The Honorable Immigration Judge Visiting Judge 1

Chicago, IL Immigration Court
Caseload & process (since 2021)
1,100
Completions per year
6,602 total
0.4%
Detained at decision
share of cases
5.7 mo
Median time to decision
from case start
7.6%
Ordered removed in absentia
person absent
0.1%
Decisions appealed to BIA
appeal rate
Appeals remanded or reversed
only 3 appeals — too few

Bond decisions

Custody redetermination (bond) rulings since 2021. "Granted" means the judge lowered the bond, ordered release on recognizance, or otherwise granted the request.
50%
Bond requests granted
20 bond decisions Too few cases
$6,750
Median bond when set
10 bonds with amounts
0%
Released on own recognizance
This judge 50%
Court average 56.1% · median $3,500
National 41.9% · median $6,500

Grant rates by type of relief

Share granted among merits decisions for each application type, since 2021.
Asylum
23.1% 13 decisions Too few cases
Withholding / CAT
10% 10 decisions Too few cases
23.1%
of asylum claims granted on the merits
Based on 13 asylum decisions (grants + denials) since 2021. Fewer than 50 — treat this figure with caution.
This judge
23.1%
This court
45.7%
National average
31.8%
0%100% granted

Does a lawyer matter here?

Asylum grant rate by whether the person had legal representation.
With a lawyerrepresented · 11 decisions since 2021
27.3%
Without a lawyerunrepresented · 2 decisions since 2021
0%

Asylum grant rate over time

Each point is that calendar year's grant rate, back to 2015 where the judge was deciding cases — the longer career view. Dashed grey line = current national average (31.8%). Headline rates above use 2021 – today.
0% 25% 50% 75% 100%2015: 18.8% of 16 decisions18.8%20152016: 5.6% of 18 decisions5.6%20162017: 80% of 5 decisions80%20172018: 0% of 3 decisions0%20182019: 0% of 1 decisions0%20192020: 50% of 2 decisions50%20202021: 0% of 1 decisions0%20212022: 0% of 1 decisions0%20222023: 100% of 3 decisions100%20232024: 0% of 2 decisions0%20242025: 0% of 6 decisions0%2025

Courts where this judge has decided cases

Hearing locations for cases this judge completed since 2021, by number of decisions. Many judges hear cases from more than one court (detained facilities, video dockets, or reassignments).
Chicago, IL · home court
2,161 (33%)
1,423 (22%)
756 (11%)
442 (6.7%)
440 (6.7%)
303 (4.6%)