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Background
The Honorable Immigration Judge Jennifer Chung earned a Bachelor of Arts in 2004 from St. John's University and a Juris Doctor in 2007 from Hofstra University School of Law. From 2008 to 2019, she managed legal operations at Christophe Law Group P.C. in New York. She is a member of the New York State Bar.
Caseload & process (since 2021)
876
Completions per year
5,258 total
0.2%
Detained at decision
share of cases
9.7 mo
Median time to decision
from case start
28.9%
Ordered removed in absentia
person absent
18.8%
Decisions appealed to BIA
appeal rate
7.8%
Appeals remanded or reversed
615 appeals decided
Grant rates by type of relief
Share granted among merits decisions for each application type, since 2021.
Asylum
32.4%
1,673 decisions High confidence
Withholding / CAT
2.7%
2,228 decisions High confidence
Cancellation — 42B (non-LPR)
0%⚠
2 decisions Too few cases
Adjustment of status (245)
100%⚠
4 decisions Too few cases
Voluntary departure
98.9%
93 decisions Moderate
32.4%
of asylum claims granted on the merits High confidence
Based on 1,673 asylum decisions (grants + denials) since 2021.
This judge
32.4%
This court
33.3%
National average
31.8%
0%100% granted
In the top 41% of the 825 judges nationally with enough cases to compare.
Does a lawyer matter here?
Asylum grant rate by whether the person had legal representation.
With a lawyerrepresented · 1,121 decisions since 2021
35.1%
Without a lawyerunrepresented · 552 decisions since 2021
27%
Asylum grant rate over time
Each point is that calendar year's grant rate, back to 2015 where the judge was deciding cases — the longer career view. Dashed grey line = current national average (31.8%). Headline rates above use 2021 – today.
* 2026 is a partial year (data through 06/01/2026) and is incomplete.
Courts where this judge has decided cases
Hearing locations for cases this judge completed since 2021, by number of decisions.
Many judges hear cases from more than one court (detained facilities, video dockets, or reassignments).