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The 2026-07-01 snapshot shows a 18.3% historical asylum grant rate for Chicago, IL Immigration Court, based on 34,240 grants and 153,185 denials (187,425 decided outcomes).
The Chicago, IL Immigration Court has an overall asylum approval rate of 18.3% across 187,425 decided cases. The court has 48 immigration judges. Data sourced from EOIR (Executive Office for Immigration Review).
The Chicago, IL Immigration Court has an overall asylum grant rate of 18.3% in the current AsylumTracker dataset. Court-level statistics aggregate judges and cases assigned to that court, so the court average can differ sharply from any one judge's profile.
High-volume judge profiles at this court include Vinikoor, Robert D. (36,066 total cases), Fujimoto, James R. (34,158 total cases), and Bryant, John Milo (31,133 total cases). The largest nationality groups shown for this court include Mexico (15,589 decided, 11.8% grant rate), Nicaragua (10,478 decided, 6.9% grant rate), and Venezuela (10,380 decided, 9.6% grant rate).
Asylum grant rate is calculated as granted / (granted + denied). Procedural outcomes are separated so users can distinguish merits decisions from docket-management outcomes.
This page uses public EOIR records last updated 2026-07-01. The data is informational and should not be treated as legal advice or a prediction for any individual case.
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This profile ranks #6 by published decided outcomes among 73 courts with at least 5,000 decisions (187,425 outcomes).
Its 18.3% historical rate is 7.8 percentage points above the 10.5% median for those 73 courts.
The largest published nationality row is Mexico: 15,589 decisions and a 11.8% grant rate in the nationality subset's stated scope.
These are descriptive historical aggregates. Court mix, judge assignment, representation, case facts, procedural posture, and changes in law are not controlled here, so the comparisons cannot predict an individual case.
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| Judge | Approval Rate | Granted | Denied | Decided |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vinikoor, Robert D. | 17.5% | 4,491 | 21,160 | 25,651 |
| Fujimoto, James R. | 13.0% | 3,129 | 21,014 | 24,143 |
| Bryant, John Milo | 26.8% | 5,775 | 15,735 | 21,510 |
| Zerbe, Craig M. | 18.9% | 2,978 | 12,773 | 15,751 |
| Brahos, O. John | 20.6% | 3,280 | 12,616 | 15,896 |
| Cuevas, Carlos | 26.6% | 3,719 | 10,280 | 13,999 |
| Klein, Eliza | 29.2% | 3,767 | 9,146 | 12,913 |
| Chew, George T. | 62.6% | 6,563 | 3,924 | 10,487 |
| Katsivalis, George P. | 0.9% | 110 | 12,273 | 12,383 |
| Mckenna, Patrick M. | 9.6% | 746 | 7,047 | 7,793 |
| Petrone, Anthony D., JR. | 58.4% | 3,310 | 2,360 | 5,670 |
| Smith, Renetta | 23.5% | 1,627 | 5,297 | 6,924 |
| Anderson, Jack L. | 10.0% | 505 | 4,548 | 5,053 |
| Defoe, Craig A. | 12.8% | 705 | 4,821 | 5,526 |
| Crites, Elizabeth | 10.0% | 459 | 4,127 | 4,586 |
| Venci, Michelle | 4.9% | 257 | 4,983 | 5,240 |
| Klosowsky, Michael | 9.5% | 472 | 4,476 | 4,948 |
