# Brent Jostad

Immigration Judge · [Richmond Immigration Adjudication Center](/kyj/court/va/eoir-virginia-richmond-immigration-adjudication-center)

Last updated October 25, 2026

## Brent Jostad at a glance

Current role

Immigration Judge

Court

[Richmond Immigration Adjudication Center](/kyj/court/va/eoir-virginia-richmond-immigration-adjudication-center)

Jurisdiction

Virginia · 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 383 asylum outcomes associated with this judge. Asylum was granted in 45 (11.7%) and denied in 338 (88.3%); 0 were other or procedural outcomes. [Explore analytics](#analytics)

## Biography

### Professional career

- Appointed: May 2024 by the U.S. Department of Justice’s Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR)
- Career before judiciary: 2010–2019: Assistant State Attorney, Miami-Dade State Attorney’s Office 2019–2024: Assistant Chief Counsel, Office of the Principal Legal Advisor, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (Miami)
- Brent D. Jostad is an appointed U.S. immigration judge, currently serving at the Baltimore Immigration Court, with a strong record of denying asylum claims — well above national and court averages

### Education

- B.A., George Washington University (2007) J.D., George Washington University Law School (2010)

### Additional information

- Florida Bar.
- Representation: 94% of respondents represented by counsel (national average 81%).

## Sources

Identity source checked August 30, 2026 .

Biography sources checked October 11, 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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