Immigration court
Sterling, VA Immigration Court
27 judges · VA
EOIR data through Oct 1, 2026 · updated monthly
- 4,429
- Granted
- 37,759
- Denied
- 27
- Judges
Distribution
How this court's judges compare
At Sterling, VA, 24 judges range from 0.9% to 20.9%.
Each judge's all-time EOIR decided outcomes across every court they have served in: granted ÷ (granted + denied). Judges now based at this court with at least 100 decided cases. A historical pattern — not a prediction for any case.
Recent decisions (Oct 2024 – Sep 2026): Sterling, VA Immigration Court granted asylum in 9.0% of 26,533 decided cases. That is lower than the court's all-time rate of 10.5% (42,188 decided cases). Over the same months, the national rate was 5.0%.
What people ask about Sterling, VA Immigration Court
These are the questions people asked most about this court from Apr 2026 to Oct 2026. The answers come from EOIR immigration court data.
Which judges at Sterling, VA Immigration Court grant asylum most often?
Among the 23 judges at this court with at least 25 decided asylum cases in Oct 2024 – Sep 2026, the highest grant rates were: Erin Alexander, 26.8% of 444 decided; Laura Wyrosdick, 16.2% of 1,674 decided; and Barbara Corkery, 14.6% of 103 decided. The median judge among them granted 7.8%.
How to Interpret This Court's Data
Court-level statistics aggregate the judges and cases assigned to the Sterling, VA Immigration Court, so the court average can differ sharply from any one judge's profile.
High-volume judge profiles at this court include Pope, Jason L. (5,614 total cases), Gillies, John M. (5,547 total cases), and Racine, Xavier Francois Nicola. (3,298 total cases). The largest nationality groups shown for this court (fiscal years 2020–2026) include Honduras (10,000 decided, 7.0% grant rate), Guatemala (7,360 decided, 3.7% grant rate), and El Salvador (6,572 decided, 14.3% grant rate).
Asylum grant rate is calculated as granted / (granted + denied). Procedural outcomes are separated so users can distinguish merits decisions from docket-management outcomes.
This page uses public EOIR records last updated 2026-10-01. The data is informational and should not be treated as legal advice or a prediction for any individual case.
Read how EOIR data works or learn how to compare asylum approval rates.
Areas Served by This Court
Based on the official EOIR ZIP-code assignment, the Sterling, VA Immigration Court is the assigned filing location for 1,334 ZIP codes. Main cities by state:
VA — Richmond, Roanoke, Charlottesville, Henrico, Lynchburg, Fredericksburg, Manassas, Harrisonburg, Midlothian, Sterling, Winchester, Woodbridge, Abingdon, Ashburn, Blacksburg and 507 more cities
WV — Charleston, Huntington, Martinsburg, Morgantown, Bramwell, Parkersburg, Princeton, South Charleston, Accoville, Adrian, Advent, Albright, Alderson, Alkol, Allen Junction and 697 more cities
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Judges at This Court
| Judge | Approval Rate | Granted | Denied | Decided |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pope, Jason L. | 12.0% | 559 | 4,103 | 4,662 |
| Gillies, John M. | 5.4% | 261 | 4,548 | 4,809 |
| Racine, Xavier Francois Nicola. | 11.8% | 344 | 2,569 | 2,913 |
| Bonet, Illya-Karina J. | 8.0% | 212 | 2,437 | 2,649 |
| Snavely, Luther M. | 4.0% | 109 | 2,637 | 2,746 |
| Dehn, James T. | 10.5% | 250 | 2,127 | 2,377 |
| Padron, Kristie A. | 15.4% | 304 | 1,669 | 1,973 |
| Egy, Julia E. | 10.5% | 245 | 2,082 | 2,327 |
| Wyrosdick, Laura | 19.8% | 474 | 1,922 | 2,396 |
| Yeomans, Sarah Beth. | 14.4% | 336 | 1,999 | 2,335 |
| Hope, Karen | 6.2% | 146 | 2,211 | 2,357 |
| Gordon, Matthew | 12.5% | 250 | 1,756 | 2,006 |
| Marquez-Casillas, Karen | 6.8% | 117 | 1,604 | 1,721 |
| Davis, Michael P. | 10.0% | 167 | 1,500 | 1,667 |
| Kneedler, Jennie L. | 12.7% | 178 | 1,219 | 1,397 |
| Cleveland, Chase Calder. | 7.8% | 110 | 1,301 | 1,411 |
| Alexander, Erin | 20.9% | 280 | 1,058 | 1,338 |
| Krishna, Anupriya | 3.2% | 15 | 456 | 471 |
| Alcorn, Stephen | 3.3% | 15 | 446 | 461 |
| Fucetola, John P. | 2.5% | 10 | 393 | 403 |
| Vergona, Mary Catherine. | 13.6% | 19 | 121 | 140 |
| Hartsough, Raymond J. | 3.6% | 5 | 132 | 137 |
| Corkery, Barbara | 14.6% | 15 | 88 | 103 |
| Lackey, Meghan | 0.9% | 1 | 110 | 111 |
| Liebowitz, Ellen | 20.0% | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| Kisner, Christy | 0.0% | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| Kohlhoff, Dennis | 0.0% | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Roster entries without a usable profile denominator: Benincasa, Tanya. They are excluded from the rate table above.
