Immigration court
Chicago, IL Immigration Court
52 judges · IL
EOIR data through Sep 1, 2026 · updated monthly
- 34,396
- Granted
- 166,107
- Denied
- 52
- Judges
Distribution
How this court's judges compare
At Chicago, IL, 49 judges range from 0.0% to 62.6%.
Each judge's all-time EOIR decided outcomes across every court they have served in: granted ÷ (granted + denied). Judges now based at this court with at least 100 decided cases. A historical pattern — not a prediction for any case.
The 2026-09-01 snapshot shows a 17.2% historical asylum grant rate for Chicago, IL Immigration Court, based on 34,396 grants and 166,107 denials (200,503 decided outcomes).
The Chicago, IL Immigration Court has an overall asylum approval rate of 17.2% across 200,503 decided cases. The court has 52 immigration judges. Data sourced from EOIR (Executive Office for Immigration Review).
How to Interpret This Court's Data
The Chicago, IL Immigration Court has an overall asylum grant rate of 17.2% in the current AsylumTracker dataset. Court-level statistics aggregate judges and cases assigned to that court, so the court average can differ sharply from any one judge's profile.
High-volume judge profiles at this court include Vinikoor, Robert D. (36,066 total cases), Fujimoto, James R. (34,158 total cases), and Bryant, John Milo (31,133 total cases). The largest nationality groups shown for this court include Mexico (18,103 decided, 10.3% grant rate), Venezuela (13,554 decided, 7.5% grant rate), and Nicaragua (12,114 decided, 6.1% grant rate).
Asylum grant rate is calculated as granted / (granted + denied). Procedural outcomes are separated so users can distinguish merits decisions from docket-management outcomes.
This page uses public EOIR records last updated 2026-09-01. The data is informational and should not be treated as legal advice or a prediction for any individual case.
Read how EOIR data works or learn how to compare asylum approval rates.
What This Court Profile's Data Shows
This profile ranks #6 by published decided outcomes among 73 courts with at least 5,000 decisions (200,503 outcomes).
Its 17.2% historical rate is 7.1 percentage points above the 10.1% median for those 73 courts.
The largest published nationality row is Mexico: 18,103 decisions and a 10.3% grant rate in the nationality subset's stated scope.
These are descriptive historical aggregates. Court mix, judge assignment, representation, case facts, procedural posture, and changes in law are not controlled here, so the comparisons cannot predict an individual case.
Areas Served by This Court
Based on the official EOIR ZIP-code assignment, the Chicago, IL Immigration Court is the assigned filing location for 2,825 ZIP codes. Main cities by state:
IL — Chicago, Peoria, Rockford, Springfield, East Saint Louis, Aurora, Joliet, Belleville, Decatur, Evanston, Naperville, Schaumburg, Bloomington, Carbondale, Champaign and 1242 more cities
IN — Fort Wayne, South Bend, Evansville, Bloomington, Terre Haute, Muncie, Lafayette, Elkhart, Goshen, Kokomo, Marion, Mishawaka, Warsaw, West Lafayette, Advance and 576 more cities
WI — Milwaukee, Madison, Green Bay, Racine, Appleton, Kenosha, Janesville, Oshkosh, Waukesha, Brookfield, Eau Claire, Fond Du Lac, La Crosse, Mequon, New Berlin and 693 more cities
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Judges at This Court
| Judge | Approval Rate | Granted | Denied | Decided |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vinikoor, Robert D. | 17.5% | 4,491 | 21,160 | 25,651 |
| Fujimoto, James R. | 13.0% | 3,129 | 21,014 | 24,143 |
| Bryant, John Milo | 26.8% | 5,775 | 15,734 | 21,509 |
