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% | 79 | 768 | 847 |
| Honduras | 21.3% | 29 | 107 | 136 |
| Guatemala | 10.7% | 13 | 109 | 122 |
| El Salvador | 18.4% | 9 | 40 | 49 |
| Nicaragua | 42.6% | 20 | 27 | 47 |
| Cuba | 43.3% | 13 | 17 | 30 |
| Colombia | 8.0% | 2 | 23 | 25 |
| India | 10.5% | 2 | 17 | 19 |
| Dominican Republic | 17.6% | 3 | 14 | 17 |
| Nigeria | 26.7% | 4 | 11 | 15 |
| Burma (Myanmar) | 61.5% | 8 | 5 | 13 |
| Venezuela | 50.0% | 6 | 6 | 12 |
| Laos | 18.2% | 2 | 9 | 11 |
| Ecuador | 0.0% | 0 | 11 | 11 |
| Poland | 25.0% | 2 | 6 | 8 |
| Jordan | 28.6% | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| Somalia | 71.4% | 5 | 2 | 7 |
| Haiti | 60.0% | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| Democratic Republic Of Congo | 25.0% | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| Romania | 0.0% | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| Georgia | 0.0% | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Iraq | 100.0% | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Bosnia-Herzegovina | 0.0% | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Jamaica | 66.7% | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Ukraine | 0.0% | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| China | 0.0% | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Congo | 50.0% | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Philippines | 0.0% | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Senegal | 0.0% | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Pakistan | 0.0% | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Ethiopia | 100.0% | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Year | Approval Rate | Granted | Denied | Decided |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 0.0% | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 17.7% | 26 | 121 | 147 |
| 2024 | 15.6% | 58 | 313 | 371 |
| 2023 | 12.7% | 44 | 302 | 346 |
| 2022 | 15.6% | 38 | 206 | 244 |
| 2021 | 19.7% | 38 | 155 | 193 |
| 2020 | 23.7% | 70 | 225 | 295 |