Approval Rate by Nationality
Fiscal years 2020–2026 (Oct 2019 – Sep 2026).
| Nationality | Approval Rate | Granted | Denied | Decided |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Honduras | 7.0% | 700 | 9,300 | 10,000 |
| Guatemala | 3.7% | 274 | 7,086 | 7,360 |
| El Salvador | 14.3% | 938 | 5,634 | 6,572 |
| Mexico | 2.8% | 91 | 3,194 | 3,285 |
| Venezuela | 12.4% | 363 | 2,574 | 2,937 |
| Peru | 6.4% | 162 | 2,379 | 2,541 |
| Nicaragua | 13.8% | 302 | 1,889 | 2,191 |
| Colombia | 7.1% | 115 | 1,513 | 1,628 |
| Brazil | 1.5% | 9 | 598 | 607 |
| Afghanistan | 52.4% | 313 | 284 | 597 |
| Bolivia | 4.2% | 24 | 549 | 573 |
| Ecuador | 6.9% | 22 | 297 | 319 |
| Turkey | 41.4% | 101 | 143 | 244 |
| Romania | 7.7% | 18 | 217 | 235 |
| Ghana | 35.9% | 80 | 143 | 223 |
| Egypt | 51.7% | 106 | 99 | 205 |
| India | 20.9% | 39 | 148 | 187 |
| Cuba | 32.1% | 59 | 125 | 184 |
| Mauritania | 12.5% | 23 | 161 | 184 |
| Haiti | 2.6% | 4 | 152 | 156 |
| Cameroon | 65.1% | 99 | 53 | 152 |
| Russia | 74.2% | 89 | 31 | 120 |
| Dominican Republic | 2.9% | 3 | 99 | 102 |
| Pakistan | 39.5% | 34 | 52 | 86 |
| Vietnam | 31.3% | 26 | 57 | 83 |
| China | 67.9% | 55 | 26 | 81 |
| Ethiopia | 62.3% | 48 | 29 | 77 |
| Belize | 3.9% | 3 | 73 | 76 |
| Costa Rica | 1.3% | 1 | 75 | 76 |
| Nepal | 30.9% | 21 | 47 | 68 |
| Senegal | 17.9% | 10 | 46 | 56 |
| Guinea | 47.5% | 19 | 21 | 40 |
| Bangladesh | 39.5% | 15 | 23 | 38 |
| Iraq | 55.3% | 21 | 17 | 38 |
| Jamaica | 13.9% | 5 | 31 | 36 |
| France | 28.6% | 10 | 25 | 35 |
| Sierra Leone | 21.9% | 7 | 25 | 32 |
| Jordan | 9.4% | 3 | 29 | 32 |
| Nigeria | 30.0% | 9 | 21 | 30 |
| Iran | 46.4% | 13 | 15 | 28 |
| Chile | 0.0% | 0 | 28 | 28 |
| Azerbaijan | 59.1% | 13 | 9 | 22 |
| Eritrea | 60.0% | 12 | 8 | 20 |
| Argentina | 0.0% | 0 | 20 | 20 |
| Uzbekistan | 58.8% | 10 | 7 | 17 |
| Togo | 6.2% | 1 | 15 | 16 |
| Canada | 15.4% | 2 | 11 | 13 |
| United Kingdom | 7.7% | 1 | 12 | 13 |
| Congo | 16.7% | 2 | 10 | 12 |
| South Africa | 36.4% | 4 | 7 | 11 |
| Syria | 50.0% | 5 | 5 | 10 |
| Philippines | 20.0% | 2 | 8 | 10 |
| Thailand | 20.0% | 2 | 8 | 10 |
| Burkina Faso | 0.0% | 0 | 9 | 9 |
| Democratic Republic Of Congo | 55.6% | 5 | 4 | 9 |
| Panama | 11.1% | 1 | 8 | 9 |
| Equatorial Guinea | 11.1% | 1 | 8 | 9 |
| Somalia | 44.4% | 4 | 5 | 9 |
| Spain | 0.0% | 0 | 8 | 8 |
| Stateless - Alien Unable To Name A Country | 12.5% | 1 | 7 | 8 |
| Turkmenistan | 28.6% | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| Unknown Nationality | 0.0% | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| Ireland | 0.0% | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| Indonesia | 0.0% | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| Morocco | 0.0% | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| South Korea | 83.3% | 5 | 1 | 6 |
| Sudan | 100.0% | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| Tunisia | 0.0% | 0 | 6 | 6 |
| Ukraine | 100.0% | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| Trinidad And Tobago | 60.0% | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| Benin | 40.0% | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| Ivory Coast (Cote D'Ivoire) | 20.0% | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| Mongolia | 0.0% | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| Lebanon | 100.0% | 2 | 0 | 2 |