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Immigration Court

Immigration Court Immigration Court

46 judges · IL

City / state
Immigration Court, IL
Data source
EOIR Case Data

Average Asylum Grant Rate

43.2%

14195 / 32891

Average Asylum Grant Rate

43.2%

Asylum grants

14195

Denials

18696

Judges indexed

46

Immigration Court Immigration Court has 46 indexed immigration judges. Court-level statistics are based on public EOIR records.

Judges indexed for this court

Review asylum decision statistics for indexed judges at this court.

Vinikoor, Robert D.

This court

active

Total Decisions

3826

Asylum Grant Rate

29.5%

Denials

70.5%

Other Relief Rate

0.0%

Larger sample

Data updated: Jul 8, 2026

Zerbe, Craig M.

This court

active

Total Decisions

3064

Asylum Grant Rate

40.4%

Denials

59.6%

Other Relief Rate

0.0%

Larger sample

Data updated: Jul 8, 2026

Fujimoto, James R.

This court

active

Total Decisions

2855

Asylum Grant Rate

29.1%

Denials

70.9%

Other Relief Rate

0.0%

Larger sample

Data updated: Jul 8, 2026

Cuevas, Carlos

This court

active

Total Decisions

2140

Asylum Grant Rate

49.3%

Denials

50.7%

Other Relief Rate

0.0%

Larger sample

Data updated: Jul 8, 2026

Brahos, O. John

This court

active

Total Decisions

2113

Asylum Grant Rate

29.0%

Denials

71.0%

Other Relief Rate

0.0%

Larger sample

Data updated: Jul 8, 2026

Defoe, Craig A

This court

active

Total Decisions

1523

Asylum Grant Rate

29.8%

Denials

70.2%

Other Relief Rate

0.0%

Larger sample

Data updated: Jul 8, 2026

McKenna, Patrick M

This court

active

Total Decisions

1425

Asylum Grant Rate

38.2%

Denials

61.8%

Other Relief Rate

0.0%

Larger sample

Data updated: Jul 8, 2026

Giambastiani, Jennie L.

This court

active

Total Decisions

1373

Asylum Grant Rate

51.5%

Denials

48.5%

Other Relief Rate

0.0%

Larger sample

Data updated: Jul 8, 2026

Stahl, Marc

This court

active

Total Decisions

1295

Asylum Grant Rate

51.5%

Denials

48.5%

Other Relief Rate

0.0%

Larger sample

Data updated: Jul 8, 2026

De Angelis, Kathryn L.

This court

active

Total Decisions

1243

Asylum Grant Rate

48.0%

Denials

52.0%

Other Relief Rate

0.0%

Larger sample

Data updated: Jul 8, 2026

Petrone, Anthony D., JR.

