The 2026-09-01 snapshot lists a 6.4% historical asylum grant rate for Ana Mencini at Chicago, IL, based on 339 grants and 4,961 denials (5,300 decided outcomes).
The 2026-09-01 EOIR snapshot lists Ana Mencini with Chicago, IL. With an asylum approval rate of 6.4%, this judge is below average compared to the national average. Data sourced from EOIR (Executive Office for Immigration Review). Historical listings do not by themselves establish a current assignment.
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Judge Mencini (Chicago, IL) data snapshot: Overall rate fell from 23% to 5% in 3 years
A few numbers worth knowing if you have a hearing in front of Judge Mencini, Ana (IJ code AAM, Chicago, IL):
Overall track record
4 years on the bench (since 2023), 5,012 cases total, lifetime grant rate 7.4%
Last 3 years (2023–2026): 4,999 cases, grant rate 7.4% — 3.2pp below the Chicago court average (10.6%)
Nationality breakdown (2023–2026 cumulative)
Nationality / Cases / Grant rate
Mexico 1043 3.4%
Venezuela 856 4.5%
Nicaragua 597 6.3%
Colombia 561 1.7%
Honduras 336 4.2%
Ecuador 286 0.0%
Guatemala 276 3.3%
Russia 136 41.3%
Kirghizia (Kyrgyzstan) 107 15.7%
Haiti 95 1.6%
Cuba 86 27.8%
Year-by-year
2023: 469 cases, 22.6% grant rate
2024: 1163 cases, 8.6% grant rate
2025: 1455 cases, 5.4% grant rate
2026: 1912 cases, 4.5% grant rate
If you've appeared before Judge Mencini, I'd love to hear:
1. What's your nationality, and when was your most recent hearing?
2. How did your attorney prepare for this judge specifically?
Source: EOIR (U.S. Executive Office for Immigration Review) public statistics, July 2026 release, compiled by AsylumTracker. A judge's historical pattern does not predict the outcome of any individual case; this is shared to help set realistic expectations. Real-experience accounts from the community are welcome.
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How to Interpret These Judge Statistics
Ana Mencini is listed with the Chicago, IL Immigration Court. The headline asylum grant rate shown here is 6.4% based on granted and denied asylum decisions represented in the current dataset.
Among the largest nationality groups shown for this judge, the table highlights Mexico (1,097 decided, 3.4% grant rate), Venezuela (1,017 decided, 3.4% grant rate), and Nicaragua (674 decided, 5.5% grant rate). Compare these rows with the judge's overall rate because nationality mix can materially change how the headline number should be read.
Grant rate is calculated as granted / (granted + denied). Other procedural outcomes, including terminated, withdrawn, administratively closed, or removed cases, are tracked separately where available and are not treated as asylum grants.
This page is based on public EOIR data last updated 2026-09-01. It is for research and information only, not legal advice.
Judge Ana Mencini granted asylum in 6.4% of 5,300 decided cases (grants plus denials), according to EOIR data.
Does Judge Ana Mencini grant asylum more or less often than other judges?
The rate (6.4%) is below the 16.6% national rate; the median judge at Chicago, IL grants 14.0%. It is a historical average, not a prediction for any one case.
How is this grant rate calculated?
Grants divided by grants plus denials. Terminations, withdrawals and administrative closures are not counted.
