Immigration judge

Sarah M Ellison

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Public EOIR asylum decision statistics

Status
active
Data source
EOIR Case Data

Grant rate

25.4%

186 / 732

Total decisions

732

Merits decision sample in current public statistics

Grant rate

25.4%

Grants: 186

Denial rate

74.6%

Denials: 546

Other relief rate

0.0%

Other relief: 0

Judge profile

This profile is summarized from public sources for background context only. It is not an ImmJudge evaluation.

Then-Attorney General Jeff Sessions appointed Sarah M. Ellison to begin hearing cases in November 2018. Judge Ellison earned a Bachelor of Arts in 2006 from the University of Mary Washington and a Juris Doctor in 2009 from St. Mary’s University School of Law. From 2017 to 2018, she served as an assistant chief counsel with the Office of the Chief Counsel, Immigrationand Customs Enforcement, Department of Homeland Security, in Pearsall, Texas. From 2014 to 2017, she served as an assistant U.S. attorney with the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Texas, Department of Justice, in Laredo, Texas. From 2010 to 2014, she served as anassistant district attorney with the District Attorney’s Office, Bexar County, in San Antonio,Texas. From 2009 to 2010, she was an associate attorney with the Law Office of Steven C.Benke, in San Antonio. Judge Ellison is a member of the State Bar of Texas.

This summary is based on public material and may not reflect the latest assignment information.

Source: TRAC Judge Report · View original report

Outcome distribution

Grants186 / 732
Denials546 / 732
Other relief0 / 732

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Honduras

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Total decisions

153

Grants

15

Denials

138

Grant rate: 9.8%Denial rate: 90.2%

Spain

Sufficient sample
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Total decisions

120

Grants

13

Denials

107

Grant rate: 10.8%Denial rate: 89.2%

Mexico

Sufficient sample
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Total decisions

88

Grants

2

Denials

86

Grant rate: 2.3%Denial rate: 97.7%

Venezuela

Sufficient sample
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Total decisions

76

Grants

36

Denials

40

Grant rate: 47.4%Denial rate: 52.6%

Guatemala

Sufficient sample
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Total decisions

59

Grants

1

Denials

58

Grant rate: 1.7%Denial rate: 98.3%

Cuba

Sufficient sample
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Total decisions

53

Grants

21

Denials

32

Grant rate: 39.6%Denial rate: 60.4%

Nicaragua

Sufficient sample
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Total decisions

35

Grants

32

Denials

3

Grant rate: 91.4%Denial rate: 8.6%

Niue

Moderate sample
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Total decisions

16

Grants

4

Denials

12

Grant rate: 25.0%Denial rate: 75.0%

Cameroon

Moderate sample
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Total decisions

12

Grants

10

Denials

2

Grant rate: 83.3%Denial rate: 16.7%

Colombia

Moderate sample
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Total decisions

12

Grants

4

Denials

8

Grant rate: 33.3%Denial rate: 66.7%

Egypt

Small sample
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Total decisions

8

Grants

6

Denials

2

Grant rate: 75.0%Denial rate: 25.0%

India

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Total decisions

8

Grants

1

Denials

7

Grant rate: 12.5%Denial rate: 87.5%

Ethiopia

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Total decisions

6

Grants

6

Denials

0

Grant rate: 100.0%Denial rate: 0.0%

Romania

Small sample
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Total decisions

6

Grants

0

Denials

6

Grant rate: 0.0%Denial rate: 100.0%

Syria

Small sample
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Total decisions

6

Grants

1

Denials

5

Grant rate: 16.7%Denial rate: 83.3%

Switzerland

Small sample
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Total decisions

5

Grants

5

Denials

0

Grant rate: 100.0%Denial rate: 0.0%

Turkiye

Small sample
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Total decisions

5

Grants

5

Denials

0

Grant rate: 100.0%Denial rate: 0.0%

Vietnam

Small sample
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Total decisions

5

Grants

5

Denials

0

Grant rate: 100.0%Denial rate: 0.0%

Bulgaria

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Total decisions

4

Grants

2

Denials

2

Grant rate: 50.0%Denial rate: 50.0%

Ecuador

Small sample
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Total decisions

4

Grants

1

Denials

3

Grant rate: 25.0%Denial rate: 75.0%

These statistics come from public EOIR data. They reflect historical statistics only, are not legal advice, and cannot predict any individual case outcome.

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