50 judges · IL
The Chicago, IL Immigration Court has an overall asylum approval rate of 4.3% across 54,298 decided cases. The court has 50 immigration judges. Data sourced from EOIR (Executive Office for Immigration Review).
| Judge | Approval Rate | Granted | Denied | Decided |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bryant, John Milo | 45.5% | 172 | 206 | 378 |
| Vinikoor, Robert D. | 17.5% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fujimoto, James R. | 13.0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| IAD Judge | 100.0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Zerbe, Craig M. | 18.9% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brahos, O. John | 20.6% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cuevas, Carlos | 26.6% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Klein, Eliza | 50.9% | 161 | 155 | 316 |
| Lang, Elizabeth G. | 11.3% | 304 | 2,391 | 2,695 |
| Katsivalis, George P. | 0.9% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chew, George T. | 62.6% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mckenna, Patrick M. | 13.2% | 574 | 3,759 | 4,333 |
| Petrone, Anthony D., JR. | 58.4% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Anderson, Jack L. | 100.0% | 9 | 0 | 9 |
| Khan, Anwer A. | 4.3% | 150 | 3,348 | 3,498 |
| Smith, Renetta | 23.5% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Saltzman, Eva S. | 34.6% | 556 | 1,049 | 1,605 |
| Defoe, Craig A. | 12.2% | 520 | 3,748 | 4,268 |
| De Angelis, Kathryn L. | 21.1% | 426 | 1,597 | 2,023 |
| Cole, Samuel B. | 15.4% | 213 | 1,173 | 1,386 |
| Reynolds, Gina | 14.1% | 515 | 3,142 | 3,657 |
| Venci, Michelle | 5.7% | 213 | 3,552 | 3,765 |
| Klosowsky, Michael | 11.5% | 406 | 3,133 | 3,539 |
| Rosche, Robin J. | 35.7% | 370 | 666 | 1,036 |
| Crites, Elizabeth | 12.3% | 398 | 2,834 | 3,232 |
| Curran, Brendan C. | 6.9% | 180 | 2,413 | 2,593 |
| Mencini, Ana | 7.7% | 248 | 2,969 | 3,217 |
| Dimarzio, Philip L. | 15.0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Peyton, Jennifer I. | 55.9% | 420 | 332 | 752 |
| Naseem, Samia | 20.7% | 500 | 1,913 | 2,413 |
| Mcnulty, Sheila | 80.0% | 64 | 16 | 80 |
| Patti, Sebastian T. | 33.9% | 556 | 1,083 | 1,639 |
| Owens, Robert P. | 32.0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Salovaara, Kaarina | 29.9% | 426 | 997 | 1,423 |
| Stahl, Marc | 23.4% | 680 | 2,226 | 2,906 |
| Luskin, Joshua D. | 19.9% | 433 | 1,742 | 2,175 |
| Treacy, Elizabeth | 11.6% | 265 | 2,028 | 2,293 |
| Espinoza, Carla | 13.9% | 193 | 1,200 | 1,393 |
| Barilla, Jody | 12.7% | 168 | 1,153 | 1,321 |
| Fluhr, Philip | 10.3% | 101 | 877 | 978 |
| Der-Yeghiayan, Samuel | 9.9% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nelson, Kristi | 6.5% | 73 | 1,048 | 1,121 |
| Bower, Glen L. | 41.5% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yokoyama, Lori | 4.8% | 19 | 373 | 392 |
| Baldini-Potermin, Maria | 19.2% | 78 | 328 | 406 |
| Beese, Matthew C. | 1.5% | 3 | 195 | 198 |
| Status Docket | 100.0% | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Marshall, Jacob | 0.0% | 0 | 111 | 111 |
| Petty, Aaron R. | 41.7% | 5 | 7 | 12 |
| Visiting Judge 23 | 50.0% | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Nationality | Approval Rate | Granted | Denied | Decided |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mexico | 15.0% | 1,630 | 9,242 | 10,872 |
| Nicaragua | 8.8% | 701 | 7,291 | 7,992 |
| Venezuela | 13.9% | 924 | 5,707 | 6,631 |
| Guatemala | 6.6% | 397 | 5,643 | 6,040 |
| Honduras | 9.7% | 579 | 5,382 | 5,961 |
| Colombia | 5.8% | 193 | 3,154 | 3,347 |
| Ecuador | 3.4% | 84 | 2,352 | 2,436 |
| El Salvador | 24.5% | 315 | 972 | 1,287 |
| Russia | 59.9% | 720 | 482 | 1,202 |
| India | 23.3% | 201 | 663 | 864 |
| China | 52.9% | 391 | 348 | 739 |
| Nigeria | 60.5% | 405 | 264 | 669 |
| Haiti | 5.6% | 35 | 595 | 630 |
| Kirghizia (Kyrgyzstan) | 42.5% | 234 | 316 | 550 |
| Peru | 5.3% | 21 | 376 | 397 |
| Moldavia (Moldova) | 79.7% | 204 | 52 | 256 |
| Turkey | 40.0% | 100 | 150 | 250 |
| Jordan | 44.6% | 86 | 107 | 193 |
| Romania | 22.5% | 43 | 148 | 191 |
| Vietnam | 52.7% | 99 | 89 | 188 |
| Cuba | 28.8% | 51 | 126 | 177 |
| Ukraine | 66.4% | 99 | 50 | 149 |
