# Jonathan M. Brent Immigration Judge · [Los Angeles - Van Nuys Boulevard Immigration Court](/kyj/court/ca/los-angeles-van-nuys-boulevard-immigration-court) Last updated October 25, 2026 ## Jonathan M. Brent at a glance Current role Immigration Judge Court [Los Angeles - Van Nuys Boulevard Immigration Court](/kyj/court/ca/los-angeles-van-nuys-boulevard-immigration-court) Current assignment [Los Angeles - Van Nuys Boulevard Immigration Court](/kyj/court/ca/los-angeles-van-nuys-boulevard-immigration-court) Jurisdiction California · Federal Judicial service Active Historical EOIR data ## Outcomes at a glance Total outcomes 255 Relief granted 27 10.6% Denied / removal ordered 159 62.4% Other / procedural 69 27.1% 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 Asylum decisions and other statistics ## Analytics Published EOIR records include 68 asylum outcomes associated with this judge. Asylum was granted in 17 (25.0%) and denied in 51 (75.0%); 0 were other or procedural outcomes. [Explore analytics](#analytics) ## Biography ### Professional career - senior attorney with the Office of Chief Counsel (OCC), U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), Department of Homeland Security (DHS), in Long Beach, California (September 2024–February 2026) - judge advocate with the U.S. Army at Fort Bliss, Texas (October 2011–December 2015) - From September 2010 to September 2011, he was a law clerk and associate with a private law firm in Los Angeles - Judge Brent holds the rank of lieutenant colonel in the Texas Army National Guard ### Education - Bachelor of Arts in 2005 from the University of Southern California, a Juris Doctor in 2010 from the University of Virginia, School of Law, and a Master of Divinity in 2025 from Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary. ### Additional information - Appointed as an immigration judge to begin hearing cases in March 2026. - general attorney, senior attorney, and deputy assistant chief counsel, OCC, CBP, DHS, in El Paso, Texas (January 2016–September 2024) - Judge Brent is a member of the State Bar of California and the State Bar of Texas. ## 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.