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Illinois

Illinois is a geographic reference for the immigration locations listed here. Federal law governs immigration eligibility; a location in Illinois does not itself establish status or court jurisdiction.

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Listed in an official agency directory checked 2026-10-20. This records a dated listing, not a guarantee of continuing employment, operations, occupancy, or case assignment. Recheck the official source before acting.

General information, not legal advice. See the notice at the end of this page.

Locations in the dated directories

On 2026-10-20, the imported directories associate 1 EOIR court/hearing locations, 1 USCIS asylum-office entries, and 0 ICE-listed facilities with Illinois. These are directory counts, not all courts, offices or custody locations in the region.

Location is not jurisdiction

EOIR, USCIS and ICE have different functions. Use your hearing or interview notice and applicable rules to identify the responsible agency; do not infer jurisdiction from the closest location.

Russian speakers in Illinois

The Census Bureau's American Community Survey for 2020–2024 estimates that 46,897 people age 5 and over speak Russian at home in Illinois (± 2,757), 4.6% of the U.S. total of 1,020,261. 19,090 of them (40.7%) speak English less than “very well”, against 41.4% nationally. 17,620 residents were born in Russia, 37,700 in Ukraine and 6,024 in Belarus. These are survey estimates for population groups and say nothing about any person's immigration status.

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What is Illinois?

Illinois is a geographic reference for the immigration locations listed here. Federal law governs immigration eligibility; a location in Illinois does not itself establish status or court jurisdiction.

What should I check before relying on this information?

Listed in an official agency directory checked 2026-10-20. This records a dated listing, not a guarantee of continuing employment, operations, occupancy, or case assignment. Recheck the official source before acting. The Census Bureau's American Community Survey for 2020–2024 estimates that 46,897 people age 5 and over speak Russian at home in Illinois (± 2,757), 4.6% of the U.S. total of 1,020,261. 19,090 of them (40.7%) speak English less than “very well”, against 41.4% nationally. 17,620 residents were born in Russia, 37,700 in Ukraine and 6,024 in Belarus. These are survey estimates for population groups and say nothing about any person's immigration status.

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