Judge Brian Sardelli
Immigration Judge at Bloomington, MN
Judge Brian Sardelli serves at the Bloomington, MN Immigration Court. With an asylum approval rate of 3.1%, this judge is below average compared to the national average. Data sourced from EOIR (Executive Office for Immigration Review).
How to Interpret These Judge Statistics
Brian Sardelli is listed with the Bloomington, MN Immigration Court. The headline asylum grant rate shown here is 3.1% based on granted and denied asylum decisions represented in the current dataset.
Among the largest nationality groups shown for this judge, the table highlights Ecuador (1,694 decided, 0.1% grant rate), Guatemala (1,325 decided, 0.2% grant rate), and Nicaragua (1,098 decided, 0.4% grant rate). Compare these rows with the judge's overall rate because nationality mix can materially change how the headline number should be read.
Grant rate is calculated as granted / (granted + denied). Other procedural outcomes, including terminated, withdrawn, administratively closed, or removed cases, are tracked separately where available and are not treated as asylum grants.
This page is based on public EOIR data last updated 2026-07-01. It is for research and information only, not legal advice.
Read the grant-rate methodology or learn how to read immigration judge statistics.
Nationality Breakdown
| Nationality | Cases | Grant rate |
|---|
| Ecuador |
1,694 |
0.1% |
| Guatemala |
1,325 |
0.2% |
| Nicaragua |
1,098 |
0.4% |
| Honduras |
818 |
0.7% |
| Mexico |
809 |
4.0% |
| El Salvador |
310 |
4.2% |
| Venezuela |
239 |
2.5% |
| Colombia |
152 |
0.0% |
Yearly Trends
| Year | Cases | Grant rate |
|---|
| 2026 |
1,864 |
0.4% |
| 2025 |
1,985 |
1.3% |
| 2024 |
1,114 |
2.8% |
| 2023 |
1,257 |
4.7% |
| 2022 |
359 |
15.6% |
| 2021 |
38 |
63.2% |
| 2020 |
415 |
3.6% |
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Judge Brian Sardelli's asylum approval rate?
Judge Brian Sardelli's asylum approval rate is 3.1% according to EOIR FOIA data.
How many asylum cases has Judge Brian Sardelli decided?
The dataset lists 7,045 total asylum cases for Judge Brian Sardelli.
How is this approval rate calculated?
The approval rate is calculated as granted divided by (granted + denied). It excludes terminations and withdrawals, and the source is EOIR FOIA data.
Other judges at this court
Castro, Susan E.
6.9% approval rate
Olmanson, Kristin W.
13.1% approval rate
Warren, Kendall
10.7% approval rate
Miller, Monte G.
4.2% approval rate
Carr, M. Audrey
7.8% approval rate
Mazzie, Sarah B.
9.5% approval rate
Ivany, Kalin
2.4% approval rate
Zaske, Amy K.
2.3% approval rate
Wood, Ryan R.
11.2% approval rate
Hansen, Nathan M.
0.9% approval rate
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