ASYLUMJUDGE · IMMIGRATION JUDGE PROFILE
Philip Fluhr
Chicago (CHI) · Chicago, IL
Philip Fluhr is listed with Chicago (CHI). The database records 180 asylum outcomes: 97 approved, 83 denied, and 0 other outcomes. Historical statistics are informational and cannot predict an individual case. · 2023-11-21 – 2026-06-25
Yearly changes
Yearly asylum decision trend
Fiscal yearDecisionsGrantedDeniedOtherApproval rate
FY 20264400—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2025894346048.3%
FY 2024875037057.5%
Applicant origin
Asylum decisions by fiscal year and nationality
FY 2026 · 2025-10-01 – 2026-07-01 · EOIR
NationalityDecisionsGrantedDeniedOtherApproval rate
FY 2026 · Russia2026-06-25 – 2026-06-254400—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
Official appointment record
Judge background and appointment
Official biography
Philip N. Fluhr was appointed as an immigration judge to begin hearing cases in November 2023. Judge Fluhr earned a Bachelor of Arts in 1995 from the State University of New York at Binghamton, and a Juris Doctor in 1998 from Loyola University New Orleans School of Law. From 2017 to 2023, and from 2011 to 2016, he
Education: Judge Fluhr earned a Bachelor of Arts in 1995 from the State University of New York at Binghamton, and a Juris Doctor in 1998 from Loyola University New Orleans School of Law.
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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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