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Inside Immigration

Plain-language guides to US immigration, asylum and USCIS procedure.

Immigration judges

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.

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Judges

median denial rate 43.6%
JudgeAppointedDecisionsDenial rateLeaning
D'Anna H. FreemanMarch 201616096.9%Strict
Donald R. Eller, Jr.December 201822791.6%Strict
Matthew C. BeeseOctober 202514885.8%Strict
Samuel B. ColeAugust 201616371.8%Strict
Michael KlosowskyMarch 20201,12865.4%Average
Craig A. DefoeMarch 20191,16964.1%Average
Michelle VenciAugust 202255863.1%Average
Ana MenciniOctober 202273560.8%Average
Brendan C. CurranOctober 202064260.7%Average
Lori YokoyamaDecember 202212357.7%Average
Patrick M. McKennaAugust 20181,10057.1%Average
Kaarina SalovaaraAugust 201845047.6%Lenient
Marc StahlAugust 20221,33547.6%Lenient
Jody BarillaAugust 202334643.6%Lenient
Kristi NelsonNovember 202315141.1%Lenient
Elizabeth TreacyAugust 202348141.0%Lenient
Elizabeth CritesApril 202169040.4%Lenient
Joshua D. LuskinOctober 201937239.0%Lenient
Philip FluhrNovember 202321237.3%Lenient
Samia NaseemJanuary 202081437.2%Lenient
Gina ReynoldsOctober 202284931.6%Lenient
Robin J. RoscheApril 201639529.6%Lenient
Carla EspinozaAugust 202325024.8%Lenient
Eva S. SaltzmanAugust 201656924.8%Lenient
Eliza C. KleinSeptember 199410717.8%Lenient
Sebastian T. PattiOctober 201837812.7%Lenient
Jennifer I. PeytonSeptember 201613710.9%Lenient