Illinois Immigration Judge Approval Rates
Explore Illinois asylum approval rates, grants and denials by fiscal year, with immigration court statistics and links to judge profiles.
Data snapshot: 2026-07-01
FY 2026 · 2025-10-01 – 2026-07-01 · Year to date
State approval rate17.8%
National approval rate7.6%
Grants + denials3,642
Courts1
Immigration court asylum approval rates
| Court | Decisions | Granted | Denied | Other | Approval rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago (CHI) | 3,642 | 648 | 2,994 | 0 | 17.8% |
FY 2025 · 2024-10-01 – 2025-09-30 · Complete fiscal year
State approval rate41.1%
National approval rate24.7%
Grants + denials3,221
Courts1
Immigration court asylum approval rates
| Court | Decisions | Granted | Denied | Other | Approval rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago (CHI) | 3,221 | 1,323 | 1,898 | 0 | 41.1% |
FY 2024 · 2023-10-01 – 2024-09-30 · Complete fiscal year
State approval rate64.8%
National approval rate46.2%
Grants + denials2,691
Courts1
Immigration court asylum approval rates
| Court | Decisions | Granted | Denied | Other | Approval rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago (CHI) | 2,691 | 1,745 | 946 | 0 | 64.8% |
Immigration judge directory
Grouped by the court listed on each profile. This is not a current employment roster or a record of that judge’s assignment in every fiscal year.
- Abraham, Shawn J.Chicago (CHI)
- Baldini-Potermin, MariaChicago (CHI)
- Barilla, JodyChicago (CHI)
- Beese, Matthew C.Chicago (CHI)
- Cole, Samuel B.Chicago (CHI)
- Crites, ElizabethChicago (CHI)
- Curran, Brendan C.Chicago (CHI)
- Defoe, Craig A.Chicago (CHI)
- Eller, Donald R., JR.Chicago (CHI)
- Espinoza, CarlaChicago (CHI)
- Flesch, KennethChicago (CHI)
- Fluhr, PhilipChicago (CHI)
- Freeman, D'Anna H.Chicago (CHI)
- Kim, Peter A.Chicago (CHI)
- Klein, ElizaChicago (CHI)
- Klosowsky, MichaelChicago (CHI)
- Luskin, Joshua D.Chicago (CHI)
- Mckenna, Patrick M.Chicago (CHI)
- Mcnulty, SheilaChicago (CHI)
- Mencini, AnaChicago (CHI)
- Naseem, SamiaChicago (CHI)
- Nelson, KristiChicago (CHI)
- Patti, Sebastian T.Chicago (CHI)
- Petty, Aaron R.Chicago (CHI)
- Peyton, Jennifer I.Chicago (CHI)
- Poarch, JaimeChicago (CHI)
- Reynolds, GinaChicago (CHI)
- Rosche, Robin J.Chicago (CHI)
- Salovaara, KaarinaChicago (CHI)
- Saltzman, Eva S.Chicago (CHI)
- Stahl, MarcChicago (CHI)
- Treacy, ElizabethChicago (CHI)
- Venci, MichelleChicago (CHI)
- Vyas, AkashChicago (CHI)
- Yokoyama, LoriChicago (CHI)
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How to read these rates
Asylum grants ÷ (grants + denials). Other outcomes are excluded from this rate. Historical statistics do not predict an individual case.
State totals follow the court at decision time, not the applicant’s home address. Small samples below 50 grants and denials show no rate. Judge comparison requires at least 100.
Data sources and methodology (Chinese)