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Sterling Immigration Court

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Immigration court analytics

Current assignments and source-period outcomes are shown separately

Current Immigration Judges: 17 · Temporary Immigration Judges: 0 · Assistant Chief Immigration Judges: 1 · Other EOIR judicial leadership: 0 · Total judicial personnel: 18.

Current Immigration Judges with direct TRAC reports: 10.

Current aggregate decisions: 12,411
Any relief granted: 28.5%
Denied: 71.5%

Current benchmark period: TRAC decisions through June 2026. This is a court aggregate, not an individual judge result.

Current courtwide metrics

Courtwide statistics, not this judge's outcomes

FY2026/YTD through June 2026

New proceedings: 4,785
Completed / closed cases: 12,729
Average wait time for completed cases: 911 days
Backlog: 19,600
Average days waited so far: 821 days
Average days until hearing: 1,005 days
Represented among completed cases: 55.8%N=7,107 / 12,729
Detained among completed cases: 0.0%N=2 / 12,729
Completed in absentia: 31.4%N=3,993 / 12,729

Completed-case outcome mix

Outcome	Cases (N)	Share of completed cases
Removal Order	9,163	72.0%
Terminate Proceedings	1,089	8.6%
Voluntary Departure	1,199	9.4%
No NTA Filed	131	1.0%
Grant Relief	671	5.3%
Other Closure	355	2.8%
Credible Fear - not found	6	0.0%
Reasonable Fear - not found	13	0.1%
Withholding Only - relief not granted	34	0.3%
Credible Fear - found	6	0.0%
Asylum Only - relief not granted	6	0.0%
Asylum Only - other	29	0.2%
Witholding Only - other	12	0.1%
Credible Fear - other	4	0.0%
Reasonable Fear - found	8	0.1%
Withholding Only - relief granted	2	0.0%
Other Case Type Completed	1	0.0%
Asylum Only - relief granted	1	0.0%

View FY2025 comparison

FY2025

New proceedings: 6,977
Completed / closed cases: 19,353
Average wait time for completed cases: 966 days
Backlog: 26,517
Average days waited so far: 779 days
Average days until hearing: 1,024 days
Represented among completed cases: 48.8%N=9,438 / 19,353
Detained among completed cases: 0.0%N=5 / 19,353
Completed in absentia: 40.0%N=7,743 / 19,353
Bond hearings: 3
Bond granted: 1N=1 / 3
Bond not granted: 2N=2 / 3
Bond grant rate: 33.3%N=1 / 3

Completed-case outcome mix

Outcome	Cases (N)	Share of completed cases
Removal Order	11,758	60.8%
Terminate Proceedings	3,930	20.3%
No NTA Filed	213	1.1%
Grant Relief	1,442	7.5%
Voluntary Departure	789	4.1%
Other Closure	1,047	5.4%
Credible Fear - not found	18	0.1%
Credible Fear - found	14	0.1%
Reasonable Fear - not found	28	0.1%
Withholding Only - relief not granted	41	0.2%
Witholding Only - other	21	0.1%
Credible Fear - other	4	0.0%
Pros. Discretion	18	0.1%
Asylum Only - other	2	0.0%
Reasonable Fear - found	7	0.0%
Withholding Only - relief granted	12	0.1%
Asylum Only - relief not granted	2	0.0%
Other Case Type Completed	2	0.0%
Asylum Only - relief granted	4	0.0%
Reasonable Fear - other	1	0.0%

Sources

Source period: FY2026/YTD through June 2026 · FY2025. Exact denominators are shown as N/n where available.