This court

active

Total Decisions

1171

Asylum Grant Rate

19.9%

Denials

80.1%

Other Relief Rate

0.0%

Larger sample

Data updated: Jul 8, 2026

Klosowsky, Michael

This court

active

Total Decisions

1079

Asylum Grant Rate

31.1%

Denials

69.0%

Other Relief Rate

0.0%

Larger sample

Data updated: Jul 8, 2026

Naseem, Samia

This court

active

Total Decisions

997

Asylum Grant Rate

48.1%

Denials

51.9%

Other Relief Rate

0.0%

Larger sample

Data updated: Jul 8, 2026

Perez-Guzman, Virginia

This court

active

Total Decisions

980

Asylum Grant Rate

41.7%

Denials

58.3%

Other Relief Rate

0.0%

Larger sample

Data updated: Jul 8, 2026

Eller, Donald R., Jr

This court

active

Total Decisions

912

Asylum Grant Rate

13.5%

Denials

86.5%

Other Relief Rate

0.0%

Larger sample

Data updated: Jul 8, 2026

Saltzman, Eva S

This court

active

Total Decisions

888

Asylum Grant Rate

58.7%

Denials

41.3%

Other Relief Rate

0.0%

Larger sample

Data updated: Jul 8, 2026

Reynolds, Gina

This court

active

Total Decisions

815

Asylum Grant Rate

63.3%

Denials

36.7%

Other Relief Rate

0.0%

Larger sample

Data updated: Jul 8, 2026

Rosche, Robin J

This court

active

Total Decisions

790

Asylum Grant Rate

53.7%

Denials

46.3%

Other Relief Rate

0.0%

Larger sample

Data updated: Jul 8, 2026

Salovaara, Kaarina

This court

active

Total Decisions

729

Asylum Grant Rate

40.2%

Denials

59.8%

Other Relief Rate

0.0%

Larger sample

Data updated: Jul 8, 2026

Crites, Elizabeth

This court

active

Total Decisions

686

Asylum Grant Rate

51.6%

Denials

48.4%

Other Relief Rate

0.0%

Larger sample

Data updated: Jul 8, 2026

Mencini, Ana

This court

active

Total Decisions

684

Asylum Grant Rate

34.1%

Denials

65.9%

Other Relief Rate

0.0%

Larger sample

Data updated: Jul 8, 2026

Luskin, Joshua D

This court

active

Total Decisions

645

Asylum Grant Rate

45.9%

Denials

54.1%

Other Relief Rate

0.0%

Larger sample

Data updated: Jul 8, 2026

Cole, Samuel B

This court

active

Total Decisions

598

Asylum Grant Rate

48.0%

Denials

52.0%

Other Relief Rate

0.0%

Larger sample

Data updated: Jul 8, 2026

Curran, Brendan C

This court

active

Total Decisions

591

Asylum Grant Rate

29.3%

Denials

70.7%

Other Relief Rate

0.0%

Larger sample

Data updated: Jul 8, 2026

Venci, Michelle

This court

active

Total Decisions

540

Asylum Grant Rate

29.3%

Denials

70.7%

Other Relief Rate

0.0%

Larger sample

Data updated: Jul 8, 2026

Peyton, Jennifer I

This court

active

Total Decisions

531

Asylum Grant Rate

78.9%

Denials

21.1%

Other Relief Rate

0.0%

Larger sample

Data updated: Jul 8, 2026

Treacy, Elizabeth

This court

active

Total Decisions

483

Asylum Grant Rate

51.5%

Denials

48.5%

Other Relief Rate

0.0%

Larger sample

Data updated: Jul 8, 2026

Barilla, Jody

This court

active

Total Decisions

342

Asylum Grant Rate

45.9%

Denials

54.1%

Other Relief Rate

0.0%

Larger sample

Data updated: Jul 8, 2026

Pullen, Thomas L.

This court

active

Total Decisions

341

Asylum Grant Rate

22.3%

Denials

77.7%

Other Relief Rate

0.0%

Larger sample

Data updated: Jul 8, 2026

Bower, Glen L.

This court

active

Total Decisions

325

Asylum Grant Rate

84.6%

Denials

15.4%

Other Relief Rate

0.0%

Larger sample

Data updated: Jul 8, 2026

Mcnulty, Sheila

This court

active

Total Decisions

294

Asylum Grant Rate

57.8%

Denials

42.2%

Other Relief Rate

0.0%

Larger sample

Data updated: Jul 8, 2026

Espinoza, Carla

This court

active

Total Decisions

248

Asylum Grant Rate

59.3%

Denials

40.7%

Other Relief Rate

0.0%

Larger sample

Data updated: Jul 8, 2026

Der-Yeghiayan, Samuel

This court

active

Total Decisions

244

Asylum Grant Rate

30.7%

Denials

69.3%

Other Relief Rate

0.0%

Larger sample

Data updated: Jul 8, 2026

Visiting Judge 1

This court

active

Total Decisions

236

Asylum Grant Rate

25.4%

Denials

74.6%

Other Relief Rate

0.0%

Larger sample

Data updated: Jul 8, 2026

Fluhr, Philip

This court

active

Total Decisions

205

Asylum Grant Rate

45.4%

Denials

54.6%

Other Relief Rate

0.0%

Larger sample

Data updated: Jul 8, 2026

Nelson, Kristi

This court

active

Total Decisions

145

Asylum Grant Rate

43.5%

Denials

56.5%

Other Relief Rate

0.0%

Larger sample

Data updated: Jul 8, 2026

Yokoyama, Lori

This court

active

Total Decisions

120

Asylum Grant Rate

11.7%

Denials

88.3%

Other Relief Rate

0.0%

Larger sample

Data updated: Jul 8, 2026

Beese, Matthew C.

This court

active

Total Decisions

102

Asylum Grant Rate

5.9%

Denials

94.1%

Other Relief Rate

0.0%

Larger sample

Data updated: Jul 8, 2026

Baldini-Potermin, Maria

This court

active

Total Decisions

83

Asylum Grant Rate

55.4%

Denials

44.6%

Other Relief Rate

0.0%

Larger sample

Data updated: Jul 8, 2026

Katsivalis, George P.

This court

active

Total Decisions

60

Asylum Grant Rate

11.7%

Denials

88.3%

Other Relief Rate

0.0%

Larger sample

Data updated: Jul 8, 2026

Vyas, Akash

This court

active

Total Decisions

24

Asylum Grant Rate

8.3%

Denials

91.7%

Other Relief Rate

0.0%

Moderate sample

Data updated: Jul 8, 2026

Petty, Aaron R.

