Mexico
Sufficient sampleTotal decisions
150
Grants
19
Denials
131
Grant rate: 12.7%Denial rate: 87.3%
Immigration judge
Kaarina Salovaara
Community discussion · 0Public EOIR asylum decision statistics
- Status
- active
- Data source
- EOIR Case Data
Grant rate
40.2%
293 / 729
Total decisions
729
Merits decision sample in current public statistics
Grant rate
40.2%
Grants: 293
Denial rate
59.8%
Denials: 436
Other relief rate
0.0%
Other relief: 0
Judge profile
This profile is summarized from public sources for background context only. It is not an ImmJudge evaluation.
Attorney General Jeff Sessions appointed Kaarina Salovaara to begin hearing cases in August 2018. Judge Salovaara earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1976 from Smith College and a Juris Doctor in 1980from the University of Virginia Law School. From 1991 to 2018, she was anassistant U.S. attorney in the U.S. Attorney’s Office, Criminal Division, Northern District of Illinois in Chicago. From 1981 to 1991, she was an associate and later a partner with Jenner &Block, also in Chicago. From 1980 to 1981, she was a clerk for Judge Barbara B. Crabb in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Wisconsin. She is a member of the Illinois State Bar.
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Source: TRAC Judge Report · View original report
Outcome distribution
Grants293 / 729
Denials436 / 729
Other relief0 / 729
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| Nationality | Total decisions | Grants | Denials | Grant rate | Denial rate | Distribution | Action |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mexico Sufficient sample | 150 | 19 | 131 | 12.7% | 87.3% | View details | |
Honduras Sufficient sample | 120 | 37 | 83 | 30.8% | 69.2% | View details | |
Spain Sufficient sample | 95 | 41 | 54 | 43.2% | 56.8% | View details | |
Guatemala Sufficient sample | 81 | 17 | 64 | 21.0% | 79.0% | View details | |
Switzerland Sufficient sample | 37 | 30 | 7 | 81.1% | 18.9% | View details | |
Nicaragua Sufficient sample | 35 | 28 | 7 | 80.0% | 20.0% | View details | |
India Sufficient sample | 33 | 7 | 26 | 21.2% | 78.8% | View details | |
Moldova Moderate sample | 15 | 13 | 2 | 86.7% | 13.3% | View details | |
Iraq Moderate sample | 14 | 11 | 3 | 78.6% | 21.4% | View details | |
Niue Moderate sample | 13 | 10 | 3 | 76.9% | 23.1% | View details | |
Kyrgyzstan Moderate sample | 12 | 3 | 9 | 25.0% | 75.0% | View details | |
Venezuela Moderate sample | 12 | 3 | 9 | 25.0% | 75.0% | View details | |
Vietnam Moderate sample | 12 | 8 | 4 | 66.7% | 33.3% | View details | |
Syria Moderate sample | 10 | 10 | 0 | 100.0% | 0.0% | View details | |
Kazakhstan Small sample | 8 | 7 | 1 | 87.5% | 12.5% | View details | |
Cameroon Small sample | 6 | 6 | 0 | 100.0% | 0.0% | View details | |
Ecuador Small sample | 6 | 2 | 4 | 33.3% | 66.7% | View details | |
Turkiye Small sample | 5 | 5 | 0 | 100.0% | 0.0% | View details | |
Ukraine Small sample | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40.0% | 60.0% | View details | |
Colombia Small sample | 4 | 4 | 0 | 100.0% | 0.0% | View details |
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Honduras
Sufficient sampleTotal decisions
120
Grants
37
Denials
83
Grant rate: 30.8%Denial rate: 69.2%
Spain
Sufficient sampleTotal decisions
95
Grants
41
Denials
54
Grant rate: 43.2%Denial rate: 56.8%
Guatemala
Sufficient sampleTotal decisions
81
Grants
17
Denials
64
Grant rate: 21.0%Denial rate: 79.0%
Switzerland
Sufficient sampleTotal decisions
37
Grants
30
Denials
7
Grant rate: 81.1%Denial rate: 18.9%
Nicaragua
Sufficient sampleTotal decisions
35
Grants
28
Denials
7
Grant rate: 80.0%Denial rate: 20.0%
India
Sufficient sampleTotal decisions
33
Grants
7
Denials
26
Grant rate: 21.2%Denial rate: 78.8%
Moldova
Moderate sampleTotal decisions
15
Grants
13
Denials
2
Grant rate: 86.7%Denial rate: 13.3%
Iraq
Moderate sampleTotal decisions
14
Grants
11
Denials
3
Grant rate: 78.6%Denial rate: 21.4%
Niue
Moderate sampleTotal decisions
13
Grants
10
Denials
3
Grant rate: 76.9%Denial rate: 23.1%
Kyrgyzstan
Moderate sampleTotal decisions
12
Grants
3
Denials
9
Grant rate: 25.0%Denial rate: 75.0%
Venezuela
Moderate sampleTotal decisions
12
Grants
3
Denials
9
Grant rate: 25.0%Denial rate: 75.0%
Vietnam
Moderate sampleTotal decisions
12
Grants
8
Denials
4
Grant rate: 66.7%Denial rate: 33.3%
Syria
Moderate sampleTotal decisions
10
Grants
10
Denials
0
Grant rate: 100.0%Denial rate: 0.0%
Kazakhstan
Small sampleTotal decisions
8
Grants
7
Denials
1
Grant rate: 87.5%Denial rate: 12.5%
Cameroon
Small sampleTotal decisions
6
Grants
6
Denials
0
Grant rate: 100.0%Denial rate: 0.0%
Ecuador
Small sampleTotal decisions
6
Grants
2
Denials
4
Grant rate: 33.3%Denial rate: 66.7%
Turkiye
Small sampleTotal decisions
5
Grants
5
Denials
0
Grant rate: 100.0%Denial rate: 0.0%
Ukraine
Small sampleTotal decisions
5
Grants
2
Denials
3
Grant rate: 40.0%Denial rate: 60.0%
Colombia
Small sampleTotal decisions
4
Grants
4
Denials
0
Grant rate: 100.0%Denial rate: 0.0%
These statistics come from public EOIR data. They reflect historical statistics only, are not legal advice, and cannot predict any individual case outcome.
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