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Venezuela2025-10-24 – 2026-06-29180180—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Ecuador2025-10-20 – 2026-06-03171160—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Nicaragua2025-10-03 – 2026-06-05171160—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Colombia2025-10-06 – 2026-05-01152130—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Mexico2025-12-12 – 2026-05-068080—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Guatemala2026-02-05 – 2026-06-297070—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Kirghizia (Kyrgyzstan)2025-10-21 – 2026-05-117070—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · El Salvador2025-12-29 – 2026-04-065050—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · India2026-04-10 – 2026-04-103030—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Honduras2025-11-21 – 2026-03-093030—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Moldavia (Moldova)2026-03-02 – 2026-03-133300—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · China2025-11-05 – 2025-12-223120—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Ethiopia2026-04-08 – 2026-06-012110—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Ghana2025-12-15 – 2025-12-151010—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Cuba2026-03-02 – 2026-03-021010—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Turkey2025-11-14 – 2025-11-141010—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Togo2026-02-06 – 2026-02-061010—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Vietnam2026-01-15 – 2026-01-151100—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Uganda2026-04-17 – 2026-04-171010—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Indonesia2025-10-29 – 2025-10-291010—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Peru2025-11-28 – 2025-11-281010—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
Official appointment record
Judge background and appointment
Official biography
Elizabeth Crites was appointed as an Immigration Judge to begin hearing cases in April 2021. Judge Crites earned a Bachelor of Arts in 2005 from Ball State University and a Juris Doctor in 2009 from the University of Illinois Chicago John Marshall Law School. From 2016 to 2021, she served as an Assistant Chief Counsel, Office of the Principal Legal Advisor, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Department of Homeland Security, in Chicago. From 2009 to 2016, she was an Associate Attorney with Broyles, Kight & Ricafort PC, in Chicago. Judge Crites is a member of the Illinois State Bar.
Education: Judge Crites earned a Bachelor of Arts in 2005 from Ball State University and a Juris Doctor in 2009 from the University of Illinois Chicago John Marshall Law School.
Bar admission: Judge Crites 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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