# Brandon Hart

Immigration Judge · [Fort Worth Immigration Adjudication Center](/kyj/court/tx/fort-worth-iac-immigration-court)

## Brandon Hart at a glance

Current role

Immigration Judge

Court

[Fort Worth Immigration Adjudication Center](/kyj/court/tx/fort-worth-iac-immigration-court)

Current assignment

[Fort Worth Immigration Adjudication Center](/kyj/court/tx/fort-worth-iac-immigration-court)

Jurisdiction

Texas · Federal

Judicial service

Active

## Immigration proceeding outcomes

No proceeding outcomes in this EOIR release are matched to this profile. Any separately published asylum statistics are available below.

Asylum decisions and other statistics

## Analytics

Published EOIR records include 1,182 asylum outcomes associated with this judge. Asylum was granted in 178 (15.1%) and denied in 993 (84.0%); 11 were other or procedural outcomes. [Explore analytics](#analytics)

## Biography

### Professional career

- Judge Brandon L. Hart is an immigration judge appointed in October 2018 by Attorney General Jeff Sessions, serving primarily at the Dallas Immigration Court, with a record of high asylum denial rates compared to national averages
- Judge advocate with the U.S. Air Force from 1996–2018, retiring as a colonel
- Judge Hart’s rates are notably higher than national and court averages, reflecting a stricter disposition pattern in asylum cases

### Education


### Additional information

- Denial rates vary by judge due to factors such as case mix, detention status, nationality, and legal representation, in addition to judicial philosophy.

## Sources

Identity source checked August 30, 2026 .

Biography sources checked August 30, 2026 .

### DOJ EOIR current immigration judge directory

Identity source · HTML · Source checked August 30, 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

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## Service record and verification

- [Fort Worth Immigration Adjudication Center](/kyj/court/tx/fort-worth-iac-immigration-court) · Immigration Judge · Current · present

- [Fort Worth Immigration Adjudication Center](/kyj/court/tx/fort-worth-iac-immigration-court) · Immigration Judge · Historical or current service unconfirmed