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 | 26.5% | 112 | 311 | 423 |
| Honduras | 20.5% | 44 | 171 | 215 |
| Guatemala | 12.2% | 23 | 166 | 189 |
| Nicaragua | 5.4% | 10 | 176 | 186 |
| El Salvador | 31.7% | 44 | 95 | 139 |
| Nigeria | 75.0% | 36 | 12 | 48 |
| China | 58.7% | 27 | 19 | 46 |
| India | 38.9% | 14 | 22 | 36 |
| Ecuador | 16.7% | 4 | 20 | 24 |
| Venezuela | 30.0% | 6 | 14 | 20 |
| Jordan | 58.8% | 10 | 7 | 17 |
| Haiti | 11.8% | 2 | 15 | 17 |
| Colombia | 29.4% | 5 | 12 | 17 |
| Iraq | 81.2% | 13 | 3 | 16 |
| Vietnam | 66.7% | 8 | 4 | 12 |
| Poland | 100.0% | 11 | 0 | 11 |
| Russia | 36.4% | 4 | 7 | 11 |
| Moldavia (Moldova) | 90.0% | 9 | 1 | 10 |
| Kirghizia (Kyrgyzstan) | 66.7% | 6 | 3 | 9 |
| Philippines | 62.5% | 5 | 3 | 8 |
| Serbia Montenegro | 50.0% | 4 | 4 | 8 |
| Kazakhstan | 75.0% | 6 | 2 | 8 |
| Syria | 100.0% | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| Ukraine | 71.4% | 5 | 2 | 7 |
| Turkey | 57.1% | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| Cameroon | 75.0% | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| Democratic Republic Of Congo | 66.7% | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Dominican Republic | 0.0% | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Cuba | 0.0% | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Sudan | 0.0% | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Lithuania | 100.0% | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Swaziland | 100.0% | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Pakistan | 50.0% | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Egypt | 50.0% | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Canada | 0.0% | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Thailand | 100.0% | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Stateless - Alien Unable To Name A Country | 0.0% | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Year | Approval Rate | Granted | Denied | Decided |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 0.0% | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 25.5% | 28 | 82 | 110 |
| 2024 | 19.7% | 72 | 294 | 366 |
| 2023 | 26.0% | 74 | 211 | 285 |
| 2022 | 49.2% | 121 | 125 | 246 |
| 2021 | 50.2% | 121 | 120 | 241 |
| 2020 | 22.5% | 93 | 320 | 413 |