Immigration Judge at Chicago, IL
Judge Salovaara, Kaarina serves at the Chicago, IL Immigration Court. With an asylum approval rate of 26.3%, this judge is below average compared to the national average. Data sourced from EOIR (Executive Office for Immigration Review).
| Nationality | Approval Rate | Granted | Denied | Decided |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mexico | 29.1% | 109 | 266 | 375 |
| Honduras | 21.7% | 44 | 159 | 203 |
| Nicaragua | 5.0% | 9 | 172 | 181 |
| Guatemala | 12.5% | 21 | 147 | 168 |
| El Salvador | 36.1% | 44 | 78 | 122 |
| Nigeria | 75.6% | 34 | 11 | 45 |
| China | 55.0% | 22 | 18 | 40 |
| India | 42.4% | 14 | 19 | 33 |
| Venezuela | 30.0% | 6 | 14 | 20 |
| Ecuador | 20.0% | 4 | 16 | 20 |
| Colombia | 31.6% | 6 | 13 | 19 |
| Haiti | 11.8% | 2 | 15 | 17 |
| Iraq | 81.2% | 13 | 3 | 16 |
| Jordan | 71.4% | 10 | 4 | 14 |
| Poland | 91.7% | 11 | 1 | 12 |
| Russia | 33.3% | 4 | 8 | 12 |
| Kirghizia (Kyrgyzstan) | 50.0% | 5 | 5 | 10 |
| Vietnam | 60.0% | 6 | 4 | 10 |
| Philippines | 60.0% | 6 | 4 | 10 |
| Moldavia (Moldova) | 90.0% | 9 | 1 | 10 |
| Ukraine | 66.7% | 6 | 3 | 9 |
| Serbia Montenegro | 44.4% | 4 | 5 | 9 |
| Turkey | 57.1% | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| Kazakhstan | 85.7% | 6 | 1 | 7 |
| Syria | 100.0% | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| Cameroon | 80.0% | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| Cuba | 0.0% | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| Pakistan | 50.0% | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Peru | 0.0% | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| Democratic Republic Of Congo | 66.7% | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Stateless - Alien Unable To Name A Country | 0.0% | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Sudan | 0.0% | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Swaziland | 100.0% | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Lithuania | 100.0% | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Mongolia | 50.0% | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Egypt | 50.0% | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Belarus | 100.0% | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Afghanistan | 0.0% | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Jamaica | 50.0% | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Canada | 0.0% | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Romania | 100.0% | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Bulgaria | 100.0% | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Indonesia | 0.0% | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Uzbekistan | 0.0% | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Chile | 0.0% | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Year | Approval Rate | Granted | Denied | Decided |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 0.0% | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 19.4% | 14 | 58 | 72 |
| 2024 | 18.3% | 61 | 273 | 334 |
| 2023 | 26.7% | 82 | 225 | 307 |
| 2022 | 45.6% | 114 | 136 | 250 |
| 2021 | 52.0% | 127 | 117 | 244 |
| 2020 | 27.5% | 84 | 222 | 306 |