TRAC source periods: Fiscal Year NTA Dated=2026 · Fiscal Year Completed=2026 · Fiscal Year=2026 · Fiscal Year Completed=2026, Represented=Represented; Fiscal Year Completed=2026 · Fiscal Year Completed=2026, Custody=Detained; Fiscal Year Completed=2026 · Fiscal Year Completed=2026, Hearing Attendance=Not Present at Last Hearing (Absentia Decision); Fiscal Year Completed=2026 · Bond Hearing Fiscal Year=2026 · Bond Hearing Fiscal Year=2026, Bond Hearing Outcome=Granted; Bond Hearing Fiscal Year=2026 · Bond Hearing Fiscal Year=2026, Bond Hearing Outcome=Not Granted; Bond Hearing Fiscal Year=2026 · Bond Hearing Fiscal Year=2026, Bond Hearing Outcome=Withdraw; Bond Hearing Fiscal Year=2026 · Fiscal Year Completed=2026, Outcome (detailed)=Removal Order · Fiscal Year Completed=2026, Outcome (detailed)=Terminate Proceedings · Fiscal Year Completed=2026, Outcome (detailed)=Voluntary Departure · Fiscal Year Completed=2026, Outcome (detailed)=No NTA Filed · Fiscal Year Completed=2026, Outcome (detailed)=Grant Relief · Fiscal Year Completed=2026, Outcome (detailed)=Other Closure · Fiscal Year Completed=2026, Outcome (detailed)=Credible Fear - not found · Fiscal Year Completed=2026, Outcome (detailed)=Reasonable Fear - not found · Fiscal Year Completed=2026, Outcome (detailed)=Withholding Only - relief not granted · Fiscal Year Completed=2026, Outcome (detailed)=Credible Fear - found · Fiscal Year Completed=2026, Outcome (detailed)=Asylum Only - relief not granted · Fiscal Year Completed=2026, Outcome (detailed)=Asylum Only - other · Fiscal Year Completed=2026, Outcome (detailed)=Witholding Only - other · Fiscal Year Completed=2026, Outcome (detailed)=Credible Fear - other · Fiscal Year Completed=2026, Outcome (detailed)=Reasonable Fear - found · Fiscal Year Completed=2026, Outcome (detailed)=Withholding Only - relief granted · Fiscal Year Completed=2026, Outcome (detailed)=Other Case Type Completed · Fiscal Year Completed=2026, Outcome (detailed)=Asylum Only - relief granted · Fiscal Year Completed=2026, Outcome (detailed)=Reasonable Fear - other · Fiscal Year NTA Dated=2025 · Fiscal Year Completed=2025 · Fiscal Year=2025 · Fiscal Year Completed=2025, Represented=Represented; Fiscal Year Completed=2025 · Fiscal Year Completed=2025, Custody=Detained; Fiscal Year Completed=2025 · Fiscal Year Completed=2025, Hearing Attendance=Not Present at Last Hearing (Absentia Decision); Fiscal Year Completed=2025 · Bond Hearing Fiscal Year=2025 · Bond Hearing Fiscal Year=2025, Bond Hearing Outcome=Granted; Bond Hearing Fiscal Year=2025 · Bond Hearing Fiscal Year=2025, Bond Hearing Outcome=Not Granted; Bond Hearing Fiscal Year=2025 · Bond Hearing Fiscal Year=2025, Bond Hearing Outcome=Withdraw; Bond Hearing Fiscal Year=2025 · Fiscal Year Completed=2025, Outcome (detailed)=Removal Order · Fiscal Year Completed=2025, Outcome (detailed)=Terminate Proceedings · Fiscal Year Completed=2025, Outcome (detailed)=No NTA Filed · Fiscal Year Completed=2025, Outcome (detailed)=Grant Relief · Fiscal Year Completed=2025, Outcome (detailed)=Voluntary Departure · Fiscal Year Completed=2025, Outcome (detailed)=Other Closure · Fiscal Year Completed=2025, Outcome (detailed)=Credible Fear - not found · Fiscal Year Completed=2025, Outcome (detailed)=Credible Fear - found · Fiscal Year Completed=2025, Outcome (detailed)=Reasonable Fear - not found · Fiscal Year Completed=2025, Outcome (detailed)=Withholding Only - relief not granted · Fiscal Year Completed=2025, Outcome (detailed)=Witholding Only - other · Fiscal Year Completed=2025, Outcome (detailed)=Credible Fear - other · Fiscal Year Completed=2025, Outcome (detailed)=Pros. Discretion · Fiscal Year Completed=2025, Outcome (detailed)=Asylum Only - other · Fiscal Year Completed=2025, Outcome (detailed)=Reasonable Fear - found · Fiscal Year Completed=2025, Outcome (detailed)=Withholding Only - relief granted · Fiscal Year Completed=2025, Outcome (detailed)=Asylum Only - relief not granted · Fiscal Year Completed=2025, Outcome (detailed)=Other Case Type Completed · Fiscal Year Completed=2025, Outcome (detailed)=Asylum Only - relief granted · Fiscal Year Completed=2025, Outcome (detailed)=Reasonable Fear - other · Fiscal Year Completed=2025, Outcome (detailed)=NACARA - relief granted · Fiscal Year Completed=2025, Outcome (detailed)=NACARA - other.

