Chicago Immigration Court
55 E. Monroe St., Suite 1500, Chicago, IL 60603. 27 judges with a published asylum record; the court denied 49.0% of asylum cases against 62.9% nationally.
Handles cases from
Jurisdiction map →- CHICAGO, IL - DHS DISTRICT OFFICE (including any sub-offices)
- Illinois Department of Corrections
- Indiana Department of Corrections
- Wisconsin Department of Corrections
- Clay County Jail
- Dodge County Detention Facility
- Clinton County, IN
- Bureau of Prison Oxford
Hearing locations
- Immigration Court Chicago (Detained) Chicago, IL
- Illinois, Statesville Correctional Center, Joliet, IL
- Wisconsin, Waupun Correctional Inst., Waupun, WI
- Plainfield Correctional Facility
- Clay County Jail
- Dodge County Detention Facility
Judges
| Judge | Appointed | Decisions | Denial rate | Leaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| D'Anna H. Freeman | March 2016 | 160 | 96.9% | Strict |
| Donald R. Eller, Jr. | December 2018 | 227 | 91.6% | Strict |
| Matthew C. Beese | October 2025 | 148 | 85.8% | Strict |
| Samuel B. Cole | August 2016 | 163 | 71.8% | Strict |
| Michael Klosowsky | March 2020 | 1,128 | 65.4% | Average |
| Craig A. Defoe | March 2019 | 1,169 | 64.1% | Average |
| Michelle Venci | August 2022 | 558 | 63.1% | Average |
| Ana Mencini | October 2022 | 735 | 60.8% | Average |
| Brendan C. Curran | October 2020 | 642 | 60.7% | Average |
| Lori Yokoyama | December 2022 | 123 | 57.7% | Average |
| Patrick M. McKenna | August 2018 | 1,100 | 57.1% | Average |
| Kaarina Salovaara | August 2018 | 450 | 47.6% | Lenient |
| Marc Stahl | August 2022 | 1,335 | 47.6% | Lenient |
| Jody Barilla | August 2023 | 346 | 43.6% | Lenient |
| Kristi Nelson | November 2023 | 151 | 41.1% | Lenient |
| Elizabeth Treacy | August 2023 | 481 | 41.0% | Lenient |
| Elizabeth Crites | April 2021 | 690 | 40.4% | Lenient |
| Joshua D. Luskin | October 2019 | 372 | 39.0% | Lenient |
| Philip Fluhr | November 2023 | 212 | 37.3% | Lenient |
| Samia Naseem | January 2020 | 814 | 37.2% | Lenient |
| Gina Reynolds | October 2022 | 849 | 31.6% | Lenient |
| Robin J. Rosche | April 2016 | 395 | 29.6% | Lenient |
| Carla Espinoza | August 2023 | 250 | 24.8% | Lenient |
| Eva S. Saltzman | August 2016 | 569 | 24.8% | Lenient |
| Eliza C. Klein | September 1994 | 107 | 17.8% | Lenient |
| Sebastian T. Patti | October 2018 | 378 | 12.7% | Lenient |
| Jennifer I. Peyton | September 2016 | 137 | 10.9% | Lenient |