| Reynolds, Gina | 12.4% | 576 | 4,087 | 4,663 |
| Dimarzio, Philip L. | 15.0% | 597 | 3,379 | 3,976 |
| Mencini, Ana | 7.4% | 325 | 4,086 | 4,411 |
| Owens, Robert P. | 32.0% | 1,310 | 2,778 | 4,088 |
| Saltzman, Eva S. | 29.8% | 976 | 2,297 | 3,273 |
| Stahl, Marc | 19.5% | 815 | 3,374 | 4,189 |
| Kim, Peter A. | 7.4% | 327 | 4,104 | 4,431 |
| Curran, Brendan C. | 6.5% | 266 | 3,836 | 4,102 |
| Cole, Samuel B. | 23.0% | 642 | 2,150 | 2,792 |
| Luskin, Joshua D. | 16.5% | 601 | 3,039 | 3,640 |
| Mcnulty, Sheila | 19.2% | 633 | 2,672 | 3,305 |
| Naseem, Samia | 16.2% | 569 | 2,948 | 3,517 |
| Rosche, Robin J. | 26.3% | 705 | 1,975 | 2,680 |
| Peyton, Jennifer I. | 43.9% | 1,113 | 1,423 | 2,536 |
| Treacy, Elizabeth | 9.9% | 307 | 2,797 | 3,104 |
| Patti, Sebastian T. | 32.9% | 801 | 1,630 | 2,431 |
| Der-Yeghiayan, Samuel | 9.9% | 258 | 2,346 | 2,604 |
| Salovaara, Kaarina | 26.3% | 565 | 1,584 | 2,149 |
| Bower, Glen L. | 41.5% | 593 | 836 | 1,429 |
| Espinoza, Carla | 14.7% | 210 | 1,222 | 1,432 |
| Beese, Matthew C. | 0.9% | 12 | 1,380 | 1,392 |
| Barilla, Jody | 13.9% | 190 | 1,174 | 1,364 |
| Fluhr, Philip | 11.3% | 113 | 889 | 1,002 |
| Nelson, Kristi | 7.3% | 84 | 1,064 | 1,148 |
| Baldini-Potermin, Maria | 20.9% | 89 | 336 | 425 |
| Yokoyama, Lori | 5.8% | 24 | 389 | 413 |
| Vyas, Akash | 5.1% | 8 | 149 | 157 |
| Flesch, Kenneth | 0.0% | 0 | 141 | 141 |
| Abraham, Shawn J. | 0.0% | 0 | 128 | 128 |
| Poarch, Jaime | 0.8% | 1 | 119 | 120 |
| Petty, Aaron R. | 46.2% | 6 | 7 | 13 |
Roster entries without a usable profile denominator: Status Docket, Visiting Judge 23, IAD Judge. They are excluded from the rate table above.
| Nationality | Approval Rate | Granted | Denied | Decided |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mexico | 11.8% | 1,846 | 13,743 | 15,589 |
| Nicaragua | 6.9% | 728 | 9,750 | 10,478 |
| Venezuela | 9.6% | 999 | 9,381 | 10,380 |
| Guatemala | 5.1% | 418 | 7,758 | 8,176 |
| Honduras | 7.9% | 620 | 7,267 | 7,887 |
| Colombia | 4.2% | 215 | 4,895 | 5,110 |
| Ecuador | 2.4% | 89 | 3,656 | 3,745 |
| El Salvador | 21.8% | 348 | 1,250 | 1,598 |
| Russia | 55.4% | 837 | 674 | 1,511 |
| India | 20.1% | 217 | 860 | 1,077 |
| China | 51.7% | 434 | 406 | 840 |
| Haiti | 4.8% | 38 | 756 | 794 |
| Kirghizia (Kyrgyzstan) | 32.8% | 260 | 533 | 793 |
| Nigeria | 56.4% | 423 | 327 | 750 |
| Peru | 3.6% | 22 | 581 | 603 |
| Turkey | 35.5% | 119 | 216 | 335 |
| Moldavia (Moldova) | 79.1% | 231 | 61 | 292 |
| Cuba | 26.7% | 74 | 203 | 277 |
| Vietnam | 45.7% | 113 | 134 | 247 |
| Jordan | 36.4% | 87 | 152 | 239 |
| Romania | 19.2% | 46 | 193 | 239 |
| Dominican Republic | 7.1% | 14 | 182 | 196 |
| Ukraine | 64.9% | 109 | 59 | 168 |
| Pakistan | 59.9% | 88 | 59 | 147 |
| Poland | 57.5% | 84 | 62 | 146 |
| Belize | 11.0% | 15 | 121 | 136 |
| Belarus | 74.4% | 99 | 34 | 133 |
| Kazakhstan | 44.1% | 56 | 71 | 127 |
| Mauritania | 15.0% | 19 | 108 | 127 |
| Uzbekistan | 23.8% | 30 | 96 | 126 |
| Brazil | 6.4% | 8 | 117 | 125 |
| Mongolia | 48.2% | 55 | 59 | 114 |
| Chile | 6.3% | 7 | 104 | 111 |
| Iraq | 73.8% | 79 | 28 | 107 |
