# Matthew E. Sweet Immigration Judge · [Annandale Immigration Court](/kyj/court/va/annandale-immigration-court) Last updated October 25, 2026 ## Matthew E. Sweet at a glance Current role Immigration Judge Court [Annandale Immigration Court](/kyj/court/va/annandale-immigration-court) Jurisdiction Virginia · Federal Judicial service Active Historical EOIR data ## Outcomes at a glance Total outcomes 214 Relief granted 13 6.1% Denied / removal ordered 157 73.4% Other / procedural 44 20.6% 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 84 asylum outcomes associated with this judge. Asylum was granted in 8 (9.5%) and denied in 69 (82.1%); 7 were other or procedural outcomes. [Explore analytics](#analytics) ## Biography ### Professional career - Appointment: April 2026, by the Attorney General under the Trump administration - Active immigration judge assigned to the Annandale Immigration Court in Virginia, appointed in April 2026, with a background in U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement appellate litigation and legal clerkship work - assistant chief counsel with the Office of the Principal Legal Advisor, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Department of Homeland Security, in Arlington and Annandale, Virginia (2020–2026) - focusing on appellate litigation, criminal law, and national security matters Presidential Management Fellow, Library of Congress (2018–2020) Congressional law clerk (2016–2018) ### Education - B.A., State University of New York at Buffalo (2014) J.D., Antonin Scalia Law School, George Mason University (2018) ### Additional information - EOIR listing: Confirmed in EOIR’s April 8, 2026 announcement of new immigration judges - Career before judicial service: Assistant Chief Counsel, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (2020–2026) - U.S. congressional law clerk for the House Committee on Small Business, the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, the House Judiciary Committee, and the Senate Judiciary Committee on behalf of the Honorable Senator Orrin Hatch (2016–2018) - During that time, he specialized in immigration matters relating to appellate litigation, criminal law, human rights violators, and national security. - Judge Sweet is a member of the District of Columbia Bar and U.S. Supreme Court Bar. ## Sources Identity source checked August 19, 2026 . Biography sources checked October 11, 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 ### Find an Immigration Court and Access Internet-Based Hearings Judge Specific source · HTML · Source checked September 15, 2026 ### 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.