The 2026-09-01 snapshot lists a 14.4% historical asylum grant rate for Sarah Beth. Yeomans at Sterling, VA, based on 336 grants and 2,000 denials (2,336 decided outcomes).
The 2026-09-01 EOIR snapshot lists Sarah Beth. Yeomans with Sterling, VA. With an asylum approval rate of 14.4%, this judge is average compared to the national average. Data sourced from EOIR (Executive Office for Immigration Review). Historical listings do not by themselves establish a current assignment.
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Judge Yeomans (Sterling, VA) data snapshot: Afghanistan vs Brazil grant rates differ 19×
A few numbers worth knowing if you have a hearing in front of Judge Yeomans, Sarah Beth. (IJ code SBY, Sterling, VA):
Overall track record
4 years on the bench (since 2023), 2,410 cases total, lifetime grant rate 14.6%
Last 3 years (2023–2026): 2,406 cases, grant rate 14.7% — 3.6pp above the Sterling court average (11.1%)
Nationality breakdown (2023–2026 cumulative)
Nationality / Cases / Grant rate
Honduras 542 14.1%
El Salvador 434 18.1%
Guatemala 428 10.4%
Mexico 172 4.1%
Peru 129 4.5%
Venezuela 127 19.8%
Nicaragua 124 15.8%
Colombia 110 13.5%
Brazil 52 2.4%
Bolivia 38 8.3%
Afghanistan 31 44.8%
Afghanistan applicants see a 44.8% grant rate versus 2.4% for Brazil applicants — a 18.8× gap on this judge's docket.
Year-by-year
2023: 326 cases, 13.0% grant rate
2024: 753 cases, 14.8% grant rate
2025: 793 cases, 18.5% grant rate
2026: 534 cases, 9.4% grant rate
If you've appeared before Judge Yeomans, I'd love to hear:
1. What's your nationality, and when was your most recent hearing?
2. How did your attorney prepare for this judge specifically?
Source: EOIR (U.S. Executive Office for Immigration Review) public statistics, May 2026 release, compiled by AsylumTracker. A judge's historical pattern does not predict the outcome of any individual case; this is shared to help set realistic expectations. Real-experience accounts from the community are welcome.
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How to Interpret These Judge Statistics
Sarah Beth. Yeomans is listed with the Sterling, VA Immigration Court. The headline asylum grant rate shown here is 14.4% based on granted and denied asylum decisions represented in the current dataset.
Among the largest nationality groups shown for this judge, the table highlights Honduras (497 decided, 13.5% grant rate), Guatemala (387 decided, 10.1% grant rate), and El Salvador (372 decided, 16.9% 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 2026-09-01. It is for research and information only, not legal advice.
What is Judge Sarah Beth. Yeomans's asylum grant rate?
Judge Sarah Beth. Yeomans granted asylum in 14.4% of 2,336 decided cases (grants plus denials), according to EOIR data.
Does Judge Sarah Beth. Yeomans grant asylum more or less often than other judges?
The rate (14.4%) is close to the 16.6% national rate; the median judge at Sterling, VA grants 10.7%. It is a historical average, not a prediction for any one case.
How is this grant rate calculated?
Grants divided by grants plus denials. Terminations, withdrawals and administrative closures are not counted.