TRAC filters: Fiscal Year NTA Dated=2026 · Fiscal Year Completed=2026 · Fiscal Year=2026 · Fiscal Year Completed=2026, Represented=Represented · Fiscal Year Completed=2026, Custody=Detained · Fiscal Year Completed=2026, Hearing Attendance=Not Present at Last Hearing (Absentia Decision) · Bond Hearing Fiscal Year=2026 · Bond Hearing Fiscal Year=2026, Bond Hearing Outcome=Granted · Bond Hearing Fiscal Year=2026, Bond Hearing Outcome=Not Granted · Bond Hearing Fiscal Year=2026, Bond Hearing Outcome=Withdraw · Fiscal Year Completed=2026, Outcome (detailed)=Removal Order · Fiscal Year Completed=2026, Outcome (detailed)=Terminate Proceedings · Fiscal Year Completed=2026, Outcome (detailed)=Voluntary Departure · Fiscal Year Completed=2026, Outcome (detailed)=No NTA Filed · Fiscal Year Completed=2026, Outcome (detailed)=Grant Relief · Fiscal Year Completed=2026, Outcome (detailed)=Other Closure · Fiscal Year Completed=2026, Outcome (detailed)=Credible Fear - not found · Fiscal Year Completed=2026, Outcome (detailed)=Reasonable Fear - not found · Fiscal Year Completed=2026, Outcome (detailed)=Withholding Only - relief not granted · Fiscal Year Completed=2026, Outcome (detailed)=Credible Fear - found · Fiscal Year Completed=2026, Outcome (detailed)=Asylum Only - relief not granted · Fiscal Year Completed=2026, Outcome (detailed)=Asylum Only - other · Fiscal Year Completed=2026, Outcome (detailed)=Witholding Only - other · Fiscal Year Completed=2026, Outcome (detailed)=Credible Fear - other · Fiscal Year Completed=2026, Outcome (detailed)=Reasonable Fear - found · Fiscal Year Completed=2026, Outcome (detailed)=Withholding Only - relief granted · Fiscal Year Completed=2026, Outcome (detailed)=Other Case Type Completed · Fiscal Year Completed=2026, Outcome (detailed)=Asylum Only - relief granted · Fiscal Year Completed=2026, Outcome (detailed)=Reasonable Fear - other · Fiscal Year NTA Dated=2025 · Fiscal Year Completed=2025 · Fiscal Year=2025 · Fiscal Year Completed=2025, Represented=Represented · Fiscal Year Completed=2025, Custody=Detained · Fiscal Year Completed=2025, Hearing Attendance=Not Present at Last Hearing (Absentia Decision) · Bond Hearing Fiscal Year=2025 · Bond Hearing Fiscal Year=2025, Bond Hearing Outcome=Granted · Bond Hearing Fiscal Year=2025, Bond Hearing Outcome=Not Granted · Bond Hearing Fiscal Year=2025, Bond Hearing Outcome=Withdraw · Fiscal Year Completed=2025, Outcome (detailed)=Removal Order · Fiscal Year Completed=2025, Outcome (detailed)=Terminate Proceedings · Fiscal Year Completed=2025, Outcome (detailed)=No NTA Filed · Fiscal Year Completed=2025, Outcome (detailed)=Grant Relief · Fiscal Year Completed=2025, Outcome (detailed)=Voluntary Departure · Fiscal Year Completed=2025, Outcome (detailed)=Other Closure · Fiscal Year Completed=2025, Outcome (detailed)=Credible Fear - not found · Fiscal Year Completed=2025, Outcome (detailed)=Credible Fear - found · Fiscal Year Completed=2025, Outcome (detailed)=Reasonable Fear - not found · Fiscal Year Completed=2025, Outcome (detailed)=Withholding Only - relief not granted · Fiscal Year Completed=2025, Outcome (detailed)=Witholding Only - other · Fiscal Year Completed=2025, Outcome (detailed)=Credible Fear - other · Fiscal Year Completed=2025, Outcome (detailed)=Pros. Discretion · Fiscal Year Completed=2025, Outcome (detailed)=Asylum Only - other · Fiscal Year Completed=2025, Outcome (detailed)=Reasonable Fear - found · Fiscal Year Completed=2025, Outcome (detailed)=Withholding Only - relief granted · Fiscal Year Completed=2025, Outcome (detailed)=Asylum Only - relief not granted · Fiscal Year Completed=2025, Outcome (detailed)=Other Case Type Completed · Fiscal Year Completed=2025, Outcome (detailed)=Asylum Only - relief granted · Fiscal Year Completed=2025, Outcome (detailed)=Reasonable Fear - other · Fiscal Year Completed=2025, Outcome (detailed)=NACARA - relief granted · Fiscal Year Completed=2025, Outcome (detailed)=NACARA - other.

