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Chicago Immigration Court — Asylum Decision Statistics

Aggregated asylum decision statistics across all immigration judges currently sitting at the Chicago Immigration Court, based on FOIA-released EOIR data.

Court lifetime grant rate

40.1%

All recorded asylum decisions across judges

Lifetime total cases

35,745

All recorded asylum decisions

Last data refresh

2026-05-21

From Deportation Data Project FOIA release

Lifetime aggregates use the same methodology as the per-judge trailing-12-month rates in the roster below — only the time window differs, which is why the two views can show different percentages.

Monthly grant-rate trend

0%25%50%75%100%

Judges at this court

JudgeLifetime grant rateLifetime cases
Ambrose, Dillon J.0.0%7
Arellano, Silvia R.14.3%7
Bain, Quynh Vu50.0%2
Baird, Michael P.0.0%2
Baker, Glen R.66.7%3
Baldini-Potermin, Maria51.0%100
Bales, Eric C.0.0%2
Barilla, Jody37.8%445
Barrow, Sarjo66.7%3
Bashore, Jacob D.100.0%5
Beese, Matthew C.3.6%139
Bower, Glen L.80.3%417
Brahos, O. John49.6%587
Bratton, Scott46.7%15
Bukszpan, Joanna M.0.0%2
Burman, Lawrence O.0.0%2
Chapa, Teofilo22.2%9
Clemente, Jesus0.0%4
Clerical Transfer Code, 53.3%30
Cole, Samuel B.48.2%662
Conroy, Charles R.0.0%1
Corrin, Melanie K.46.7%15
Criss, Scott D.28.6%7
Crites, Elizabeth40.4%950
Crosland, David W.100.0%1
Cuevas, Carlos64.7%1,427
Curran, Brendan C.15.3%1,186
D'Angelo, Matthew J.0.0%3
Davis, John W.0.0%3
De Angelis, Kathryn L.58.6%772
Defoe, Craig A.24.0%2,085
Der-Yeghiayan, Samuel31.1%193
Dierkes, Joseph32.4%37
Dillow, Eric20.0%5
Dimarzio, Philip L.7.0%185
Dufresne, Jill H.100.0%1
Eller, Donald R.4.5%447
Ellison, Sarah M.8.3%181
Espinoza, Carla46.5%331
Feder, Robin E.42.9%7
Fluhr, Philip38.6%254
Freeman, D'Anna H.1.6%122
Fujimoto, James R.49.8%824
Garcy, Annie S.50.0%2
Geisse, Loreto66.7%3
Giambastiani, Jennie L.61.3%1,337
Gordon-Uruakpa, Vivienne E.0.0%2
Gorland, Jennifer M.88.9%9
Gross, Kevin0.0%3
Guidry, Monica Thompson0.0%2
Hart, Brandon L.0.0%11
Hayward, Miriam0.0%1
Hermus, Jason0.0%1
Herndon, Megan B.45.5%11
Hladylowycz, Roxanne C.25.0%8
Hom, Sandy0.0%5
Horn, Michael C.87.5%8
Howard, Justin W.25.0%16
Ipema, Henry P.0.0%1
Josephson, Kenneth88.9%9
Kassell, Joseph0.0%1
Katsivalis, George P.14.3%126
Kim, Peter A.0.7%141
Klein, Eliza50.6%346
Klosowsky, Michael23.0%1,494
Lang, Elizabeth G.50.4%551
Leeds, Frederic G.0.0%1
Leonard, Joseph T.100.0%1
Luskin, Joshua D.34.9%736
Marshall, Jacob0.0%3
Mckenna, Patrick M.28.0%2,165
Mcnulty, Sheila67.4%282
Mencini, Ana17.5%1,362
Miller, Jane Chace.0.0%1
Morley, Steven A.0.0%1
Mullins, Ronald L.0.0%1
Naseem, Samia37.3%1,310
Nelson, Kristi35.3%204
Owens, Robert P.8.9%79
Park, Jeannette Lim71.4%7
Paruch, David H.0.0%3
Patti, Sebastian T.72.2%482
Paul, Nancy J.16.7%6
Pazar, Charles E.0.0%1
Perez-Guzman, Virginia58.4%481
Petrone, Anthony D.80.8%26
Petty, Aaron R.40.0%10
Peyton, Jennifer I.70.8%688
Poore, John A.0.0%5
Ramirez, Laura L.28.6%7
Reynolds, Gina36.5%1,426
Riefkohl, Alberto J.66.7%3
Rocco, Michael0.0%1
Rosche, Robin J.54.5%847
Salinardi, Jayme75.0%8
Salovaara, Kaarina38.6%903
Saltzman, Eva S.54.4%1,045
Santen, Sean D.50.0%2
Santiago, Luisa23.1%13
Smith, Renetta59.5%222
Stahl, Marc40.2%1,781
Stogner, W. Wayne100.0%1
Sydnor, Kelley N12.5%16
Tijerina, Eric J.100.0%2
Treacy, Elizabeth27.9%934
Tregerman, Gwendylan E.0.0%4
Uddin, Marium S.0.0%3
Venci, Michelle13.8%1,277
Verrillo, Philip0.0%1
Videla, Gabriel C.37.5%8
Vinikoor, Robert D.52.7%1,930
Visiting Judge 1, 28.8%59
Vyas, Akash6.5%31
Yeargin, Robert100.0%1
Yokoyama, Lori11.7%137
Young, Elizabeth L.0.0%4
Zerbe, Craig M.56.9%1,656

Frequently asked questions

What is the asylum grant rate at the Chicago Immigration Court?

Across all recorded asylum decisions, the Chicago Immigration Court has a lifetime grant rate of 40.1%, based on 35,745 merit decisions released by the EOIR under FOIA. This figure is weighted across every immigration judge who has sat at this court and uses the standard methodology of cases granted divided by cases granted plus cases ordered removed.

How many immigration judges sit at the Chicago Immigration Court?

117 immigration judges currently appear in the FOIA-released EOIR data for the Chicago Immigration Court. Each judge's per-case statistics are listed in the judge roster on this page; lifetime grant rates per judge can diverge from the court-wide aggregate because of caseload mix and decision volume.

Where does this data come from?

Case-level outcomes were released by the Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR) under the Freedom of Information Act and republished by the Deportation Data Project (UC Berkeley). Aggregates are corroborated by TRAC Immigration (Syracuse University). See the methodology footer for source links.

Is the grant rate predictive of an individual case outcome?

No. The grant rate is a statistical aggregate over completed decisions; it is not a prediction. Individual case outcomes depend on case-specific merits, evidence, country conditions, and the quality of counsel. This page is informational and does not constitute legal advice.

Methodology & sources

Primary source
Deportation Data Project (UC Berkeley) — FOIA-released EOIR case-level data from the Deportation Data Project (UC Berkeley).
Secondary source
TRAC Immigration (Syracuse University) — Independent corroboration of grant-rate aggregates from TRAC Immigration (Syracuse University).
Last data refresh
2026-05-21

Statistical data only. Case outcomes depend on case-specific merits, evidence, and counsel quality. This page is provided for informational purposes and does not constitute legal advice or a guarantee of any outcome.