Immigration Judge at Chicago, IL
Judge Cole, Samuel B. serves at the Chicago, IL Immigration Court. With an asylum approval rate of 23.0%, 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 | 9.3% | 75 | 735 | 810 |
| Honduras | 21.6% | 27 | 98 | 125 |
| Guatemala | 10.4% | 11 | 95 | 106 |
| El Salvador | 13.3% | 6 | 39 | 45 |
| Nicaragua | 40.0% | 18 | 27 | 45 |
| Colombia | 7.4% | 2 | 25 | 27 |
| Cuba | 40.9% | 9 | 13 | 22 |
| India | 10.5% | 2 | 17 | 19 |
| Dominican Republic | 15.8% | 3 | 16 | 19 |
| Nigeria | 26.7% | 4 | 11 | 15 |
| Burma (Myanmar) | 60.0% | 9 | 6 | 15 |
| Venezuela | 53.3% | 8 | 7 | 15 |
| Laos | 21.4% | 3 | 11 | 14 |
| Ecuador | 0.0% | 0 | 12 | 12 |
| Jordan | 27.3% | 3 | 8 | 11 |
| Poland | 25.0% | 2 | 6 | 8 |
| Romania | 0.0% | 0 | 8 | 8 |
| Haiti | 57.1% | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| China | 42.9% | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| Somalia | 71.4% | 5 | 2 | 7 |
| Democratic Republic Of Congo | 40.0% | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| Jamaica | 75.0% | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| Unknown Nationality | 33.3% | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Senegal | 66.7% | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Bosnia-Herzegovina | 0.0% | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Ukraine | 0.0% | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Philippines | 0.0% | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Kenya | 50.0% | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Ghana | 50.0% | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Ethiopia | 100.0% | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Cameroon | 100.0% | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Belize | 0.0% | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Congo | 50.0% | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Lebanon | 50.0% | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Indonesia | 100.0% | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Pakistan | 0.0% | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Peru | 0.0% | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Iraq | 100.0% | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Equatorial Guinea | 100.0% | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Canada | 0.0% | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Uzbekistan | 0.0% | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Argentina | 0.0% | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Panama | 0.0% | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Iran | 0.0% | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Spain | 0.0% | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Year | Approval Rate | Granted | Denied | Decided |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 17.6% | 12 | 56 | 68 |
| 2024 | 16.9% | 60 | 295 | 355 |
| 2023 | 13.1% | 49 | 324 | 373 |
| 2022 | 13.6% | 36 | 228 | 264 |
| 2021 | 19.7% | 37 | 151 | 188 |
| 2020 | 22.4% | 57 | 198 | 255 |