# Sarah B. Yeomans

Immigration Judge · Historical service · Sterling Immigration Court

Official statewide and applicable court procedural guidance applies to this judge. Not listed on the current Sterling Immigration Court roster as of 2026-09-25; prior service remains recorded.

## Former regular judicial service

Former status comes from the supplied assignment evidence. The current roster alone does not establish the date or reason service ended.

- [Sterling Immigration Court](/kyj/court/va/sterling-immigration-court) — Immigration Judge · Historical service

Service sources and dates

- [EOIR Sterling Immigration Court](https://www.justice.gov/eoir/sterling-immigration-court) · Checked October 17, 2026

Historical EOIR data

## Outcomes at a glance

Total outcomes

3,657

Relief granted

337 9.2%

Denied / removal ordered

2,002 54.7%

Other / procedural

1,318 36.0%

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

TRAC reports 826 asylum decisions for FY 2021 - 2026. Asylum was granted in 257 (31.1%) and denied in 562 (68.0%); 7 received other relief. [Explore analytics](#analytics)

Asylum decisions · separate dataset

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## Biography

### Professional career

- Immigration Judge at the Sterling Immigration Court in Virginia, appointed in February 2023, with a background in immigration and commercial litigation law
- Appointed: February 2023 under President Joe Biden, appointed by Attorney General Merrick Garland
- 2014–2022: Immigration attorney at Immigration Counsel PLLC, Washington, D.C
- 2012–2014: Associate attorney, Law Office of Manuel Rivera, Esq. & Associates PC, Arlington, VA
- 2007–2008: Associate attorney, Sharretts Paley Carter & Blauvelt PC, New York

### Education

- B.A. (2003) — American University J.D. (2007) — Georgetown University Law Center

### Additional information

- 2009–2012: Contract attorney in general commercial litigation, Washington, D.C.
- Bar admissions: District of Columbia Bar and New York State Bar.

## Sources

Identity source checked September 25, 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

### Sterling Immigration Court current roster

Identity source · HTML · Source checked September 25, 2026

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