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Immigration judges

Michael Klosowsky

Immigration Judge, Chicago Immigration Court. Appointed March 2020 by William P. Barr.

AverageClose to the national average+2.5 points

Asylum record, FY 2021-2026

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Judge Klosowsky65.4%
Chicago court49.0%
All judges nationally62.9%
Decisions on the merits
1,128
Asylum granted
344
Other relief granted
46
Denied
738
Against own court
+16.4 pts
Denial rate by fiscal year
FY21FY22FY23FY24FY25FY26
62%34%24%24%69%87%

Read from TRAC's chart to the nearest point. Years with fewer than 25 decisions are not shown.

Docket

Respondents represented by counsel: 83% (nationally, 81% are represented).

Most common nationalities: Mexico (14.4%), Venezuela (13%), Colombia (9.3%), Nicaragua (8.1%), Russia (7.7%).

Official biography

Attorney General William P. Barr appointed Michael Klosowsky as an immigration judge in March 2020. Judge Klosowsky earned a Bachelor of Arts in 2007 from Trinity University and a Juris Doctor in 2011 from the University of St. Thomas School of Law. From 2016 to 2020, heserved as assistant chief counsel, Office of Chief Counsel, Office of the Principal Legal Advisor,Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Department of Homeland Security, in El Paso, Texas. From 2011 to 2016, he was an associate attorney with Klosowsky Law Office PLLC, in Sugar Land, Texas. Judge Klosowsky is a member of the State Bar of Texas.

As published by the Executive Office for Immigration Review at appointment, via TRAC.

In the record

  • Executive Office for Immigration Review · 2020-07-17

    EOIR Announces 46 New Immigration Judges

    EOIR's announcement of 46 new immigration judges says Attorney General William Barr appointed Michael Klosowsky to the Chicago Immigration Court in March 2020. From 2016 to 2020 he was an assistant chief counsel with ICE in El Paso, Texas.

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About these figures. Denial rates describe outcomes in the cases a judge happened to hear, which differ by detention, nationality and representation. They are not a measure of fairness or competence. Method and sources are on the judges index.