Provenance: TRAC table_json.php exact value; no estimation. Retrieved 2026-09-06.

Direct same-period judge outcome spread

9 direct reports · FY 2021 - 2026* · denial range 45.2%–90.7%.

P25 60.4% · median 68.8% · P75 77.6% · IQR 17.2%.

View historical TRAC report associations

Chase Calder Cleveland · N=632 · denied 88.1% · TRAC report
James Dehn · N=638 · denied 68.8% · TRAC report
Jason Pope · N=990 · denied 77.6% · TRAC report
John Gillies · N=210 · denied 45.2% · TRAC report
Julia Egy · N=719 · denied 71.2% · TRAC report
Laura Wyrosdick · N=630 · denied 51.0% · TRAC report
Luther Snavely · N=1,031 · denied 90.7% · TRAC report
Matthew Gordon · N=424 · denied 60.4% · TRAC report
Sarah B. Yeomans · N=826 · denied 68.0% · TRAC report

These historical report associations are separate from the current court roster. Cohorts require at least five direct reports for the same report court and reporting period.

Court and U.S. annual outcomes

Exact aggregate fiscal-year counts

Fiscal year	Sterling Immigration Court cases (N)	Sterling Immigration Court any relief	Sterling Immigration Court denied	U.S. any relief	U.S. denied
FY2023	1,203	60.5%	39.5%	53.0%	47.0%
FY2024	1,860	55.9%	44.1%	51.1%	48.9%
FY2025	4,537	27.6%	72.4%	30.7%	69.3%
FY2026	4,803	10.6%	89.4%	12.9%	87.1%

Precomputed from exact TRAC aggregate counts; asylum granted + other relief granted = any relief granted, and outcomes sum to N. FY2026 is year-to-date through the published source cutoff. No values are interpolated. TRAC aggregate source · retrieved 2026-08-30. Methodology.

These figures cover completed asylum decisions in TRAC's published data, not all immigration-court matters. Outcomes may reflect case mix, representation, nationality, detention status, policy, and other factors; they are not a judge quality score. Read the methodology.

EOIR court information

OPEN

Current operational status: OPEN. This page reflects the current EOIR court directory record as verified 2026-08-18.

Sterling Immigration Court · primary

Physical address: Sterling Immigration Court 21400 Ridgetop Circle, Suite 200 Sterling, VA 20166
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Main phone: (703) 674-4600
General inquiries: Sterling.Immigration.Court@usdoj.gov
Public hours: Public Hours: 8 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Filing-window hours: Window Filing Hours: 8 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Parking: There is street parking as well as paid parking in close proximity to the court.Loudoun County
Public transit: Transit and Commuter Services RT. 70 (www.loudoun.gov/bus)
Building access: All visitors to the immigration court are subject to undergo security screening through a magnetometer and personal items are X-rayed each time they visit the immigration court. Secondary inspection may be required for those who do not pass the primary inspection. The secondary inspection does include enhanced screening (wanding) of the visitor and the X-ray of the visitor’s shoes. As this is a commercial building, we have security screening on all three floors. Elevator access to the immigration courts begins at 8:00 a.m. and ends at 5:00 p.m. No visitors are permitted on our floors once security has left for the day.
Security instructions: Security information: All visitors to the immigration court must undergo a security screening through a metal detector machine as well as a handbag screening each time they visit the immigration court. Shoes may be required to be removed. Food and drinks are not allowed, except as specifically permitted by the immigration judge. Usage of cameras or recording devices in courtrooms or other EOIR space is prohibited. Note, however, that attorneys or accredited representatives of record and DHS attorneys representing the government in proceedings before EOIR are permitted to use electronic devices in EOIR courtrooms for the limited purpose of conducting immediately relevant court and business-related activities (e.g. scheduling).
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Court contacts and access

