# Ashley Lassiter

Immigration Judge · [Stewart Immigration Court](/kyj/court/ga/eoir-georgia-stewart-immigration-court)

Last updated October 7, 2026

## Ashley Lassiter at a glance

Current role

Immigration Judge

Court

[Stewart Immigration Court](/kyj/court/ga/eoir-georgia-stewart-immigration-court)

Current assignment

[Stewart Immigration Court](/kyj/court/ga/eoir-georgia-stewart-immigration-court)

Jurisdiction

Georgia · Federal

Judicial service

Active

Historical EOIR data

## Outcomes at a glance

Total outcomes

113

Relief granted

0 0.0%

Denied / removal ordered

71 62.8%

Other / procedural

42 37.2%

National comparison for this selection: 9,249,024 outcomes; 10.0% relief granted; 52.0% denied / removal ordered; 38.0% other / procedural.

Methodology and sources

These are proceeding outcomes, not asylum application statistics. Completion years use EOIR COMP_DATE; 2026 contains partial-year data. Relief granted, denied / removal ordered and other / procedural exhaust the recorded outcomes. Groups of one are included. Historical outcomes do not establish a current assignment. Counts describe recorded cases and do not predict an individual's result.

[Official EOIR case data](https://fileshare.eoir.justice.gov/EOIR%20Case%20Data.zip) · Source date: Tue, 01 Sep 2026 14:14:27 GMT

## Biography

### Professional career

- Began hearing cases in July 2026 at the Stewart Immigration Court, which is part of the Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR) under the U.S. Department of Justice
- Ashley N. Lassiter is an immigration judge assigned to the Stewart Immigration Court in Lumpkin, Georgia, appointed in July 2026, with a documented 0.0% asylum grant rate in EOIR data through September 2026
- Aug 2019-Jul 2026: Assistant Chief Counsel, OPLA, ICE, DHS, Atlanta
- From August 2019 until July 2026, she served as an assistant chief counsel with the Office of the Principal Legal Advisor, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Department of Homeland Security, in Atlanta
- Listed in EOIR’s official judge roster and is accessible via EOIR’s online hearing tools for scheduled cases Border Crossing Law Firm

### Education

- University of Richmond School of Law — J.D. (2016)
- Duke University — B.A. (2013)

### Additional information

- Dec 2016-Jul 2019: Domestic violence attorney, Southwest Virginia Legal Aid Society, Christiansburg, Virginia
- From December 2016 until July 2019, she served as a domestic violence attorney for the Southwest Virginia Legal Aid Society in Christiansburg, Judge, 37 Immigration Judges, and 4 Temporary Immigration Judges Virginia.
- Judge Lassiter is a member of the North Carolina Bar, the State Bar of Georgia, and the Virginia State Bar.

## Sources

Identity source checked August 19, 2026 .

Biography sources checked August 19, 2026 .

### DOJ EOIR current immigration judge directory

Identity source · HTML · Source checked August 19, 2026

### EOIR Policy Manual, Part II, Chapter 2.1 - Delivery and Receipt

Courtwide source · HTML · Source checked July 30, 2026

### EOIR Policy Manual, Part II, Chapter 2.3 - Documents

### EOIR Policy Manual, Part II, Chapter 3.10 - Interpreters

### EOIR Policy Manual, Part II, Chapter 3.11 - Courtroom Decorum

### EOIR Policy Manual, Part II, Chapter 3.12 - Electronic Devices

### EOIR Policy Manual, Part II, Chapter 3.15 - Individual Calendar Hearing

### Find an Immigration Court and Access Internet-Based Hearings

### Current EOIR official staff directory

Current EOIR Official Staff Directory source · HTML · Source checked October 7, 2026

[Public Records & Data Use](/public-records-data-use) · [Corrections policy](/corrections)


## Published courtroom rules

### Shared court rules

- [EOIR Practice Manual 2.1 — Delivery and Receipt](https://knowjudges.com/courtroom-rules/national-shared-set-c9195b4f0bba01a19aa8df41) — Immigration Court proceedings only, not BIA or OCAHO. Preserve chapter-specific proceeding limits. Section-specific exceptions, waivers, later amendments and case orders remain applicable. This is a source excerpt, not an exhaustive statement of the rule. [Official source](https://www.justice.gov/eoir/policy-manual-eoir/part-II/icpm/chapter-2-1). Collected 2026-10-27.
- [EOIR Practice Manual 3.11 — Courtroom Decorum](https://knowjudges.com/courtroom-rules/national-shared-set-8d8e8e8bf80478864645291a) — Immigration Court proceedings only, not BIA or OCAHO. Preserve chapter-specific proceeding limits. Section-specific exceptions, waivers, later amendments and case orders remain applicable. This is a source excerpt, not an exhaustive statement of the rule. [Official source](https://www.justice.gov/eoir/policy-manual-eoir/part-II/icpm/chapter-3-11). Collected 2026-10-27.
- [EOIR Practice Manual 2.3 — Documents](https://knowjudges.com/courtroom-rules/national-shared-set-53ee093be24c18a5d1a93046) — Immigration Court proceedings only, not BIA or OCAHO. Preserve chapter-specific proceeding limits. Section-specific exceptions, waivers, later amendments and case orders remain applicable. This is a source excerpt, not an exhaustive statement of the rule. [Official source](https://www.justice.gov/eoir/policy-manual-eoir/part-II/icpm/chapter-2-3). Collected 2026-10-27.