| Zerbe, Craig M. | 18.9% | 2,978 | 12,773 | 15,751 |
| Brahos, O. John | 20.6% | 3,280 | 12,615 | 15,895 |
| Cuevas, Carlos | 26.6% | 3,719 | 10,280 | 13,999 |
| Klein, Eliza | 29.2% | 3,767 | 9,146 | 12,913 |
| Chew, George T. | 62.6% | 6,563 | 3,924 | 10,487 |
| Katsivalis, George P. | 0.9% | 110 | 12,273 | 12,383 |
| Mckenna, Patrick M. | 8.5% | 748 | 8,027 | 8,775 |
| Petrone, Anthony D., JR. | 58.4% | 3,310 | 2,360 | 5,670 |
| Smith, Renetta | 23.5% | 1,627 | 5,297 | 6,924 |
| Anderson, Jack L. | 10.0% | 505 | 4,548 | 5,053 |
| Venci, Michelle | 4.2% | 262 | 5,950 | 6,212 |
| Klosowsky, Michael | 8.2% | 483 | 5,407 | 5,890 |
| Defoe, Craig A. | 12.5% | 716 | 4,996 | 5,712 |
| Crites, Elizabeth | 9.4% | 463 | 4,453 | 4,916 |
| Kim, Peter A. | 5.6% | 329 | 5,511 | 5,840 |
| Stahl, Marc | 15.5% | 850 | 4,648 | 5,498 |
| Mencini, Ana | 6.4% | 339 | 4,961 | 5,300 |
| Curran, Brendan C. | 5.4% | 271 | 4,718 | 4,989 |
| Reynolds, Gina | 12.4% | 578 | 4,085 | 4,663 |
| Luskin, Joshua D. | 14.7% | 626 | 3,636 | 4,262 |
| Dimarzio, Philip L. | 15.0% | 597 | 3,379 | 3,976 |
| Owens, Robert P. | 32.0% | 1,310 | 2,778 | 4,088 |
| Saltzman, Eva S. | 29.8% | 980 | 2,306 | 3,286 |
| Cole, Samuel B. | 23.0% | 642 | 2,149 | 2,791 |
| Naseem, Samia | 15.1% | 586 | 3,287 | 3,873 |
| Mcnulty, Sheila | 19.2% | 633 | 2,672 | 3,305 |
| Rosche, Robin J. | 26.3% | 705 | 1,975 | 2,680 |
| Peyton, Jennifer I. | 43.9% | 1,113 | 1,423 | 2,536 |
| Treacy, Elizabeth | 9.9% | 307 | 2,799 | 3,106 |
| Patti, Sebastian T. | 33.0% | 801 | 1,629 | 2,430 |
| Der-Yeghiayan, Samuel | 9.9% | 258 | 2,346 | 2,604 |
| Salovaara, Kaarina | 26.2% | 565 | 1,589 | 2,154 |
| Diaz, Irma | 8.9% | 213 | 2,183 | 2,396 |
| Beese, Matthew C. | 0.7% | 15 | 2,142 | 2,157 |
| Bower, Glen L. | 41.5% | 593 | 836 | 1,429 |
| Espinoza, Carla | 14.7% | 210 | 1,220 | 1,430 |
| Barilla, Jody | 14.0% | 190 | 1,164 | 1,354 |
| Fluhr, Philip | 11.5% | 113 | 872 | 985 |
| Nelson, Kristi | 7.3% | 84 | 1,064 | 1,148 |
| Baldini-Potermin, Maria | 21.0% | 89 | 334 | 423 |
| Abraham, Shawn J. | 0.0% | 0 | 699 | 699 |
| Yokoyama, Lori | 5.8% | 24 | 389 | 413 |
| Poarch, Jaime | 0.5% | 2 | 382 | 384 |
| Flesch, Kenneth | 1.0% | 4 | 405 | 409 |
| Vyas, Akash | 6.4% | 15 | 219 | 234 |
| Perkins, Robbin | 1.0% | 3 | 289 | 292 |
| Charanza, Albert | 1.2% | 1 | 82 | 83 |
| Harrell, Stephen W. | 1.6% | 1 | 60 | 61 |
| Petty, Aaron R. | 46.2% | 6 | 7 | 13 |
Roster entries without a usable profile denominator: Status Docket, Visiting Judge 23, IAD Judge. They are excluded from the rate table above.
Approval Rate by Nationality
| Nationality | Approval Rate | Granted | Denied | Decided |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mexico | 10.3% | 1,864 | 16,239 | 18,103 |
| Venezuela | 7.5% | 1,022 | 12,532 | 13,554 |
| Nicaragua | 6.1% | 737 | 11,377 | 12,114 |
| Guatemala | 4.6% | 421 | 8,771 | 9,192 |
| Honduras | 7.2% | 622 | 8,061 | 8,683 |
| Colombia | 3.5% | 223 | 6,126 | 6,349 |
| Ecuador | 2.1% | 95 | 4,504 | 4,599 |
| El Salvador | 20.2% | 349 | 1,381 | 1,730 |
| Russia | 50.9% | 848 | 819 | 1,667 |
| India | 18.3% | 222 | 991 | 1,213 |
| Haiti | 3.7% | 38 | 995 | 1,033 |
| Kirghizia (Kyrgyzstan) | 29.3% | 266 | 643 | 909 |
| China | 48.8% | 440 | 461 | 901 |
| Nigeria | 53.4% | 427 | 372 | 799 |
| Peru | 3.1% | 23 | 712 | 735 |
| Turkey | 31.1% | 121 | 268 | 389 |
| Cuba | 22.8% | 75 | 254 | 329 |
| Moldavia (Moldova) | 75.6% | 232 | 75 | 307 |
| Romania | 16.4% | 48 | 245 | 293 |
| Jordan | 31.3% | 88 | 193 | 281 |
| Vietnam | 40.8% | 113 | 164 | 277 |
| Dominican Republic | 6.1% | 14 | 216 | 230 |
| Ukraine | 60.2% | 112 | 74 | 186 |