| Dominican Republic | 8.7% | 13 | 136 | 149 |
| Pakistan | 63.9% | 85 | 48 | 133 |
| Poland | 59.8% | 73 | 49 | 122 |
| Belarus | 79.8% | 91 | 23 | 114 |
| Belize | 12.5% | 14 | 98 | 112 |
| Mongolia | 52.4% | 54 | 49 | 103 |
| Kazakhstan | 49.5% | 49 | 50 | 99 |
| Brazil | 6.2% | 6 | 90 | 96 |
| Iraq | 77.8% | 70 | 20 | 90 |
| Uzbekistan | 30.3% | 27 | 62 | 89 |
| Philippines | 56.3% | 49 | 38 | 87 |
| Mauritania | 21.2% | 18 | 67 | 85 |
| Chile | 7.1% | 6 | 78 | 84 |
| Cameroon | 90.2% | 74 | 8 | 82 |
| Syria | 87.0% | 60 | 9 | 69 |
| Egypt | 63.2% | 43 | 25 | 68 |
| Ghana | 58.2% | 39 | 28 | 67 |
| Serbia Montenegro | 54.7% | 35 | 29 | 64 |
| Democratic Republic Of Congo | 57.1% | 36 | 27 | 63 |
| Senegal | 22.0% | 13 | 46 | 59 |
| Afghanistan | 58.6% | 34 | 24 | 58 |
| Burma (Myanmar) | 62.7% | 32 | 19 | 51 |
| Jamaica | 35.3% | 18 | 33 | 51 |
| Somalia | 58.8% | 30 | 21 | 51 |
| Stateless - Alien Unable To Name A Country | 40.4% | 19 | 28 | 47 |
| Angola | 37.2% | 16 | 27 | 43 |
| Tajikistan (Tadzhik) | 61.0% | 25 | 16 | 41 |
| Kenya | 56.8% | 21 | 16 | 37 |
| Laos | 43.2% | 16 | 21 | 37 |
| Sudan | 63.9% | 23 | 13 | 36 |
| Togo | 80.6% | 29 | 7 | 36 |
| Bosnia-Herzegovina | 50.0% | 18 | 18 | 36 |
| Ethiopia | 82.9% | 29 | 6 | 35 |
| Israel | 71.4% | 25 | 10 | 35 |
| Lithuania | 82.9% | 29 | 6 | 35 |
| Unknown Nationality | 11.8% | 4 | 30 | 34 |
| Bolivia | 22.6% | 7 | 24 | 31 |
| Georgia | 55.2% | 16 | 13 | 29 |
| Congo | 53.6% | 15 | 13 | 28 |
| Sri Lanka | 39.3% | 11 | 17 | 28 |
| Bulgaria | 61.5% | 16 | 10 | 26 |
| Montenegro | 38.5% | 10 | 16 | 26 |
| Guinea | 70.8% | 17 | 7 | 24 |
| Macedonia | 75.0% | 18 | 6 | 24 |
| Indonesia | 36.4% | 8 | 14 | 22 |
| Panama | 22.7% | 5 | 17 | 22 |
| Eritrea | 90.5% | 19 | 2 | 21 |
| South Africa | 57.1% | 12 | 9 | 21 |
| Thailand | 70.0% | 14 | 6 | 20 |
| Uganda | 90.0% | 18 | 2 | 20 |
| Saudi Arabia | 52.6% | 10 | 9 | 19 |
| Gambia | 78.9% | 15 | 4 | 19 |
| Albania | 68.4% | 13 | 6 | 19 |
| Nepal | 38.9% | 7 | 11 | 18 |
| Morocco | 47.1% | 8 | 9 | 17 |
| Costa Rica | 23.5% | 4 | 13 | 17 |
| United Kingdom | 12.5% | 2 | 14 | 16 |
| Iran | 50.0% | 8 | 8 | 16 |
| Rwanda | 62.5% | 10 | 6 | 16 |
| Argentina | 0.0% | 0 | 16 | 16 |
| Yemen | 66.7% | 10 | 5 | 15 |
| Canada | 0.0% | 0 | 14 | 14 |
| Libya | 35.7% | 5 | 9 | 14 |
| Spain | 7.1% | 1 | 13 | 14 |
| Zimbabwe | 66.7% | 8 | 4 | 12 |
| Niger | 50.0% | 6 | 6 | 12 |
| Mali | 75.0% | 9 | 3 | 12 |
| Turkmenistan | 8.3% | 1 | 11 | 12 |
| Serbia | 36.4% | 4 | 7 | 11 |
| Palestine | 90.0% | 9 | 1 | 10 |
| Lebanon | 50.0% | 5 | 5 | 10 |
| Burkina Faso | 70.0% | 7 | 3 | 10 |
| Bangladesh | 37.5% | 3 | 5 | 8 |
| Benin | 12.5% | 1 | 7 | 8 |
| Unknown Country | 62.5% | 5 | 3 | 8 |
| Ivory Coast (Cote D'Ivoire) | 50.0% | 4 | 4 | 8 |
| Chad | 37.5% | 3 | 5 | 8 |
| Liberia | 71.4% | 5 | 2 | 7 |
| Czech Republic | 71.4% | 5 | 2 | 7 |
| Algeria | 42.9% | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| Greece | 50.0% | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| South Korea | 20.0% | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| Soviet Union | 100.0% | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| Yugoslavia | 60.0% | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| Azerbaijan | 25.0% | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| Kuwait | 75.0% | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| Portugal | 0.0% | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| Dominica | 0.0% | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| Kosovo | 66.7% | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Guadeloupe | 0.0% | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Bahamas | 0.0% | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Germany | 33.3% | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| United Arab Emirates | 100.0% | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Sierra Leone | 0.0% | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| France | 0.0% | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Armenia | 0.0% | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Singapore | 0.0% | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Malawi | 0.0% | 0 | 1 | 1 |