Immigration Judge at Dallas, TX
Judge Ellison, Sarah M. serves at the Dallas, TX Immigration Court. With an asylum approval rate of 5.4%, this judge is below average compared to the national average. Data sourced from EOIR (Executive Office for Immigration Review).
| Nationality | Approval Rate | Granted | Denied | Decided |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Honduras | 0.8% | 12 | 1,456 | 1,468 |
| Guatemala | 0.3% | 3 | 933 | 936 |
| Mexico | 3.9% | 28 | 685 | 713 |
| El Salvador | 2.5% | 13 | 510 | 523 |
| Venezuela | 15.3% | 30 | 166 | 196 |
| Nicaragua | 1.4% | 2 | 143 | 145 |
| Cuba | 20.0% | 16 | 64 | 80 |
| Nigeria | 66.7% | 40 | 20 | 60 |
| Colombia | 7.1% | 4 | 52 | 56 |
| Turkey | 6.7% | 2 | 28 | 30 |
| Peru | 7.1% | 2 | 26 | 28 |
| Romania | 7.7% | 1 | 12 | 13 |
| Ecuador | 0.0% | 0 | 12 | 12 |
| Holland | 0.0% | 0 | 10 | 10 |
| Cameroon | 62.5% | 5 | 3 | 8 |
| Kenya | 25.0% | 2 | 6 | 8 |
| Vietnam | 50.0% | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| Egypt | 100.0% | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| Syria | 0.0% | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| Haiti | 0.0% | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| China | 75.0% | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| India | 25.0% | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| South Africa | 100.0% | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| Brazil | 33.3% | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Eritrea | 33.3% | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Jordan | 0.0% | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Bolivia | 0.0% | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Armenia | 0.0% | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Democratic Republic Of Congo | 0.0% | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Nepal | 0.0% | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Ghana | 0.0% | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Russia | 100.0% | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Thailand | 0.0% | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Afghanistan | 0.0% | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Angola | 0.0% | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Zambia | 100.0% | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Congo | 0.0% | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Chile | 0.0% | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Uganda | 100.0% | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Belize | 0.0% | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Bangladesh | 0.0% | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Senegal | 0.0% | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Pakistan | 100.0% | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Ethiopia | 100.0% | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Zimbabwe | 0.0% | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Niger | 100.0% | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Year | Approval Rate | Granted | Denied | Decided |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2.5% | 21 | 833 | 854 |
| 2024 | 2.6% | 45 | 1,677 | 1,722 |
| 2023 | 3.7% | 49 | 1,278 | 1,327 |
| 2022 | 13.2% | 51 | 335 | 386 |
| 2021 | 75.0% | 9 | 3 | 12 |
| 2020 | 19.0% | 24 | 102 | 126 |