ASYLUMJUDGE · IMMIGRATION JUDGE PROFILE
Gina Reynolds
Chicago (CHI) · Chicago, IL
Gina Reynolds is listed with Chicago (CHI). The database records 818 asylum outcomes: 544 approved, 274 denied, and 0 other outcomes. Historical statistics are informational and cannot predict an individual case. · 2022-11-02 – 2026-06-18
Yearly changes
Yearly asylum decision trend
Fiscal yearDecisionsGrantedDeniedOtherApproval rate
FY 202623789148037.6%
FY 202524215686064.5%
FY 202419917128085.9%
Applicant origin
Asylum decisions by fiscal year and nationality
FY 2026 · 2025-10-01 – 2026-07-01 · EOIR
NationalityDecisionsGrantedDeniedOtherApproval rate
FY 2026 · Mexico2025-10-16 – 2026-05-274112290—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Russia2025-10-14 – 2026-06-12332760—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Colombia2025-10-15 – 2026-06-15292270—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · India2025-10-16 – 2026-06-05210210—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Venezuela2025-10-24 – 2026-06-18184140—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Kirghizia (Kyrgyzstan)2025-11-07 – 2026-06-12161240—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Ecuador2026-01-07 – 2026-04-20152130—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · China2025-10-30 – 2026-04-279810—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Nicaragua2025-10-02 – 2026-05-159270—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Turkey2025-11-10 – 2026-06-186330—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Senegal2026-02-13 – 2026-05-086060—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Kazakhstan2026-02-02 – 2026-05-135500—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Romania2025-12-30 – 2026-04-285050—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Belarus2025-11-18 – 2025-12-184400—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · El Salvador2026-02-26 – 2026-02-264400—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Vietnam2026-04-24 – 2026-04-242020—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Moldavia (Moldova)2025-12-30 – 2025-12-302020—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Honduras2026-05-18 – 2026-05-182020—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Turkmenistan2026-04-16 – 2026-04-161100—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Chad2026-04-10 – 2026-04-101010—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Egypt2026-04-08 – 2026-04-081010—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Serbia2026-05-18 – 2026-05-181010—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Uzbekistan2026-03-09 – 2026-03-091010—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Guatemala2026-04-23 – 2026-04-231010—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Tajikistan (Tadzhik)2026-05-22 – 2026-05-221100—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Mauritania2026-04-14 – 2026-04-141010—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Cameroon2025-12-11 – 2025-12-111100—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Togo2025-12-03 – 2025-12-031100—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
Official appointment record
Judge background and appointment
Official biography
Gina L. Reynolds was appointed as an Immigration Judge to begin hearing cases in October 2022. Judge Reynolds earned a Bachelor of Arts in 1999 from the University of Pittsburgh and a Juris Doctor in 2004 from the University of Notre Dame Law School. From 2009 to 2022, she was an attorney at Hernandez & Reynolds LLC (formerly known as Moises Hernandez, Esq. LLC) in Chicago, and a partner at the same from 2014 to 2022. From 2006 to 2008 she was in private practice in Chicago. From 2003 to 2004 she was a law clerk at the Notre Dame Legal Aid Immigration & Asylum Clinic. Judge Reynolds is a member of the Illinois State Bar and the New York State Bar.
Education: Judge Reynolds earned a Bachelor of Arts in 1999 from the University of Pittsburgh and a Juris Doctor in 2004 from the University of Notre Dame Law School.
Bar admission: Judge Reynolds is a member of the Illinois State Bar and the New York State Bar.
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How to read approval rates
Decision approval rateis approved ÷ (approved + denied). Blue “Other” is shown separately and includes identifiable withholding/CAT protection, cancellation or adjustment, voluntary departure, withdrawal, termination, dismissal, and administrative closure; it is excluded from the rate denominator.Approved share of all outcomesuses approved, denied, and other outcomes in the denominator.
With small samples, a few cases can move the percentage sharply. The page flags samples below 50 and below 200 decisions.
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