| Belize | 9.9% | 16 | 145 | 161 |
| Poland | 52.8% | 85 | 76 | 161 |
| Mauritania | 11.9% | 19 | 140 | 159 |
| Pakistan | 58.2% | 89 | 64 | 153 |
| Brazil | 5.3% | 8 | 144 | 152 |
| Belarus | 72.4% | 105 | 40 | 145 |
| Uzbekistan | 20.7% | 30 | 115 | 145 |
| Chile | 5.5% | 8 | 137 | 145 |
| Kazakhstan | 40.1% | 57 | 85 | 142 |
| Somalia | 24.1% | 33 | 104 | 137 |
| Mongolia | 44.4% | 55 | 69 | 124 |
| Philippines | 50.4% | 58 | 57 | 115 |
| Iraq | 73.1% | 79 | 29 | 108 |
| Cameroon | 76.4% | 81 | 25 | 106 |
| Senegal | 12.4% | 13 | 92 | 105 |
| Syria | 76.0% | 76 | 24 | 100 |
| Afghanistan | 40.4% | 40 | 59 | 99 |
| Ghana | 46.8% | 44 | 50 | 94 |
| Angola | 18.4% | 16 | 71 | 87 |
| Serbia Montenegro | 50.6% | 40 | 39 | 79 |
| Democratic Republic Of Congo | 46.7% | 35 | 40 | 75 |
| Egypt | 61.4% | 43 | 27 | 70 |
| Jamaica | 23.9% | 16 | 51 | 67 |
| Stateless - Alien Unable To Name A Country | 37.7% | 23 | 38 | 61 |
| Tajikistan (Tadzhik) | 46.6% | 27 | 31 | 58 |
| Burma (Myanmar) | 60.7% | 34 | 22 | 56 |
| Unknown Nationality | 6.1% | 3 | 46 | 49 |
| Togo | 60.4% | 29 | 19 | 48 |
| Sudan | 46.8% | 22 | 25 | 47 |
| Kenya | 46.7% | 21 | 24 | 45 |
| Georgia | 38.6% | 17 | 27 | 44 |
| Bolivia | 9.1% | 4 | 40 | 44 |
| Bosnia-Herzegovina | 47.6% | 20 | 22 | 42 |
| Ethiopia | 83.3% | 35 | 7 | 42 |
| Bulgaria | 41.5% | 17 | 24 | 41 |
| Lithuania | 80.5% | 33 | 8 | 41 |
| Panama | 12.2% | 5 | 36 | 41 |
| Sri Lanka | 37.8% | 14 | 23 | 37 |
| Laos | 42.9% | 15 | 20 | 35 |
| Congo | 45.5% | 15 | 18 | 33 |
| Montenegro | 36.4% | 12 | 21 | 33 |
| Israel | 56.2% | 18 | 14 | 32 |
| Guinea | 58.6% | 17 | 12 | 29 |
| Macedonia | 60.7% | 17 | 11 | 28 |
| Thailand | 51.9% | 14 | 13 | 27 |
| United Kingdom | 18.5% | 5 | 22 | 27 |
| Serbia | 18.5% | 5 | 22 | 27 |
| Canada | 8.3% | 2 | 22 | 24 |
| Costa Rica | 12.5% | 3 | 21 | 24 |
| Uganda | 81.8% | 18 | 4 | 22 |
| Iran | 33.3% | 7 | 14 | 21 |
| Spain | 4.8% | 1 | 20 | 21 |
| South Africa | 45.0% | 9 | 11 | 20 |
| Albania | 55.0% | 11 | 9 | 20 |
| Argentina | 5.0% | 1 | 19 | 20 |
| Saudi Arabia | 42.1% | 8 | 11 | 19 |
| Morocco | 42.1% | 8 | 11 | 19 |
| Turkmenistan | 10.5% | 2 | 17 | 19 |
| Niger | 33.3% | 6 | 12 | 18 |
| Indonesia | 41.2% | 7 | 10 | 17 |
| Eritrea | 93.8% | 15 | 1 | 16 |
| Yemen | 66.7% | 10 | 5 | 15 |
| Zimbabwe | 71.4% | 10 | 4 | 14 |
| Burkina Faso | 57.1% | 8 | 6 | 14 |
| Benin | 9.1% | 1 | 10 | 11 |
| Gambia | 50.0% | 5 | 5 | 10 |
| Libya | 20.0% | 2 | 8 | 10 |
| Chad | 0.0% | 0 | 10 | 10 |
| Germany | 0.0% | 0 | 10 | 10 |
| Yugoslavia | 66.7% | 6 | 3 | 9 |
| Palestine | 100.0% | 9 | 0 | 9 |
| Nepal | 33.3% | 3 | 6 | 9 |
| Rwanda | 55.6% | 5 | 4 | 9 |
| Czech Republic | 75.0% | 6 | 2 | 8 |
| Lebanon | 50.0% | 4 | 4 | 8 |
| Algeria | 50.0% | 4 | 4 | 8 |
| Azerbaijan | 12.5% | 1 | 7 | 8 |
| Dominica | 0.0% | 0 | 8 | 8 |
| Greece | 0.0% | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| Unknown Country | 50.0% | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| South Korea | 0.0% | 0 | 6 | 6 |
| Ivory Coast (Cote D'Ivoire) | 66.7% | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| Guadeloupe | 0.0% | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| Mali | 80.0% | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| Sierra Leone | 0.0% | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| Ireland | 25.0% | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| Liberia | 25.0% | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| Bangladesh | 0.0% | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Zambia | 33.3% | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Kosovo | 100.0% | 1 | 0 | 1 |