| Philippines | 51.4% | 55 | 52 | 107 |
| Somalia | 31.3% | 31 | 68 | 99 |
| Cameroon | 82.5% | 80 | 17 | 97 |
| Syria | 78.7% | 74 | 20 | 94 |
| Afghanistan | 47.0% | 39 | 44 | 83 |
| Ghana | 51.2% | 42 | 40 | 82 |
| Senegal | 16.0% | 13 | 68 | 81 |
| Angola | 20.0% | 15 | 60 | 75 |
| Serbia Montenegro | 52.0% | 39 | 36 | 75 |
| Democratic Republic Of Congo | 48.6% | 35 | 37 | 72 |
| Egypt | 62.3% | 43 | 26 | 69 |
| Stateless - Alien Unable To Name A Country | 36.8% | 21 | 36 | 57 |
| Jamaica | 28.1% | 16 | 41 | 57 |
| Burma (Myanmar) | 60.7% | 34 | 22 | 56 |
| Tajikistan (Tadzhik) | 50.0% | 27 | 27 | 54 |
| Unknown Nationality | 7.0% | 3 | 40 | 43 |
| Sudan | 51.2% | 22 | 21 | 43 |
| Georgia | 38.1% | 16 | 26 | 42 |
| Bosnia-Herzegovina | 50.0% | 20 | 20 | 40 |
| Togo | 70.0% | 28 | 12 | 40 |
| Kenya | 56.8% | 21 | 16 | 37 |
| Ethiopia | 83.8% | 31 | 6 | 37 |
| Bolivia | 10.8% | 4 | 33 | 37 |
| Lithuania | 83.3% | 30 | 6 | 36 |
| Sri Lanka | 40.0% | 14 | 21 | 35 |
| Laos | 42.9% | 15 | 20 | 35 |
| Panama | 15.6% | 5 | 27 | 32 |
| Bulgaria | 54.8% | 17 | 14 | 31 |
| Congo | 48.4% | 15 | 16 | 31 |
| Montenegro | 38.7% | 12 | 19 | 31 |
| Israel | 66.7% | 18 | 9 | 27 |
| Macedonia | 65.4% | 17 | 9 | 26 |
| Guinea | 65.4% | 17 | 9 | 26 |
| United Kingdom | 20.8% | 5 | 19 | 24 |
| Thailand | 60.9% | 14 | 9 | 23 |
| Iran | 36.8% | 7 | 12 | 19 |
| Spain | 5.3% | 1 | 18 | 19 |
| Canada | 11.1% | 2 | 16 | 18 |
| South Africa | 50.0% | 9 | 9 | 18 |
| Albania | 61.1% | 11 | 7 | 18 |
| Costa Rica | 16.7% | 3 | 15 | 18 |
| Serbia | 27.8% | 5 | 13 | 18 |
| Indonesia | 41.2% | 7 | 10 | 17 |
| Eritrea | 93.8% | 15 | 1 | 16 |
| Argentina | 6.2% | 1 | 15 | 16 |
| Morocco | 53.3% | 8 | 7 | 15 |
| Yemen | 66.7% | 10 | 5 | 15 |
| Uganda | 93.3% | 14 | 1 | 15 |
| Saudi Arabia | 50.0% | 7 | 7 | 14 |
| Zimbabwe | 71.4% | 10 | 4 | 14 |
| Turkmenistan | 7.1% | 1 | 13 | 14 |
| Niger | 46.2% | 6 | 7 | 13 |
| Burkina Faso | 70.0% | 7 | 3 | 10 |
| Libya | 20.0% | 2 | 8 | 10 |
| Gambia | 55.6% | 5 | 4 | 9 |
| Yugoslavia | 66.7% | 6 | 3 | 9 |
| Palestine | 100.0% | 9 | 0 | 9 |
| Nepal | 33.3% | 3 | 6 | 9 |
| Rwanda | 55.6% | 5 | 4 | 9 |
| Czech Republic | 75.0% | 6 | 2 | 8 |
| Lebanon | 50.0% | 4 | 4 | 8 |
| Chad | 0.0% | 0 | 8 | 8 |
| Greece | 0.0% | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| Unknown Country | 50.0% | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| Azerbaijan | 16.7% | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| Ivory Coast (Cote D'Ivoire) | 66.7% | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| Dominica | 0.0% | 0 | 6 | 6 |
| Guadeloupe | 0.0% | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| Mali | 80.0% | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| Benin | 20.0% | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| Germany | 0.0% | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| Algeria | 50.0% | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| South Korea | 0.0% | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Bangladesh | 0.0% | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Kosovo | 100.0% | 1 | 0 | 1 |