# Sarah Sawwan Immigration Judge · [Hartford Immigration Court](/kyj/court/ct/hartford-immigration-court) Last updated October 7, 2026 ## Sarah Sawwan at a glance Current role Immigration Judge Court [Hartford Immigration Court](/kyj/court/ct/hartford-immigration-court) Current assignment [Hartford Immigration Court](/kyj/court/ct/hartford-immigration-court) Jurisdiction Connecticut · Federal Judicial service Active Historical EOIR data ## Outcomes at a glance Total outcomes 338 Relief granted 0 0.0% Denied / removal ordered 297 87.9% Other / procedural 41 12.1% 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 64 asylum outcomes associated with this judge. Asylum was granted in 0 (0.0%) and denied in 64 (100.0%); 0 were other or procedural outcomes. [Explore analytics](#analytics) ## Biography ### Professional career - counsel with OPLA, ICE, DHS, in Chelmsford, Massachusetts (August 2025–May 2026) - assistant chief counsel with the Office of the Principal Legal Advisor (OPLA), U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), Department of Homeland Security (DHS), in El Paso, Texas (October 2016–August 2025) - Active U.S. immigration judge assigned to the Hartford, Connecticut Immigration Court, with EOIR data showing a 0.0% historical asylum grant rate across 297 decided cases ### Education - Thurgood Marshall School of Law — J.D. (2015) - University of North Florida — B.A. (2008) ### Additional information - Appointed as an immigration judge to begin hearing cases in May 2026. - From 1997 to 2002, she served on active duty in the U.S. Navy as an aviation support equipment technician, with the Aircraft Intermediate Maintenance Department, and Auxiliary Security Forces, at the Naval Air Station North Island in Coronado, California. - EOIR publishes these statistics for transparency and research purposes. - Each case is decided based on its own facts and legal arguments. - They reflect historical outcomes and are not predictions for individual cases. - Judge Sawwan is a member of 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 ### 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.