The 2026-09-01 snapshot lists a 8.1% historical asylum grant rate for Brent Jostad at Richmond, VA, based on 71 grants and 802 denials (873 decided outcomes).
The 2026-09-01 EOIR snapshot lists Brent Jostad with Richmond, VA. With an asylum approval rate of 8.1%, this judge is below 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 Jostad (Richmond, VA) data snapshot: Overall rate fell from 32% to 3% in 2 years
A few numbers worth knowing if you have a hearing in front of Judge Jostad, Brent (IJ code BTJ, Richmond, VA):
Overall track record
3 years on the bench (since 2024), 1,004 cases total, lifetime grant rate 9.2%
Last 3 years (2023–2026): 1,004 cases, grant rate 9.2%
Nationality breakdown (2023–2026 cumulative)
Nationality / Cases / Grant rate
Mexico 153 1.2%
Honduras 122 3.3%
El Salvador 115 5.4%
Guatemala 101 2.5%
Venezuela 94 7.4%
Nicaragua 36 23.3%
Peru 31 0.0%
Colombia 27 0.0%
Romania 27 0.0%
India 21 6.2%
Nigeria 21 28.6%
Year-by-year
2024: 70 cases, 31.9% grant rate
2025: 331 cases, 12.4% grant rate
2026: 603 cases, 3.2% grant rate
If you've appeared before Judge Jostad, 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, July 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
Brent Jostad is listed with the Richmond, VA Immigration Court. The headline asylum grant rate shown here is 8.1% based on granted and denied asylum decisions represented in the current dataset.
Among the largest nationality groups shown for this judge, the table highlights Mexico (128 decided, 0.8% grant rate), Honduras (101 decided, 3.0% grant rate), and Guatemala (96 decided, 2.1% 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 Other procedural outcomes, including terminated, withdrawn, administratively closed, or removed cases, are tracked separately where available and are not treated as asylum grants.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.
Judge Brent Jostad granted asylum in 8.1% of 873 decided cases (grants plus denials), according to EOIR data.
Does Judge Brent Jostad grant asylum more or less often than other judges?
The rate (8.1%) is below the 16.6% national rate; the median judge at Richmond, VA grants 8.1%. 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.
