Michael Klosowsky
Immigration Judge, Chicago Immigration Court. Appointed March 2020 by William P. Barr.
Asylum record, FY 2021-2026
TRAC source →- Decisions on the merits
- 1,128
- Asylum granted
- 344
- Other relief granted
- 46
- Denied
- 738
- Against own court
- +16.4 pts
| FY21 | FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 | FY26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 62% | 34% | 24% | 24% | 69% | 87% |
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 ear ned 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.
In the record
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Other judges at Chicago
Court page →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.