The Honorable Immigration Judge Visiting Judge 2

Chicago, IL Immigration Court
Caseload & process (since 2021)
640
Completions per year
3,837 total
11.8%
Detained at decision
share of cases
6 mo
Median time to decision
from case start
3.9%
Ordered removed in absentia
person absent
0.2%
Decisions appealed to BIA
appeal rate
Appeals remanded or reversed
only 6 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.
46.3%
Bond requests granted
54 bond decisions Moderate
$9,250
Median bond when set
24 bonds with amounts
4%
Released on own recognizance
This judge 46.3%
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
0% 11 decisions Too few cases
Withholding / CAT
0% 18 decisions Too few cases
Voluntary departure
100% 3 decisions Too few cases
0%
of asylum claims granted on the merits
Based on 11 asylum decisions (grants + denials) since 2021. Fewer than 50 — treat this figure with caution.
This judge
0%
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
0%
Without a lawyerunrepresented
no data

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: 0% of 6 decisions0%20152017: 0% of 1 decisions0%20172018: 50% of 6 decisions50%20182019: 0% of 7 decisions0%20192020: 0% of 1 decisions0%20202022: 0% of 5 decisions0%20222023: 0% of 3 decisions0%20232024: 0% of 3 decisions0%2024

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
1,057 (28%)
524 (14%)
450 (12%)
435 (11%)
187 (4.9%)
162 (4.2%)