Courtney Chua Stevens

Immigration Judge, Laredo Immigration Court. Appointed November 2024.

StrictDenies far more often than the national average+33.6 points

Asylum record, FY 2021-2026

Judge Stevens96.5%

Laredo court77.3%

All judges nationally62.9%

Decisions on the merits: 198
Asylum granted: 6
Other relief granted: 1
Denied: 191
Against own court: +19.2 pts

Denial rate by fiscal year
FY25	FY26
97%	94%

Read from TRAC's chart to the nearest point. Years with fewer than 25 decisions are not shown.

Docket

Respondents represented by counsel: 73% (nationally, 81% are represented).

Most common nationalities: Mexico (15.2%), Turkiye (11.1%), Venezuela (10.6%), Ethiopia (6.6%), Cuba (5.1%).

Official biography

Courtney Chua Stevens was appointed as an immigration judge to begin hearing cases in November 2024. Judge Chua Stevens ear ned a Bachelor of Arts in 2008 from Tufts University and a Juris Doctor in 2011 from Touro University Jacob D. Fuchsberg Law Center. From 2019 to 2024, she was with the Office of the Principal Legal Advisor, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Department of Homeland Security, in New York City serving in the following positions: deputy chief counsel (2023-2024) and assistant chief counsel (2019-2023). From 2012 to 2019, she was an attorney in private practice in New York City practic ing matrimonial, family, and immigration law. Judge Chua Stevens is a member of the New York State Bar.

As published by the Executive Office for Immigration Review at appointment, via TRAC.

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About these figures. Denial rates describe outcomes in the cases a judge happened to hear, which differ by detention, nationality and representation. They are not a measure of fairness or competence. Method and sources are on the judges index.