Immigration court
Sterling, VA Immigration Court
24 judges · VA
EOIR data through Sep 1, 2026 · updated monthly
- 4,362
- Granted
- 36,563
- Denied
- 24
- Judges
Distribution
How this court's judges compare
At Sterling, VA, 22 judges range from 2.0% 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.
The 2026-09-01 snapshot shows a 10.7% historical asylum grant rate for Sterling, VA Immigration Court, based on 4,362 grants and 36,563 denials (40,925 decided outcomes).
The Sterling, VA Immigration Court has an overall asylum approval rate of 10.7% across 40,925 decided cases. The court has 24 immigration judges. Data sourced from EOIR (Executive Office for Immigration Review).
How to Interpret This Court's Data
The Sterling, VA Immigration Court has an overall asylum grant rate of 10.7% in the current AsylumTracker dataset. Court-level statistics aggregate judges and cases assigned to that court, so the court average can differ sharply from any one judge's profile.
High-volume judge profiles at this court include Gillies, John M. (5,552 total cases), Pope, Jason L. (5,498 total cases), and Racine, Xavier Francois Nicola. (3,101 total cases). The largest nationality groups shown for this court include Honduras (9,778 decided, 7.1% grant rate), Guatemala (7,207 decided, 3.8% grant rate), and El Salvador (6,408 decided, 14.6% 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 2026-09-01. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gillies, John M. | 5.4% | 259 | 4,554 | 4,813 |
| Pope, Jason L. | 12.1% | 554 | 4,006 | 4,560 |
| Racine, Xavier Francois Nicola. | 12.5% | 342 | 2,384 | 2,726 |
| Bonet, Illya-Karina J. | 8.2% | 211 | 2,351 | 2,562 |
| Snavely, Luther M. | 4.1% | 109 | 2,561 | 2,670 |
| Dehn, James T. | 10.7% | 248 | 2,060 | 2,308 |
| Padron, Kristie A. | 15.5% | 294 | 1,600 | 1,894 |
| Yeomans, Sarah Beth. | 14.4% | 336 | 2,000 | 2,336 |
| Wyrosdick, Laura | 20.1% | 470 | 1,866 | 2,336 |
| Egy, Julia E. | 10.7% | 240 | 2,011 | 2,251 |
| Hope, Karen | 6.3% | 145 | 2,156 | 2,301 |
| Gordon, Matthew | 11.8% | 230 | 1,711 | 1,941 |
| Marquez-Casillas, Karen | 6.3% | 104 | 1,537 | 1,641 |
| Davis, Michael P. | 10.0% | 167 | 1,504 | 1,671 |
| Kneedler, Jennie L. | 12.7% | 178 | 1,219 | 1,397 |
| Cleveland, Chase Calder. | 7.8% | 111 | 1,309 | 1,420 |
| Alexander, Erin | 20.9% | 280 | 1,058 | 1,338 |
| Krishna, Anupriya | 3.8% | 15 | 380 | 395 |
| Fucetola, John P. | 3.0% | 10 | 323 | 333 |
| Alcorn, Stephen | 2.0% | 7 | 343 | 350 |
| Vergona, Mary Catherine. | 13.6% | 19 | 121 | 140 |
| Corkery, Barbara | 14.6% | 15 | 88 | 103 |
| Hartsough, Raymond J. | 3.8% | 2 | 51 | 53 |
| Liebowitz, Ellen | 20.0% | 1 | 4 | 5 |
Roster entries without a usable profile denominator: Benincasa, Tanya. They are excluded from the rate table above.
Approval Rate by Nationality
| Nationality | Approval Rate | Granted | Denied | Decided |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Honduras | 7.1% | 696 | 9,082 | 9,778 |
| Guatemala | 3.8% | 273 | 6,934 | 7,207 |
| El Salvador | 14.6% | 935 | 5,473 | 6,408 |
| Mexico | 2.7% | 85 | 3,105 | 3,190 |
| Venezuela | 12.8% | 351 | 2,381 | 2,732 |
| Peru | 6.4% | 158 | 2,298 | 2,456 |
| Nicaragua | 14.0% | 300 | 1,849 | 2,149 |
| Colombia | 7.4% | 115 | 1,439 | 1,554 |
| Brazil | 1.5% | 9 | 589 | 598 |
| Afghanistan | 51.8% | 295 | 274 | 569 |
| Bolivia | 4.2% | 23 | 521 | 544 |
| Ecuador | 7.2% | 22 | 284 | 306 |
| Turkey | 43.0% | 101 | 134 | 235 |
| Ghana | 36.2% | 80 | 141 | 221 |
| Romania | 8.3% | 18 | 199 | 217 |
| Egypt | 52.5% | 104 | 94 | 198 |
| India | 21.9% | 39 | 139 | 178 |
| Mauritania | 12.4% | 22 | 156 | 178 |
| Cuba | 33.1% | 57 | 115 | 172 |
| Haiti | 2.7% | 4 | 144 | 148 |
| Cameroon | 65.8% | 96 | 50 | 146 |
| Russia | 77.5% | 86 | 25 | 111 |
| Dominican Republic | 3.1% | 3 | 94 | 97 |
| Pakistan | 40.0% | 34 | 51 | 85 |
| China | 68.4% | 54 | 25 | 79 |
| Costa Rica | 1.3% | 1 | 74 | 75 |
| Ethiopia | 62.7% | 47 | 28 | 75 |
| Belize | 4.1% | 3 | 71 | 74 |
| Vietnam | 33.8% | 25 | 49 | 74 |
| Nepal | 31.8% | 21 | 45 | 66 |
| Senegal | 18.2% | 10 | 45 | 55 |
| Guinea | 47.5% | 19 | 21 | 40 |
| Iraq | 55.3% | 21 | 17 | 38 |
| Bangladesh | 40.5% | 15 | 22 | 37 |
| Jamaica | 14.7% | 5 | 29 | 34 |
| France | 30.3% | 10 | 23 | 33 |
| Sierra Leone | 22.6% | 7 | 24 | 31 |
| Jordan | 10.0% | 3 | 27 | 30 |
| Nigeria | 31.0% | 9 | 20 | 29 |
| Iran | 46.4% | 13 | 15 | 28 |
| Chile | 0.0% | 0 | 27 | 27 |
| 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 | 6.7% | 1 | 14 | 15 |
| Canada | 15.4% | 2 | 11 | 13 |
| United Kingdom | 7.7% | 1 | 12 | 13 |
| South Africa | 36.4% | 4 | 7 | 11 |
| Syria | 50.0% | 5 | 5 | 10 |
| Congo | 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 |
| Philippines | 22.2% | 2 | 7 | 9 |
| Thailand | 12.5% | 1 | 7 | 8 |
| Somalia | 50.0% | 4 | 4 | 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 |
| Equatorial Guinea | 16.7% | 1 | 5 | 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 |
| Mongolia | 0.0% | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| Spain | 0.0% | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| Lebanon | 100.0% | 2 | 0 | 2 |