Samia Naseem
Immigration Judge, Chicago Immigration Court. Appointed January 2020 by William P. Barr.
Asylum record, FY 2021-2026
TRAC source →- Decisions on the merits
- 814
- Asylum granted
- 449
- Other relief granted
- 62
- Denied
- 303
- Against own court
- -11.8 pts
| FY21 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 | FY26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 59% | 26% | 3% | 46% | 53% |
Docket
Respondents represented by counsel: 91% (nationally, 81% are represented).
Most common nationalities: Venezuela (16.7%), Honduras (13.4%), Guatemala (12.2%), Nicaragua (10.2%), Mexico (10%).
Official biography
Attorney General Barr appointed Samia Naseem to begin hearing cases in January 2020. Judge Naseem ear ned a Bachelor of Arts in 2001 from Simmons College and a Juris Doctor in 2004 from The George Washington University Law School. From 2010 to 2019, she served as an assistant chief counsel, Office of Chief Counsel, Office of the Principal Legal Advisor, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Department of Homeland Security, in New York City and Chicago. From 2007 to 2010, Judge Naseem served as a trial attorney with the Office of Immigration Litigation, Department of Justice, in the District of Columbia. From 2005 to 2007, she served as an attorney at the Law Offices of Khalid Naseem, in Boylston, Massachusetts. From 2004 to 2005, Judge Naseem served as a law clerk for the Honorable Judith N. Macaluso, in the District of Columbia. Judge Naseem is a member of the New York State Bar.
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.