Main phone: (703) 674-4600
General inquiries: Sterling.Immigration.Court@usdoj.gov
Asylum EAD Clock contact: Asylum.Clock.Sterling@usdoj.gov
EOIR case-information phone: (800) 898-7180

Building access

All visitors to the immigration court are subject to undergo security screening through a magnetometer and personal items are X-rayed each time they visit the immigration court. Secondary inspection may be required for those who do not pass the primary inspection. The secondary inspection does include enhanced screening (wanding) of the visitor and the X-ray of the visitor’s shoes. As this is a commercial building, we have security screening on all three floors. Elevator access to the immigration courts begins at 8:00 a.m. and ends at 5:00 p.m. No visitors are permitted on our floors once security has left for the day.

Security instructions

Security information: All visitors to the immigration court must undergo a security screening through a metal detector machine as well as a handbag screening each time they visit the immigration court. Shoes may be required to be removed. Food and drinks are not allowed, except as specifically permitted by the immigration judge. Usage of cameras or recording devices in courtrooms or other EOIR space is prohibited. Note, however, that attorneys or accredited representatives of record and DHS attorneys representing the government in proceedings before EOIR are permitted to use electronic devices in EOIR courtrooms for the limited purpose of conducting immediately relevant court and business-related activities (e.g. scheduling).

ADA/accessibility

EOIR accessibility statement: https://www.justice.gov/accessibility/accessibility-statement

EOIR court links

Internet-based hearings

EOIR lists Internet-based hearing links and telephonic access codes in its current hearing directory. The hearing notice and current EOIR instructions control whether a particular hearing is remote or in person. Unrepresented respondents generally appear in person unless EOIR directs otherwise.

Source last verified 2026-08-18.

EOIR court personnel

Current immigration judges

Stephen P. Alcorn
Chase Cleveland
James T. Dehn
Julia E. Egy
John P. Fucetola
John Gillies
Matthew D. Gordon
Raymond Hartsough
Karen Hope
Anupriya Krishna
Bobbie C. Masters
Karen Marquez-Casillas
Jason L. Pope
Luther M. Snavely III
Laura Wyrosdick
Sarah B. Yeomans

Temporary immigration judges

Shayne M. Welling (temporary assignment)

ACIJ: Robert K. Lundberg
Backup ACIJ: Kuyomars Golparvar
Court administrator: Donte Anderson

Jurisdiction and other hearing locations

Administrative-control jurisdiction

Assigned responsibility: ARLINGTON, VA - DHS DISTRICT OFFICE (including any sub-offices) Other hearing locations:

Judge hearing access

The EOIR directory lists the following current Internet-based hearing and telephonic access information for this court. The hearing notice and current EOIR instructions control whether a particular hearing is remote or in person.

ACIJ Robert K. Lundberg (RKL)

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Telephonic access code: 2760 435 3718

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Stephen P. Alcorn

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Telephonic access code: 2818 024 9116

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Chase Calder Cleveland (CCC)

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Telephonic access code: 2821 787 7251

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James Dehn (JTD)

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Telephonic access code: 2762 012 7000

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Julia Egy (JEE)

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Telephonic access code: 2760 190 9472

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John P. Fucetola (JPF)

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Telephonic access code: 2833 299 6789

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John Gillies (JG1)

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Telephonic access code: 199 056 2343

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Matthew Gordon (MWG)

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Telephonic access code: 2760 981 7986

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Raymond Hartsough

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Telephonic access code: 2821 512 1117

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Karen Y. Hope (KNH)

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Telephonic access code: 199 661 6299

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Anupriya Krishna (ANK)

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Telephonic access code: 2830 211 8708

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Karen.Marquez-Casillas (KMC)

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Telephonic access code: 2831 833 8709

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Jason Pope (JNP)

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Telephonic access code: 199 765 7899

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Luther Snavely (LMS)

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Telephonic access code: 2764 090 7063

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Shayne M. Welling (SHW)

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Telephonic access code: 2831 900 7419

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Laura Wyrosdick (LAW)

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Telephonic access code: 2763 987 1714

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Sarah B. Yeomans (SBY)

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Telephonic access code: 2761 056 1038

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