This court

active

Total Decisions

10

Asylum Grant Rate

40.0%

Denials

60.0%

Other Relief Rate

0.0%

Moderate sample

Data updated: Jul 8, 2026

Visiting Judge 9

This court

active

Total Decisions

4

Asylum Grant Rate

75.0%

Denials

25.0%

Other Relief Rate

0.0%

Very small sample

Data updated: Jul 8, 2026

Louisville Visiting Judge 3

This court

active

Total Decisions

Pending

Asylum Grant Rate

Pending

Denials

Pending

Other Relief Rate

Pending

No statistics yet

Data updated: Jul 8, 2026

Poarch, Jaime

This court

active

Total Decisions

Pending

Asylum Grant Rate

Pending

Denials

Pending

Other Relief Rate

Pending

No statistics yet

Data updated: Jul 8, 2026

Zumwalt, Maureen

This court

active

Total Decisions

Pending

Asylum Grant Rate

Pending

Denials

Pending

Other Relief Rate

Pending

No statistics yet

Data updated: Jul 8, 2026

Grant rate by nationality

NationalityGrant rateGrantsDenialsDecisions
MEXICO24.2%63819982636
CHINA57.0%12619502211
GUATEMALA23.9%50115972098
HONDURAS34.9%67812631941
VENEZUELA55.5%9627711733
EL SALVADOR30.0%44610411487
NICARAGUA51.5%7276841411
RUSSIA67.5%9184421360
INDIA24.3%3039441247
COLOMBIA26.8%3018221123
NIGERIA53.2%434382816
POLAND13.0%103689792
CUBA55.7%390310700
Former Countries31.7%220474694
PAKISTAN35.4%238434672
ALBANIA49.6%299304603
ECUADOR12.6%74514588
ROMANIA23.5%137446583
KIRGHIZIA (KYRGYZSTAN)52.0%279258537
UKRAINE44.9%241296537
IRAQ70.4%342144486
BULGARIA26.8%130355485
MOLDAVIA (MOLDOVA)81.4%31171382
SOMALIA68.0%240113353
CAMEROON78.7%23363296
ETHIOPIA62.3%15795252
IRAN60.7%15097247
HAITI26.0%59168227
SYRIA72.9%16160221
JORDAN26.8%59161220
EGYPT73.5%14452196
VIETNAM56.6%11185196
MONGOLIA43.2%7396169
CONGO76.0%12740167
MAURITANIA47.8%7683159
SRI LANKA46.5%7485159
ERITREA85.4%13423157
TURKIYE74.0%11440154
PERU17.8%26120146
UGANDA65.7%9248140
GUINEA57.8%7857135
GHANA48.1%6368131
SUDAN64.9%8546131
LEBANON35.6%4276118
ZIMBABWE61.2%7145116
TOGO78.1%8925114
KAZAKHSTAN57.1%6448112
INDONESIA45.0%5061111
BELARUS88.3%9112103
KENYA61.2%6340103
CHAD75.5%7725102
LIBERIA59.4%6041101
PHILIPPINES16.5%168197
UZBEKISTAN56.3%544296
BYELORUSSIA (BELARUS)63.0%583492
STATELESS - ALIEN UNABLE TO NAME A COUNTRY54.3%504292
BURMA (MYANMAR)65.9%603191
LITHUANIA14.4%137790
MACEDONIA25.0%226688
LAOS29.9%266187
GEORGIA67.9%532578
GAMBIA62.3%482977
TURKMENISTAN76.6%591877
BOSNIA-HERZEGOVINA50.7%383775
RWANDA83.8%621274
SENEGAL30.0%214970
AFGHANISTAN77.9%531568
PORTUGAL22.4%155267
DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO64.1%412364
ALGERIA40.4%233457
BANGLADESH45.6%263157
Former Countries60.7%342256
LATVIA31.4%163551
UNKNOWN NATIONALITY29.8%143347
ISRAEL37.8%172845
IVORY COAST (COTE D'IVOIRE)57.8%261945
NEPAL46.5%202343
YEMEN34.9%152843
ANGOLA53.7%221941
SIERRA LEONE40.5%152237
CROATIA48.6%171835
KUWAIT40.0%142135
LIBYA85.7%30535
SOUTH AFRICA39.4%132033
TAJIKISTAN (TADZHIK)63.6%211233
THAILAND28.1%92332
SAUDI ARABIA41.9%131831
BURKINA FASO56.7%171330
BELIZE6.9%22729
ARMENIA66.7%18927
BENIN55.6%151227
JAMAICA14.8%42327
MALI55.6%151227
NIGER44.4%121527
Former Countries60.0%151025
MOROCCO64.0%16925
ZAMBIA62.5%15924
ZAIRE87.0%20323
BRAZIL22.7%51722
BURUNDI63.6%14822

Data source and disclaimer

Data comes from public EOIR records. It is for informational use only, is not legal advice, and cannot predict any individual case outcome.